Who has the strongest fingers in the world?
The Zlagboard world ranking is determined based on maximum hang-time on the standardized legendary contest edges. Over the years, some of the strongest climbers have competed for the world record. The Zlagboard app allows you to compare yourself to climbers all over the world.
World Ranking
Rank Name Gender Country Total time Difference
2011 Angus Simpson M Australia 01:00.37 02:05.61
2012 Marius Dietz M Israel 01:00.36 02:05.62
2013 Nils Arlt M Germany 01:00.35 02:05.63
2014 Janssen Carter F USA 01:00.34 02:05.64
2015 Daniele Venturi M Italy 01:00.34 02:05.64
2016 Brandy Machefer M France 01:00.32 02:05.66
2017 Kevin Arc M France 01:00.32 02:05.66
2018 Scott Hunt M USA 01:00.29 02:05.69
2019 Pablo Escobar M Italy 01:00.29 02:05.69
2020 Giovanni Baldi M Italy 01:00.29 02:05.69
2021 Christian Holzknecht M Italy 01:00.28 02:05.70
2022 Daniel Haböck M Austria 01:00.24 02:05.74
2023 Elisa Cutilli F Italy 01:00.23 02:05.75
2024 Eugenio Verrina M Italy 01:00.23 02:05.76
2025 Mathias Zangerl M Austria 01:00.20 02:05.78
Videos
Zlagboard Hangtime World Record by Ramon Julian Puigblanque
Zlagboard Contest // Melloblocco 2017
Zlagboard Contest // Sharma Climbing, Barcelona
Zlagboard Contest // Melloblocco 2016
Zlagboard Contest // Arco 2015
Zlagboard Contest // Chamonix 2015
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