Christian Core


Christian Core is an Italian professional rock climber who specialises in bouldering and competition bouldering. He is known for being the first-ever person in the world to climb an boulder, , in 2008. As a competition climber, Core won the Bouldering World Cup twice in 1999 and 2002, and also won the Bouldering World Championship in 2003.

Climbing career

Competition climbing

In 1999 Core stopped competing in the Lead Climbing World Cup and started participating in the Bouldering World Cup, organized by UIAA in that year for the first time in history. He immediately won the Cup, and again in 2002. In 2003, he earned the title of World Champion in bouldering.

Bouldering

He has ascended several very hard boulders in Italy near Bobbio Pellice, Varazze, and Triora. In 2008, he climbed , the first-ever boulder graded in history, and was for 8 years, the most difficult boulder in the world. In 2011, Adam Ondra repeated the ascent and confirmed the grade, however, in 2015, Core announced that a hold broke on Gioia, which he could only partially repair, and which slightly lowered the grade.

Personal life

In 2009, he married the climber Stella Marchisio.

Rankings

Climbing World Cup
1995199619971998
Lead1011917

19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Bouldering187181644131654265432

Climbing World Championships
19971999200120032005200720092011
Lead7-------
Bouldering--3118101033

Climbing European Championships
1998200020022004200720082010
Lead10------
Bouldering--1-16107

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Bouldering
SeasonGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1999213
2000112
200111
2002112
200311
200411
200511
200611
201011
Total36413

Rock climbing

Redpointed routes

Core redpointed and onsighted routes.

Boulder problems

Core redpointed and flashed boulder problems.
8C+/V16:
8C/V15:
8B+/V14:

Film

  • i Core, my climbing family – 2012 – Regia di Angelo Poli – 45'

    Bibliografia

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