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 :
Papichulo (
Oliana),
Pachamama (
Oliana), and
La Rambla (
Siurana). He has since redpointed one additional :
Realization (
Céüse) and two routes graded :
Soul Mate (Gozen Iwa) and
Fight or Flight (
Oliana), the former becoming Japan's hardest sport climb. == Rankings ==