Jassmin Plank (Photo IFSC)
Seven climbers will be looking to close out the 2025 season undefeated, having claimed gold in every previous event of the year. The list includes Lucie Jarrige of France, women’s Lead AL2; Solenne Piret of France, women’s Lead AU2; Rosalie Schaupert of Germany, women’s Lead AU3; Angelino Zeller of Austria, Lead AL1; Thierry Delarue of France, men’s Lead AL2; Cosmin Florin Candoi of Romania, men’s Lead B3; and Aloïs Pottier of France, men’s Lead RP1.
Each of them will arrive in Laval chasing a perfect record, with the French athletes hoping to shine on home ground in front of a passionate local crowd.
The 2025 Para Climbing international season will conclude this week at the IFSC Para Climbing World Cup Laval 2025, taking place on 25 and 26 October at the Espace Mayenne in Laval, France. The venue, which previously hosted the IFSC European Qualifier in 2023, returns to the spotlight with 175 athletes from 25 nations and five continents, registered to compete across 19 sport classes.
Following successful events in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA and Innsbruck, Austria, earlier this year, and the World Championships in Seoul, South Korea, last month, the competition in Laval will mark the final international Para Climbing appearance of the year.
Among the athletes returning to the wall in Laval is Jasmin Plank of Austria, who won gold at both the Salt Lake City and Innsbruck World Cups and silver at the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Seoul. The Austrian Para Climber arrives at the season finale after a challenging few weeks, marked by injury and recovery.
“Competing at the World Championships was hard for me, because I was not allowed to bring one of my most important medicines to South Korea, so my spasticity was really high,” said Plank.
“I ended up taking second place and when I got home, my body was completely empty. After Seoul I had to take a break for a week and come back slowly. I’m feeling not ready to compete, but I hope it will get better.”
Despite recently suffering an injury, Plank remains determined to climb in Laval: “Last week, I broke my pulley, so it’s not the easiest World Cup for me here in Laval, but I will do what I can and hopefully it’s going to be a really cool comp.”
