Jakob Schubert


Quick Info

From: Austria 🇦🇹
Date of birth: 31st December 1990
Age: 34 years old
Gender: Male
Height: 176 cm
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 9A
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B+
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9c
Hardest Sport (Onsight): 8c
Hardest Sport (Flash): 9a
Contemporaries
Adam Ondra
Stefano Ghisolfi

Jakob Schubert is an Austrian climber, and one of the best all rounders of his generation with many comp achievements (Bronze in the 2020 Tokyo olympics, winning the World Championships in 2023), sport routes (third ascent of Perfecto Mundo 9b+ in 2019, first ascent of B.I.G 9c in 2023) and boulder problems (fifth ascent of Alphane 9A in 2023).

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y47TXwLbCu8

Contributors
293 contributions since 15th May 2021.
ben
52 contributions since 3rd February 2025.
16 contributions since 20th July 2024.
TdG
13 contributions since 3rd November 2025.
9 contributions since 14th December 2024.
7 contributions since 19th February 2025.
6 contributions since 12th November 2025.
1 contribution since 16th December 2025.

Quick Info

From: Austria 🇦🇹
Date of birth: 31st December 1990
Age: 34 years old
Gender: Male
Height: 176 cm
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 9A
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B+
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9c
Hardest Sport (Onsight): 8c
Hardest Sport (Flash): 9a
Contemporaries
Adam Ondra
Stefano Ghisolfi

Jakob Schubert is an Austrian climber, and one of the best all rounders of his generation with many comp achievements (Bronze in the 2020 Tokyo olympics, winning the World Championships in 2023), sport routes (third ascent of Perfecto Mundo 9b+ in 2019, first ascent of B.I.G 9c in 2023) and boulder problems (fifth ascent of Alphane 9A in 2023).

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y47TXwLbCu8

Contributors
293 contributions since 15th May 2021.
ben
52 contributions since 3rd February 2025.
16 contributions since 20th July 2024.
TdG
13 contributions since 3rd November 2025.
9 contributions since 14th December 2024.
7 contributions since 19th February 2025.
6 contributions since 12th November 2025.
1 contribution since 16th December 2025.

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Ascents

64 recorded ascents.

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After climbing through the crux Jakob snapped a jug off in the relatively easy upper section. Fortunately it wedged in to a crack long enough for him to move to some other holds, narrowly avoiding heartbreak.

On the grade:

To me it felt a whole step beyond Perfecto Mundo which seems confirmed at 9b+. This alongside reflections with Adam [Ondra] made me propose 9c for B.I.G. While in my eyes the range for grades up to 9b seem to have settled due to the total amount of routes and ascents, this doesn’t yet seem the case for 9b+ and 9c, where the possibilities for comparison are still very limited. There are not even 10 climbers that claim to have sent 9b+, and the total of routes graded 9b+ or harder is still below 15, most of which are yet to see repeats. This makes it obvious that confines for both 9b+ and 9c are still blurry and will develop over time and through ascents and shared opinions. I hope they will come soon! [3]

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jBavqTama8

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CxtCl5Lo58g/=

[3] https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/norway/mid-norway/route/8356255512

Fight or Flight 9b Lead | worked 31st Dec 2014

Before sending the route Jakob had a heart breaking fall at the chains when a hold broke. Fortunately he found some new beta and did it next go.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/jakob.schubert/p/CYpCC8HoeKk/

Kangaroo's Limb Second ascent. 9a+ Lead | worked Between 21st Sep 2013 and 25th Aug 2023
Ciudad del Dios 9a Lead | worked 24th Dec 2012 9a (hard)
Thor's Hammer Third ascent. 9a Lead | worked Aug 2015
Victimes del Futur 9a Lead | flash 21st Nov 2019 8c+/9a
Last Night Second ascent. 9a Lead | worked 15th Dec 2021

Yes! Probably my hardest flash so far, at least I really struggled and had to fight 😅 8c+/9a, hard to grade after the flash since I definitely didn’t climb it optimally.. Thanks for the beta and support Alfons 🙏 [2]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXgvAweDI5H/

[2] https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/spain/siurana/la-capella/route/1724509353

I found a way better solution using a good side pull just left of Adam's crimp which lets me go directly to the finishing jug. Since this route is pretty much easy except this only move, the whole thing is much easier with my beta now, probably around 8b 😅 It climbs very nicely this way though so I definitely recommend it to people (>170cm) 😉 [1]

References

[1] https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/austria/schleier-wasserfall-main/route/689761602

Nordic Flower 8c Lead | onsight May 2016
Darwin Dixit 8b+ Lead | flash 19th Apr 2010
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Notably Jakob had not climbed any 8C+s prior to climbing Alphane.

I went from feeling good on the first sessions to basically being about to give up along the way, as I felt that the boulder required more focus and attention than I seemed to have available.

The ride had it all, from inconsistent progress and setbacks, a slip after the hard part, having to wait out bad conditions before feeling worse again on the boulder but somehow battling through, a story of personal perseverance that I'm grateful climbing can provide me with 🥳🥳 [1]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C1HwsHeIt2w/

[2] https://youtu.be/y47TXwLbCu8?t=864

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp41Zx4zhkc

Bügeleisen SDS Second ascent. 8C Boulder | worked Apr 2015

Wow so psyched to add this kingline! You basically do the hardest part of the original force tranquill and then instead of matching the crimp and going out right you do another big move straight up to a pocket from there you do a rather scary top out. It’s definitely harder than the original line but I like the style a lot so personally I would say it‘s not enough to push it up a full grade. It‘s the logical exit and climbs very well so I would love to see some repititions and hear their opinion 😉 [2]

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr82TsVOEXk

[2] https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/switzerland/alpen/graubunden/magic-wood-averstal/route/729865104

Catalan Witness the Fitness 8B+ Boulder | flash 13th Jan 2018
What's Up Are You Down? Second ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked

My hardest flash!! but not worth :( ripped my pulley at the second to last move. [1]

References

[1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/bouldering/united-states/east-spur/sectors/unknown-sector-834f2/routes/nagual/

Wrestling With an Alligator 8B Boulder | flash Apr 2015
Madiba 8B Boulder | flash 12th Jul 2017
Mooiste Meisie 8B Boulder | flash 23rd Jul 2017
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