| From: | Austria 🇦🇹 |
| Date of birth: | 24th February 1988 |
| Age: | 37 years old |
| Gender: | Female |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 8A+ |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 9a+ |
| Hardest Sport (Flash): | 7c+ |
| Hardest Trad (Worked): | E11 |
| Hardest Trad (Flash): | E8 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Jacopo Larcher | |
| Family | |
| Bernd Zangerl (parent) | |
[2] Interview with Sonnie Trotter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_KQe7o3zoc
32 recorded ascents.
| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Bombardino | 9a+ | Lead | worked | 5th May 2025 | |
| Speed Intégrale | 9a | Lead | worked | May 2018 | |
| Sprengstoff | 9a | Lead | worked | 4th Apr 2021 | |
| Missing Link | 8c+ | Lead | worked | Apr 2019 | |
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Fourth go.
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| Instructor | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 10th May 2020 | |
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| Pure Imagination | 8c+ | Lead | worked | Between 1st Mar 2023 and 30th Apr 2023 | |
| Solitary Souls | 8c+ | Lead | worked | Mar 2025 | |
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| The Gift | 8c | Lead | worked | 14th Aug 2024 | |
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With Jacopo Larcher. First female ascent.
References[1] https://gripped.com/news/zangerl-and-larcher-climb-350-metre-5-14b/ |
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| Seventh Direction | 8c | Lead | worked | 1st Sep 2024 | |
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Second ascent. Belayed by Jacopo Larcher. First female ascent.
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| End of Silence | 8b+ | Lead | worked | Aug 2012 | |
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First female ascent.
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| Silbergeier | 8b+ | Lead | worked | 2013 | |
| Des Kaisers neue Kleider | 8b+ | Lead | worked | Aug 2013 | |
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| Unendliche Geschichte | 8b+ | Lead | worked | 9th Sep 2015 | |
| Magic Mushroom | 8b+ | Lead | worked | Dec 2017 | |
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Second ascent. With Jacopo Larcher. First female ascent.
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| The Nose | 8b+ | Lead | worked | 2019 | |
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With Jacopo Larcher.
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| Kampfzone | 8b+ | Lead | worked | 6th Aug 2020 | |
| Next Generation | 8b+ | Alternate Leads | worked | 20th Jun 2025 | |
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First ascent. With Jacopo Larcher.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DLPDIHCMxqz/?img_index=1 [2] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/babsi-zangerl-jacopo-larcher-free-next-generation-6-pitches-f8b/ |
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| Hotel Supramonte | 8b | Lead | worked | Apr 2011 | |
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| Delicatessen | 8b | Lead | worked | Apr 2012 | |
| El Corazon | 8a | Lead | worked | Nov 2023 | |
| Freerider | 7c+ | Alternate Leads | flash | Between 19th Nov 2024 and 22nd Nov 2024 | |
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With Jacopo Larcher.
Climbed via the boulder problem variation. Babsi and partner Jacopo Larcher swung leads on the easy pitches but both led all the hard pitches. [3] While various others had come close, with this ascent Babsi became the first person to flash a free route on el cap. References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DCuEYCatToS/ [2] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/barbara-zangerl-flashes-freerider-on-el-capitan.html [4] https://www.climbing.com/news/interview-first-person-flash-el-capitan/ [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr7-0SpkDWk [6] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5uQGB9PNEAQ7LLa0Vzgdaa? |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Pura Vida | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 2008 | |
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First female ascent.
One of the hardest ascents by a woman at the time. References[1] Climb Issue 42, page 54 |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Meltdown | E11 | Lead | worked | 28th Oct 2023 | |
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Fourth ascent.
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| Le Voyage | E10 | Lead | worked | May 2021 | |
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First female ascent.
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| Magic Line | E10 | Lead | worked | 29th Oct 2024 | |
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| Prinzip Hoffnung | E9 | Lead | worked | 11th Mar 2014 | |
| Achemine | E9 | Lead | worked | May 2016 | |
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Second ascent?
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/05/achemine_e9_6c_by_barbara_zangerl-70435 |
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| Muy Caliente! | E9 | Lead | worked | 1st Jul 2017 | |
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First female ascent.
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| The Path | E9 | Lead | worked | Jul 2018 | |
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First female ascent.
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| Greenspit | E9 | Lead | worked | 14th Oct 2020 | |
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First female ascent.
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| Butterfly Circus | E9 | Lead | worked | Jun 2024 | |
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3 sessions. First female ascent.
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| Eternal Flame | E8 | Lead | flash | Between 18th Jul 2022 and 23rd Jul 2022 | |
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