adidas ROCKSTARS 2013 – Event Clip - Porsche Arena Stuttgart

4,000 climbing fans celebrated an exceptional bouldering event featuring the best athletes in the packed Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart (GER). Lead by new crowned adidas ROCKSTARS Miho Nonaka from Japan and Jernej Kruder from the Republic of Slovenia, the twelve finalists delivered outstanding climbing performances. Nonaka and Kruder proved to be true adidas ROCKSTARS champions throughout all competitions, from the qualification to the semifinals and finals. Therefore Alex Puccio (USA) and Jongwo...

This weekend has seen the world’s bouldering elite descend on Stuttgart for a truly special competition. 55 athletes from more than 17 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. Lead- and Bouldering-World Champions, overall winners and top climbers of the 2019 Bouldering World Cup and Olympic qualified athletes were invited to this unique event. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. In the superfinals the athletes had to climb simultaneously...

This weekend has seen the world’s bouldering elite descend on Stuttgart for a truly special competition. 55 athletes from more than 17 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. Lead- and Bouldering-World Champions, overall winners and top climbers of the 2019 Bouldering World Cup and Olympic qualified athletes were invited to this unique event. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. In the superfinals the athletes had to climb simultaneously...

The quality of the routes is vital for a good competition. After all, adidas ROCKSTARS wants to demonstrate the skills of the international boulder elite. At the same time the route setters try to live up to the interests of spectators and the media. That asks for instinct feel. Boulders have to be set in a fair way with equal opportunities for all athletes. At the same time they should severely test the skills of the competitor: flexibility, strength, endurance, creativity, orientation. In a...

4,000 climbing fans celebrated an exceptional bouldering event featuring the best athletes in the packed Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart (GER). Lead by new crowned adidas ROCKSTARS Miho Nonaka from Japan and Jernej Kruder from the Republic of Slovenia, the twelve finalists delivered outstanding climbing performances. Nonaka and Kruder proved to be true adidas ROCKSTARS champions throughout all competitions, from the qualification to the semifinals and finals. Therefore Alex Puccio (USA) and Jongwo...

Over 70 athletes from more than 20 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. The top 6 men and women advanced to the great final on Saturday evening. They fought in two rounds for the entry to the superfinal. Here, the top 2 compete in direct comparison on a so-called “super boulder” that was specifically created for the event. The athletes climbed simultaneously an identical route on two sides of the sa...

Over 70 athletes from more than 20 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. The top 6 men and women advanced to the great final on Saturday evening. They fight in two rounds for the entry to the superfinal. Here, the top 2 compete in direct comparison on a so-called “super boulder” that was specifically created for the event. The athletes climb simultaneously an identical route on two sides of the same...

4,000 enthusiastic spectators at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany witnessed a world-class climbing event which included the sport’s top stars, a fun, Rock themed atmosphere and an exciting Superfinal. Futuba Ito (JPN) and Yoshiyuki Ogata (JPN) won the title this year against a very impressive collection of international athletes after they were able to pull off the final victory on the super boulder against Janja Garnbret (SLO) and Florian Klingler (AUT) respectively. The start list re...