is a Japanese professional rock climber who specializes in

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and

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Early life

Narasaki started climbing at age 10, together with Sachi Amma, in Sachi's family climbing gym. Previously, he had been training apparatus gymnastics.

Climbing career

Competition climbing

Narasaki won the IFSC World Championships in bouldering in

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and

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, and was also the overall winner of the IFSC Climbing World Cup for bouldering in

and

. Narasaki formerly held the Japanese record for

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with a time of 5.73 seconds, which he secured in March 2021 at the Climbing Japan Cup speed competition. He devised the "Tomoa skip", a speed climbing technique to bypass one of the lower holds on the speed climbing wall. In 2019, Narasaki qualified for the

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by winning the combined bouldering and lead climbing event at the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships. He went on to place fourth in the combined event at the Olympics. In 2023, Narasaki qualified for the

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by placing third in the combined event at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships. At the Olympics, he finished in tenth place in the semifinals of the

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and did not move on to finals.

Bouldering

On December 1, 2019, Narasaki became the sixth climber to

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a grade boulder after sending ''Decided'' in Mizugaki, Japan, on his first attempt. In 2021, Narasaki sent ''Asagimadara'' on his third attempt. In December 2023, he flashed Gakidō, originally graded , although Narasaki gave the boulder a grade of V14 after his send. Narasaki subsequently made the first ascent of the sit start to the climb, which he named Ashuradō and graded V15.

Personal life

On December 25, 2021, Narasaki and fellow Japanese climber Akiyo Noguchi announced their marriage on their respective social media pages. Narasaki's younger brother,

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, is also a professional climber.

Rankings

IFSC Climbing World Cup

IFSC Climbing World Championships

World Cup podiums

Lead

Bouldering

Bouldering & Lead

Olympic results

References

External links

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Early life

Climbing career

Competition climbing

Bouldering

Personal life

Rankings

IFSC Climbing World Cup

IFSC Climbing World Championships

World Cup podiums

Lead

Bouldering

Bouldering & Lead

Olympic results

See also

References

External links