With eleven already confirmed, it was down to the final eight sport classes to crown their winners in Seoul at the IFSC Para Climbing World Championships 2025.

RP SPORT CLASSES

Emily Seelenfreund from the USA was crowned the winner of the women’s RP2 reaching hold 25+ for her gold. Her win was the first gold of her career. Austria’s Jasmin Plank took silver reaching hold 23+ and Japan’s Futahashi Matoi took bronze reaching hold 22.

USA’s Megan Gleason was fourth on hold 15.

The men’s RP3 title went to Japan’s Yamashita Kazuhiko who continued his strong climbing from qualification into the final to secure the gold medal with a hold 39+ climb. Belgium’s Camille Caulier is quite new to Para Climbing, but he now has a World Championships silver to show for his efforts. Caulier reached hold 35+ for his silver ahead of the Netherlands’ Jamie Barendrecht who took bronze from hold 34+.

Japan’s Takano Tadashi was fourth on hold 32+.  

Brazil’s Marina Dias defended her RP3 title with a hold 45 climb enough to take the gold. Dias’ win at the World Championships in 2023 was the last time she stood on the top step of the podium, but return she has for another world title. USA’s Nat Vorel took silver with a hold 41 climb and was ahead of Japan’s Yoshida Momoko who reached hold 38+ for bronze.

Germany’s Lena Schoellig was fourth on hold 36.

AL SPORT CLASSES

There were two French champions in the AL sport classes as Thierry Delarue and Lucie Jarrige both claimed gold.

Delarue won the men’s AL2 for his fifth title, with a hold 44+ climb enough for the win. Japan’s Yuki Shuhei took silver reaching hold 34+ and USA’s Corey Ramos took bronze reaching hold 34.

Belgium’s Frederik Leys was fourth on hold 32+, USA’s Lee Shaffer was fifth on hold 32 and teammate Ethan Zilz was sixth on hold 30+.

Winning her sixth world title, Jarrige climbed to hold 40 to win the women’s AL2. Jarrige beat Australia’s Sarah Larcombe who took silver on hold 35+ and USA’s Daliya Hansen who took bronze on hold 23.

Portugal’s Tânia Chaves was fourth on hold 22.

AU SPORT CLASSES

France’s Solenne Piret won her fifth world title and was a step above her competitors in the final round of the women’s AU2. Piret reached hold 47 with silver medallist Lucia Capovilla of Italy reaching hold 27 and bronze medallist Eleanor Rubin of the USA reaching hold 26+.

France’s Siloë Tetaz was fourth on hold 24.

After her win Piret said: “I’m feeling happy, but I think I need a bit of time to process this victory. But I will enjoy it. I will go with my teammates, get some dinner and celebrate all the medals we have got in the French team.”

Talking about the final Piret said: “The route was amazing, although I have to admit I’m a bit disappointed to fall three or four moves from the top, I wanted to top it, and it was really doable. Now I’m a bit frustrated, I know I should have done it.”

Explaining how she stays at the top of her game Piret said: “I train a lot. It’s more and more pressure and you have to deal with that. I try to stay in shape and stay strong; it’s a long process.”

Yasuraoka Nobuhiro has two medals in his climbing career, a silver from Bern 2023, and now a gold from Seoul. The Japanese climber reached hold 35+ for his win. Qualification results came into play for silver and bronze in the men’s AU3 as Hungary’s Bence Kerekes and Israel’s Mor Michael Sapir both reached hold 32+, and it meant Kerekes took silver and Sapir took bronze due to their standings in the previous round.

USA’s Mason Keough was fourth on hold 25+.

With three climbers in the final it was all about the colour in the women’s AU3, and it was Germany’s Rosalie Schaupert who had the shiniest one of all taking gold with a hold 40 climb.

After her win Schuapert said: “I’m quite excited still, but I’m starting to realise what has happened. It’s my first World Championships in this category and I’m feeling pretty good.”

Talking about the route the German climber said: “At first it was easy in the first section, but it got really hard, fast. I like how we had to transfer from the right side to the left side and it was a bit different to normal routes. I liked it, it was fun.”

Slovenia’s Manca Smrekar took silver with a hold 28 climb and France’s Oriane Ilpide took bronze on hold 22+.

The Para Climbing World Championships concluded at the KSPO dome with 19 sport class crowned and a new round of winners into the history books.