Her family jokes “she can climb The Matterhorn, but can’t go into a shop”. Georgia Pilkington is British Deaf Climbing Champion and cofounder of Deaf Climbing UK, she has also recently been diagnosed with Autism. As part of the Autism at Height team, Georgia attempted to climb the Matterhorn in August, she reveals to Womenclimb how the experience … [Read more...]
Film Review // Looking Up // Cara Howard
I don't think I really consider myself disabled I'm just 'me with removable parts'. Selling itself as 'The highs and lows for female paraclimbers' this charming short documentary features some of the best female paraclimbers in the UK. Think Sianagh Gallagher and Fran Brown, as well as Esme Hart and Alex Taylor. Each of these inspiring women … [Read more...]
Fran Brown: World Paraclimbing Champion
Over two months ago I was scrolling through Facebook and came upon this post… In a slightly over excited manner I shot to my car and drove to the centre desperately trying not to let it show how excited I was and come across as either a) a total geek or, much worse, b) a stalker. For those of you who are confused by any of this I introduce … [Read more...]