Japan's Sorato Anraku is eying an unassailable lead in this year's World Cup bouldering competition, and could clinch it with a win in the penultimate event in Bern, Switzerland. The 18-year-old has won an astonishing three out of four bouldering competitions this year, and boasts a healthy lead atop the men's leaderboard.
The women's competition is far more open and has had a different winner in every round. France's Oriane Bertone won last week and joins American Annie Sanders and Japan's Nakamura Mao in pursuit of gold.
