Ramon Julian Puigblanque & Jain Kim aren’t to stop and becoming the champions of the Lead World Cup 2012 in Atlanta. The world’s best competition climbers battled it out over the weekend, as the U.S’s only Lead Climbing World Cup in 2012.
Making up for a disappointing World Championships in Paris, in which he failed to make the podium, Ramon Julian Puigblanque of Spain edged Austria’s Jakob Schubert for the top spot in Atlanta. Both men flashed the final route, with Ramonet winning on his stronger semifinal result.
France’s Romain Desgranges was third and Canadian Sean McColl, ranked fourth in the world in lead climbing, finished seventh in Atlanta.
For the women, Korean Kim Jain took gold over Mina Markovic of Slovenia, this year’s World Cup season leader. Both women grasped the 59th hold in the finals, but Kim earned the top spot in the podium with a very strong performance in semifinals.
Men lead complete result:
1. Julian Puigblanque Ramón
2. Schubert Jakob
3. Desgranges Romain
4. Amma Sachi
5. Verhoeven Jorg
6. Lechner Mario
7. McColl Sean
8. Skofic Domen
Women lead complete result:
1. Kim Jain
2. Markovic Mina
3. Vidmar Maja
4. Ernst Johanna
5. Posch Katharina
6. Janicot Hélène
7. Fakhritdinova Dinara
8. Han Seuran
Next to go Xining, China
