Paraclimbing World Cup – Innsbruck

During a marathon of events, the climbing in Innsbruck has been nothing but action packed!

Having just concluded the World University Sport Climbing Championship, the impressive Kletterzentrum facility in Innsbruck, Austria quickly moved on to host the 2022 Paraclimbing World Cup.

A crowd of spectators gathered to view an outdoor lead climbing wall lit with blue flood lights and spotlights highlighting climbers making their way up the wall during the 2022 Paraclimbing World Cup at Kletterzentrum Innsbruck.

Things got kicked off with a qualifying round that included 118 registered athletes on June 21st.

After a fantastic showing at the Paraclimbing World Cup in Salt Lake City last month, fifteen U.S. Team athletes headed to Innsbruck to compete on the international stage once again. With a stout field of competition, four of those fifteen would move on to finals the following day. Ultimately, of the four U.S. athletes that moved on to finals, each one would go on to take a podium spot for their category, with climber Benjamin Mayforth winning his first World Cup Gold Medal.

  • Benjamin Mayforth – Men RP2 – Gold Medal
  • Melissa Ruiz – Women RP1 – Silver Medal
  • Brian Zarzuela – Men AU2 – Silver Medal
  • Hannah McFadden – Women AL2 – Bronze Medal

 

Ben Mayforth wearing the gold medal while standing arm in arm on a podium with two other athletes in front of a backdrop showing the flag from each athlete's home country
Ben Mayforth taking the Gold at the 2022 Paraclimbing World Cup in Innsbruck.

 

Melissa Ruiz wearing the silver medal standing arm in arm in front of a backdrop showing the flag from each athlete's home country
Melissa Ruiz taking Silver at the 2022 Paraclimbing World Cup in Innsbruck.

 

Brian Zarzuela wearing the silver medal while standing on a RedBull-branded podium with two other athletes in front of a backdrop showing the flag from each athlete's home country
Brian Zarzuela taking Silver at the 2022 Paraclimbing World Cup in Innsbruck.

 

Hannah McFadden wearing the bronze medal while standing on a RedBull-branded podium with two other athletes in front of a backdrop showing the flag from each athlete's home country
Hannah McFadden taking home the Bronze at the 2022 Paraclimbing World Cup in Innsbruck.

 

Photos courtesy of the IFSC. Click here to check out all of the photos from the 2022 World Cup event in Innsbruck.

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