Chaehyun Seo (Hangul: 서채현), is a South Korean professional climber.
She won the 2019 Lead World Cup overall title in her senior debut season. She has been nicknamed "The 2nd Jain Kim" because of her success in 2019 lead climbing competitions.
Seo was born into a family of climbers. She started climbing in 2008. Her father owns a climbing gym in Seoul.
In 2018, at age fourteen, Seo sent a 9a route Bad Girls Club at the Wicked Cave at Rifle, Colorado.
By style | By type | Diff. band | Ascents | Hardest ascent | ||
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Red point | 42 | 5.15a | La Rambla about a year ago | |||
Onsight | 52 | 5.14b | L'Antagonista about a year ago | |||
Flash | 4 | 5.13c | ★★★ Apocalypse 5 years ago | |||
By area | Diff. band | Ascents | Hardest ascent | |||
Rifle Mountain Park | 31 | 5.14d | Bad Girls Club 5 years ago | |||
Red River Gorge | 23 | 5.14a | ★★ Omaha Beach 7 years ago | |||
Kalymnos | 17 | 5.13b | ★★ Punto Caramelo 8 years ago | |||
5.13b | ★★★ Fun de Chichunne 8 years ago | |||||
Seonun-san | 12 | 5.14c | Power power | |||
Rodellar | 8 | 5.13a | ★★★ Aquiles 9 years ago |
Sport timeline (ascents)