Thanks to the Jack Bloor Fund and money l earned as a climbing coach and route setter I was able to fund this trip.
Earlier this month I was selected to represent GB students at the FISU sport climbing university world championships in Koper, Slovenia, after qualifying 2nd in the British University Championships in Boulder. After a couple of years with no international competitions it was lovely to compete in GB kit again!
As I’m a full time student at Sheffield University and I have a part time job, it’s usually pretty challenging to try and fit much training in. But this summer I decided to fully focus on climbing for a few months in the run up to this event.
Throughout the whole competition we had to battle adverse weather as it was either extremely stormy or incredibly warm and humid which definitely wasn’t ideal for climbing. I didn’t manage to qualify for the semi final but all in all it was such a fun event and I’m really pleased with the training progress I managed to make in such a short period of time. Even though my result is not exactly what I hoped for I really enjoyed climbing, all the blocs were so fun! And I’m proud that I was able to represent my University and country.
Jack Bloor Race & Fund 