Hannes Van Duysen
Hannes Van Duysen is a Belgian rock climber who specialises in competition climbing, competition in both the lead climbing and bouldering events.
Climbing career
Van Duysen began competing at IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships in 2018. At age 16, he won the boulder title at the 2021 Youth World Championships. He won a second consecutive boulder title at the 2022 Youth World Championships. In 2023, he placed third in boulder and first in Lead respectively at the Youth World Championships in Seoul.
Senior
Van Duysen began competing in senior competitions at age 16, entering the World Cups in 2021. In 2023, Van Duysen made his first IFSC World Cup bouldering final in Hachioji, finishing in second place. In 2024, he won the bronze medal at the Keqiao bouldering World Cup. Van Duysen secured his berth to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris through the Olympic Qualifier Series. At the Olympics, he finished in fourteenth place in the semifinals of the combined event and did not advance to the finals. In 2025, he advanced to the finals in three of the six bouldering World Cups, notably placing third in Innsbruck.
Rock climbing
In 2024, Van Duysen made the 6th ascent of the famous graded deep-water soloing route, Es Pontàs.