Lead, bouldering, speed, mountaineering, trad and much more! Interviews with the pros, and stories of the sport only on Sportageous.
Emma Twyford is a 34-year old climber from the UK. Emma has been climbing since the age of 7 and is the first British woman to break the 9a barrier with her ascent of The Big Bang at Lower Pen Trywn. In 2014, Emma became a coach for the Women’s Climbing Symposium (WCS). Sportageous caught …
Emma Twyford on climbing in the UK, her fitness routine and coaching Read More »
Campbell Harrison is a 23-year-old competitive sport climber from Melbourne, Australia, and has been climbing for almost 14 years. Sportageous talks to Harrison in this exclusive about Olympics, competitive climbing and his routine amidst the pandemic. In partnership with Sport Climbing Australia, we bring you the first in many features with professional climbers across Australia, …
Campbell Harrison talks Olympics, pro-climbing in Australia and his career Read More »
Sportageous has a brief chat with the Iranian climbing champion Hamed Heydari, he explains what it’s like to be a climber in Iran. He shares his future aspirations, his plans for his climbing career and the reception of this sport in Iran. Tell us a little bit about yourself, who you are and what you …
Hamed Heydari on rock climbing and sport in Iran Read More »
Ludovico Fossali is an Italian speed climber. He won gold at the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships and qualified for the Olympics. In this short feature, he caught up with Sportageous, to share his story and talk about what it means to be going to Tokyo. Sarah Fatima: Tell me a bit about your life …
Ludovico Fossali talks qualifying for the Olympics Read More »
At 23-years old, pro-climber, John Brosler has won numerous U.S National Championships and is also a Pan-American Champion. We caught up with him to talk about mental resilience, unfounded criticism and developing confidence in speed climbing. Zushan Hashmi: Tell me a little bit about your life outside of climbing and speed climbing, in particular? John …
John Brosler talks speed climbing, mental resilience and confidence Read More »
Zaheer Ahmad is the Pakistani speed climbing champion. He shares the story behind his climbing career. Starting off as an ordinary Pakistani engineering student Ahmad has won eight Gold, six Silver and three Bronze medals in different categories of the National championships. Read his story in this exclusive. Zushan Hashmi: Tell me a little bit …
In conversation with Zaheer Ahmad: speed climbing champion of Pakistan Read More »
Rémi Samyn is the former National Climbing Coach of the French team and an International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) route setter. We caught up with Rémi Samyn to talk about climbing, how necessary it is to plan in advance and decipher the essential techniques to be an international athlete, and more importantly, the coach …
Rémi Samyn talks fitness, coaching and French Climbing Read More »
Mia Krampl from Slovenia exhibited an interest in climbing following her elder sibling who was a professional sport climber. Krampl turned her focus on climbing into a profession. She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics and has a pair of podium finishes at the IFSC World Youth Championships. We caught up with Mia to hear …
Abhishek Mehta is a 25-year old professional climber from India. Known as ‘Mehta Ji’, he works as a route setter and operational executive at the largest gym in Delhi, Climb Central. India may be a sports-crazy nation, but climbing does not quite grab national attention there. Abhishek shares how he got involved in the sport …
Abhishek Mehta talks Indian climbing, a lack of funding and routesetting Read More »
Koup challenges the status quo in performance apparel with sustainable and innovative solutions. Their cinnamon-based Koup t-shirt can be used over several days and still smell fresh, while being completely sustainable and eco-friendly. We caught up with their co-founder, Brian Chuang, to hear about the brand’s vision and future. Zushan Hashmi: A shirt made of …
Koup: A cinnamon-based, sustainable shirt for climbers & adventurers Read More »
