adidas rockstars 2015 : 3 videos

With four of the six female competitors being under 18 and one being 18 years old the final featured the “next bouldering generation”. 17-year old Megan Mascarenas who participated in the invitational contest for the first time and won both, the qualification and the semi final round, lived up to her great performance by defeating Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) in a thrilling super final,claiming the the 2015 adidas ROCKSTAR title. “At first attempt in the super final I thought I’d have to go fast, but...

Defending champion Sean McColl (CAN), who won the event in 2012 and 2014, achieved his goal of a threepeat. „When I got through the first cut I kind of had to laugh at myself about assuring the podium again as I have won in 2012, got 3rd in 2013 and won again in 2014“, McColl says. “It’s always very exciting to be on the superboulder. Honestly I didn’t really know how it was going to go. I thought we would both make the jump at the first try and that it was going to be a race for the buzzer,...

Powerful, dynamic and spectacular moves on vertical walls are guaranteed when the world’s best bouldering athletes meet for the season’s grand finale at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on 25 and 26 September, fighting for the coveted adidas ROCKSTAR title. The goal of competitive bouldering is to reach a hold that is marked as ‘top’ using as few attempts as possible. Apart from maximum power, dynamics and creativity, athletes need motivation and adrenaline to reach maximum performan...