One
hobby of mine is rock
climbing. I
have been a competitive
climber
for the past six years, although I first started climbing when I was
four years old. For me, climbing is a lot more then just a hobby.
This sport has allowed me to travel across the country, as well as the
world. Last year I had two trips to Montreal for
Nationals,
and one trip to Arco, Italy, for the
Youth World Championships.
Through my sport, I have met
and made friends with people from
Quebec
City, Toronto, Calgary,
Seattle, Germany, Italy, and
New Zealand.
Two
years ago, I traveled to Moscow, Russia for my first Youth World
Championships. Moscow was an incredible city, but one that I would
never have visited if not for climbing.
There
are three disciplines in competition climbing, which
gives you the option to specialize in one, or train for all three.
Climbing
is an extremely diverse sport, and not just for competition climbing.
Outdoors provides a whole other variety of options: sport, trad
climbing, multi-pitch, and bouldering are few of the different
kinds of outdoor climbing. Outdoor climbing for me tends to be much
more relaxing than competition climbing, as outdoor climbing allows me to work hard climbs at my own pace. Sometimes, I end up working on one climb for months before completing it. Climbing has been a huge part of my for the past 6 years, and I very grateful for all the opportunities that it has presented for me.
Below
are links to a video of my everyday training and one from Youth Boulder Regionals.
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