My name is Janne Eisenkolb, born 16.08.2007. I live in Hanover and I love climbing. When I was five years old, my parents took me to the “Escaladrom Block:werk” in Hanover for the first time. This is one ofthe first bouldering gyms in Germany. Today I am 16 years old and go to the eleventh grade of the “Elsa Brändström” grammar school in Hanover. My grade point average is 2.0 and I want to take my Abitur in four years.
I am supported in the German junior national squad NK2 and in the North German climbing squad and I am a multiple North German champion. I climbed several podiums at the German Youth Cup last year. This enabled me to qualify for the European Youth Cup in bouldering and lead.
At the European Youth Cup Lead I came 15th and in bouldering 14th.
With that, I won one of the three starting places in bouldering at the European Youth Championships. There I reached 16th place and was thus the best German starter in the Youth B category. This year, I also qualified for several European Youth Cups in bouldering and took 14th and 18th place at these, which made me the best German in the youth A at both competitions. I also made it to the final of my first German Championship in the adult category in lead, finishing in 7th place.
I am also active on the rock, but I have not yet been able to fully test my limits in this area.
My most difficult lead route on rock that I have been able to climb so far was the 8b “Indian Summer”
in the Allgäu, which I did on my second attempt, and in Briançon I managed “Raicing in the Street” and several other 8b routes. When bouldering on the rock, I have so far managed many 8a’s including “SuperSupernova” in Magic Wood and for example the 8a “Entwash” in Brione.