Slovenia's Janja Garnbret is seen competing at the IFSC Climbing World Cup 2022 in Innsbruck, Austria, on June 25, 2022.
Janja Garnbret of Slovenia poses for a portrait in Ljubljana, Slovenia on March 14, 2020.

Janja
Garnbret

Slovenia

Slovenia

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Climbing

A hugely successful Slovenian climber, Janja Garnbret was crowned World Champion in both Bouldering and Difficulty climbing in 2019.

Date of birth

March 12, 1999

Birthplace

Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu, Slovenia

Age

26

Nationality

Slovenia

Slovenia

Career start

2013

Disciplines

Climbing Boulder / Climbing Lead / Climbing Speed / Climbing Combined

Janja Garnbret first discovered climbing at the beginning of elementary school and the first peaks she conquered were the tops of trees, cabinets and other pieces of furniture at home in Smarna near Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia.

"I got introduced to climbing actually by myself. As a kid, I was always climbing everywhere that was higher than me, so on chairs, on closets, I was always at the highest branch of a tree and it broke so many times, but I didn't get scared."