Continuing our celebration theme this month, we're reflecting on the achievements of our friends. We caught up with top British climber Mina Leslie-Wujastyk for this inspiring story about her friend Tanya. "Watching Tanya climb Austrian Oak (8b) at Malham Cove is a memory firmly imprinted in my mind. She was nervous and frustrated, she had … [Read more...]
My WCS Climbing Journey
How did I get on at the Women's Climbing Symposium? I talk about my WCS experience and what I got out of it. Read on to find out about my journey. I’ve been climbing indoors and out, for around 5 years, but overhangs and climbs requiring any arm muscles have always intimidated me. It’s never been an area I have felt comfortable pushing … [Read more...]
Celebrating our friends’ successes
Our mini-series this week is celebrating the climbing achievements of our friends - the friends who support, motivate or challenge us; the friends who have faced their climbing fears; the friends who have overcome obstacles through climbing; the friends who are just awesome to climb with. We'll also be sharing exclusive stories from Mina … [Read more...]
Women’s Climbing Symposium 2018: A Report
The Women’s Climbing Symposium is a UK based event with speakers from across the world talking about their climbing experiences and renowned coaches helping to develop individual climbing skills, aiming to ‘Connect, Develop and Inspire’ women in the climbing community. The event is organised by bouldering queen and olympic-hopeful Shauna … [Read more...]
Celebrating our success: Michaela Tracy
Our final story in this week's mini-series comes from Michaela Tracy, one of the UK's top multi-discipline climbers. Having been climbing for nearly 20 years, Michaela has some impressive achievements under her belt: redpointing sport 8bs, E5 trad onsights, boulder problems up to 8A, and podium wins in national and world championships. We caught up … [Read more...]
Celebrating our success: Madeleine Cope
Our third exclusive story in this week's mini-series comes from Madeleine Cope, one of the young British climbers who are pushing the boundaries of female climbing achievements. Last year she climbed an 8c route at Malham Cove ('Bat Route') - only the 4th female Brit to climb this grade. She's also ticked numerous hard trad routes in the UK, and … [Read more...]
Celebrating our success: Abigail Robinson
Abigail Robinson is a member of the GB Paraclimbing Team, and has had some pretty incredible successes this year. Here's the second in our mini-series of personal success stories from leading British climbers. Personal celebration: Women's B2 World Champion "I started climbing around the age of 13 and, although I was having some difficulty … [Read more...]
Womenclimb on Tour!
November 2018 welcomed our first Womenclimb overseas trip and it was a sight to behold: Twenty climbers, four coaches, rain, sunshine, food, friendships, fun and oodles of personal growth. These are the incredible women who stepped out, pushed themselves, worked hard and made this a truly unforgettable … [Read more...]
Celebrating our success: Hazel Findlay
The first of our exclusive stories comes from Hazel Findlay, one of Britain's leading trad climbers. She began climbing on the sea cliffs of Pembrokeshire with her father when she was seven years old, and went on to be the first female British climber to climb E9, and the first to climb a sport 8c/5.14b. She also has numerous first ascents to her … [Read more...]
Celebrating Our Successes in 2018
The theme for our posts this week is celebrating our personal successes from 2018. All week we’ll be sharing success stories of some of the country’s most inspiring women climbers, including Hazel Findlay, Madeleine Cope, Michaela Tracy, and Abbie Robinson. We also invite you to share your story in the comments – be proud of yourself, motivate … [Read more...]
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