A Mad Month…and a bit
Where to start?! The past month and a bit has been a very crazy one.
First stop was the Women's Climbing Symposium, at the Depot in Manchester. The event this year had over 400 women in attendance - very impressive! I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to do a question and answer session with my nutritionist Rebecca Dent. I was pretty nervous, as I've not really done much public speaking before but I think it went well! Looking forward to doing some more! I also got to take ...
A Year On
Almost a year ago to the day I started working with Mark Glennie and training with Shauna and Leah.
Over the last 12 months I have learnt a lot, about me, my climbing and what I want my life to be like. Its pretty amazing how much can change in one year and how time works its magic. The past year has allowed me to begin to understand numerous things, however I am very aware this is only me scratching the surface of what I will learn throughout my climbing career.
I've learnt to accept ...
Austria
The comfy seat envelops me, its squidgy cushion supporting my tired body. I can hear the hum of the trains engine, and whirring past the window I see mountains suspended in spider web like clouds. I am on my way home, from an amazing outdoor climbing trip!
Quite a last minute flight booking saw me packing my boots to go and visit friends in Tirol, Austria. I'd met Toby and Marissa around a year ago in the UK where we'd climbed on the grit together. They're the kind of people that are ...
Digging Deep
Last weekend was a whirlwind of excitement.
The British Bouldering Champs took place right in the centre of Sheffield. This event is one I always look forward to, and this year was definitely no exception. I was majorly psyched! Qualifiers were fun (apart from the rain) with some techy vert, grooves and volume grappling. The highlight, for me, had to be making it to the top of the grim volume bloc - only Shauna and I sent it!
Sunday dawned and so did the sunshine, ...
Bravery and Madness
The other week I experienced being ridiculously tired, potentially the most tired I've ever been. I'm not just talking about being a bit weary or sore from a few days of training. I'm talking about feeling like you can't even move because you're brain won't connect to your body. I'm talking about needing a nap before trying to drive home from the wall. But maybe, the most shocking thing of all, I'm talking about being so tired I turned to drinking coffee!
This has never happened ...