Jernej Kruder


Jernej Kruder is a Slovenian boulderer, sport climber and rock climber. In 2018, he won the IFSC Climbing World Cup in bouldering.

Biography

In 2016 Jernej completed the deep-water soloing route Es Pontàs on Mallorca. The route was originally established by Chris Sharma in 2006. Jernej was only the second climber to repeat it. It took him 16 days and 39 attempts to finish the route. Jernej initially rated the route. Jan Hojer, who got the third ascend on the route, downgraded it to 9a+.
In September 2018 he managed to get the first ascent on the boulder Metafizika near Celje, Slovenia. It has a grade of and is only the second boulder of that difficulty in Slovenia.
On 31 December 2018 Jernej made the first ascent of Dugi rat at the crag Vrulja close to Omiš in Croatia. With a grade of it is the hardest sport climbing route in the country. Jernej bolted the route himself and had been working on it for 4 years. The name Dugi rat means "long war" in Croatian.

Rankings

Climbing World Cup

Climbing World Championships

Youth
Discipline2004
Youth B		2005
Youth B		2006
Youth A		2007
Youth A		2008
Juniors		2009
Juniors
Lead2632501919
Bouldering
Speed241413

Adult
Discipline20092011201220142016
Lead
Bouldering272531211
Speed37
Combined

Rock Master

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Bouldering