Sachi Amma

Sachi Amma
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	September 23, 1989 (age 35); Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Professional sport climber
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climber	Lead climbing
Highest grade	Redpoint: 9b (5.15b); ; ;
Known for	Winning the World Cup in 2012 and 2013
Medal record
Men's sport climbing
Representing Japan
World Championships
World Cup
	Updated on October 31, 2017

Sachi Amma (born September 23, 1989) is a Japanese professional rock climber and sport climber. He won the IFSC Climbing World Cup twice, in 2012 and 2013.

Biography

In 2006 he started competing at the World Cup, in the Lead climbing discipline, and won the Cup twice, in 2012 and 2013. In 2009, 2010 and 2012 he also competed, occasionally, in the Bouldering discipline, with less encouraging results.

He mainly climbs indoor, but he also proved to be one of the strongest rock climbers in the world, by redpointing three routes graded 9a+ (5.15a): Papichulo (Oliana), Pachamama (Oliana), and La Rambla (Siurana).

He has since redpointed one additional 9a+ (5.15a): Realization (Céüse)^[1] and two routes graded 9b (5.15b): Soul Mate (Gozen Rock) and Fight or Flight (Oliana),^[2] the former becoming Japan's hardest sport climb.^[3]

Rankings

Climbing World Cup^[4]

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Lead	35	18	12	5	3	5	3	1	1	7	30
Bouldering	-	-	-	-	50	79	-	21	26	-	-
Combined	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	3	3	-	-

Climbing World Championships^[5]

	2007	2009	2011	2012	2014
Lead	21	4	10	7	3

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead^[5]

Season	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2008		1	1	2
2009		2	1	3
2010			1	1
2011		4	3	7
2012	2	2	2	6
2013	3	2	1	6
2014	2	1	1	4
Total	7	12	10	29

Rock climbing

Redpointed routes

9b (5.15b):

Soul Mate – Gozen Rock (JAP) – March 2018 – First ascent. Described as Japan's hardest route and first 9b.^[3]
Fight or Flight – Oliana (ESP) – February 2015 – First ascent by Chris Sharma.^[2]

9a+ (5.15a):

Realization – Céüse (FRA) – August 6, 2014 – First ascent by Chris Sharma, 2001^[1]
La Rambla – Siurana (ESP) – November 29, 2012 – First ascent by Ramón Julián Puigblanqué, 2003^[6]
Pachamama – Oliana (ESP) – December 17, 2011 – First ascent by Chris Sharma, 2009^[7]
Papichulo – Oliana (ESP) – December 24, 2010 – First ascent by Chris Sharma, 2008^[8]

9a (5.14d):

Era Vella – Margalef (ESP) – December 2, 2012^[9]
Kinematix – Gorges du Loup (FRA) – August 2009 – First ascent by Andreas Bindhammer, 2001^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ZA, Climb (2014-12-02). "Sachi Amma sends 'Biographie/Realization' (9a+/5.15a) – Climb ZA – Rock Climbing & Bouldering in South Africa". Climb ZA. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
^ ^a ^b "Sachi Amma climbs 9b at Oliana". planetmountain.com. February 2, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Sachi Amma climbs Japan's first 9b". planetmountain.com. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on June 4, 2018.
^ IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ ^a ^b IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Amma's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ planetmountain.com, ed. (December 3, 2012). "Sachi Amma chiude La Rambla". Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^ up-climbing.com, ed. (December 17, 2011). "Sachi Anma Pachamama 9a+". Retrieved December 23, 2011.
^ up-climbing.com, ed. (December 28, 2010). "Papichulo 9a+ per Sachi Amma". Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
^ desnivel.com, ed. (April 16, 2013). "Sachi Amma y Ethan Pringle encadenan 'Era vella' 9a en Margalef". Retrieved June 10, 2013.
^ Björn Pohl (26 August 2009). ukclimbing.com (ed.). "KinematiX by Sachi". Retrieved December 23, 2011.

External links

[:0-1] ZA, Climb (2014-12-02). "Sachi Amma sends 'Biographie/Realization' (9a+/5.15a) – Climb ZA – Rock Climbing & Bouldering in South Africa". Climb ZA. Retrieved 2022-11-18.

[:1-2] "Sachi Amma climbs 9b at Oliana". planetmountain.com. February 2, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[:2-3] "Sachi Amma climbs Japan's first 9b". planetmountain.com. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on June 4, 2018.

[IFSC_Worldcups-4] IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.

[IFSC_profile-5] IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Amma's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.

[6] tmountain.com, ed. (December 3, 2012). "Sachi Amma chiude La Rambla". Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[7] up-climbing.com, ed. (December 17, 2011). "Sachi Anma Pachamama 9a+". Retrieved December 23, 2011.

[8] up-climbing.com, ed. (December 28, 2010). "Papichulo 9a+ per Sachi Amma". Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2011.

[9] snivel.com, ed. (April 16, 2013). "Sachi Amma y Ethan Pringle encadenan 'Era vella' 9a en Margalef". Retrieved June 10, 2013.

[10] Björn Pohl (26 August 2009). ukclimbing.com (ed.). "KinematiX by Sachi". Retrieved December 23, 2011.

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Sachi Amma

Biography

Rankings

Climbing World Cup^[4]

Climbing World Championships^[5]

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead^[5]

Rock climbing

Redpointed routes

See also

References

External links

Information related to Sachi Amma

Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia

Sachi Amma

Biography

Rankings

Climbing World Cup[4]

Climbing World Championships[5]

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead[5]

Rock climbing

Redpointed routes

See also

References

External links

Information related to Sachi Amma

Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia

Climbing World Cup^[4]

Climbing World Championships^[5]

Lead^[5]