This page provide links to our analyses of competition climbing, including data science-based grades and rankings for competition boulder problems, and competition boulderers. We have analysed the last 18 years (2008-2025) of IFSC bouldering competitions to find out which climbers are the best, and which boulder problems have been the hardest.

🏆 Bern Update: Pan's breakthrough reshapes men's standings

After 5 World Cups, the 2025 season continues to deliver drama:

  • Sorato Anraku extends historic ELO to 3056 despite Bern bronze
  • Yufei Pan claims emotional first gold, becoming first Chinese male Boulder winner
  • Big Three dominance: 10 of 15 medals (67%) with one comp remaining
  • Dohyun Lee posts 4th best men's season ever (2910 ELO) but remains unluckiest star
  • Women's shake-up: NaĂŻlĂ© Meignan reclaims top spot as Bertone misses finals

→ Read the full Bern analysis

Ranking of competition boulderers

Ranking boulder problems

Elos and ratings

Elos and ratings are alternative representations of the ability of the climbers (and difficulty of the routes). The elo represents the ability of a climber to reach the top (and zones) of a competition boulder. This page shows how to convert from one to the other.