Janja Garnbret
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Sep 8, 2026
Simon RichardsonHOST
Um, yes.
Simon RichardsonHOST
@GEKCOD116, uh, "Janja Garnbret, also of Slovenia, is the GOAT of professional climbing.
Simon RichardsonHOST
Obviously, climbing is a different sport, but she's won 50 events across different disciplines and 72 podium finishes at the age of 27.
Simon RichardsonHOST
She's an incredible athlete and has seriously set the bar for years at this point." Yes.
Simon RichardsonHOST
Wow.
Simon RichardsonHOST
Uh, yeah, Ollie, Ollie set me straight on this.
Simon RichardsonHOST
Um, so, uh, so yeah, there's a few of those, but, um, but yeah, Jan, uh, Jan, Janja Garnbret, a few of you suggested her as well.
Simon RichardsonHOST
She does sound like a- Mm ... genuine GOAT.
Kris HamptonHOST
Now, there's this forever conversation about how do we build the perfect climber, and in the '60s, John Gill was definitely in that conversation for nearly everyone.
Kris HamptonHOST
Today, it's going to be Aidan Roberts' high-angle crimp and Alex Megos' strength and Adam Ondra's effort and Janja Garnbret's adaptability and Seb Bouin's knee bars and Daniel Woods' lock offs and Jonathan Siegrist's [laughs] endurance, et cetera, et cetera.
Kris HamptonHOST
But regardless of your exact formula, it's rare that a single climber shows up in several categories, almost certainly never more than two or three, no matter how you slice it.
Kris HamptonHOST
And that's because even the best climbers are relatively bad at things.
6 MINS LATER
Kris HamptonHOST
I'm sure there is a limit, but I'm also sure that if we correctly predict it, it's because we got lucky, not because we're smart.
Kris HamptonHOST
I'm also sure that without the Gills and the LeGrands, we don't get the Dave Grahams and Chris Sharmas.
Kris HamptonHOST
And without them, we don't get the Tomoa Narasakis or Janja Garnbretts.
Kris HamptonHOST
And without them, we don't get the first year comp kids of today who are going to easily out-climb the best of this generation because they're going to have a more complete skillset.
Kris HamptonHOST
And in the '60s, John Gill was definitely in that conversation for nearly everyone.
Kris HamptonHOST
Today, it's going to be Aidan Roberts' high-angle crimp and Alex Megos' strength and Adam Ondra's effort and Janja Garnbret's adaptability and Seb Bouin's knee bars and Daniel Woods' lock offs and Jonathan Siegrist's endurance, et cetera, et cetera.
Kris HamptonHOST
But regardless of your exact formula, it's rare that a single climber shows up in several categories, almost certainly never more than two or three, no matter how you slice it.
Kris HamptonHOST
And that's because even the best climbers are relatively bad at things.
6 MINS LATER
Kris HamptonHOST
And look, maybe it is.
Kris HamptonHOST
I'm sure there is a limit, but I'm also sure that if we correctly predict it, it's because we got lucky, not because we're smart.
Kris HamptonHOST
I'm also sure that without the Gills and the LeGrands, we don't get the Dave Grahams and Chris Sharmas, and without them, we don't get the Tomoa Narasakis or Janja Garnbretts, and without them, we don't get the first year comp kids of today who are going to easily out-climb the best of this generation because they're going to have a more complete skillset.
Kris HamptonHOST
And here's another interesting wrinkle to this.
Guy De LauneyCORRESPONDENT
And then it has as its ambassadors people known for outdoor activities.
Guy De LauneyCORRESPONDENT
So you've got, for example, the climber, Janja Garnbret, who's double Olympic champion, talking about her favorite climbing spots in Slovenia, uh, getting people out to places which are a little further flung, shall we say.
Guy De LauneyCORRESPONDENT
Likewise, you can do it with the famous cyclists that we've got here in Slovenia.
Guy De LauneyCORRESPONDENT
May not mean a lot to everybody necessarily, but there's a definite niche there that they're trying to attract.