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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Alejandra Contreras is one of the finest climbers in South America. In this exclusive, she shares her story as a climber, the sport in Chile and more. Zushan Hashmi: Tell me a little bit about your life outside of climbing and sports in general? What do you get up to? Alejandra Contreras: When I’m not …
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Dmitrii Timofeev is a Russian climber who specialises in speed climbing. In this exclusive, we talk about his climbing discipline of choice and his career. Zushan Hashmi: Tell me a little bit about your life outside of climbing and sports in general? Dmitrii Timofeev: My dad was a young sprinter in 100 meters and I …
Jarah Al Hawamdeh is Jordan’s first climber with an artificial limb. He has climbed some of the highest summits around the world, and regularly climbs traditional routes in Jordan and Turkey. In this feature, we caught up with him to talk about climbing and life in Turkey. Zushan Hashmi: Tell me a little bit about …
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Emily Harrington is an American rock climber. She is a five-time US National Climbing Champion and the first female climber to ascend multiple 5.14 sport climbs. We caught up with her during the pandemic to talk about her career, life, injuries and lockdown. Zushan Hashmi: How are you keeping busy during the COVID-19 lockdown? Emily …
Emily Harrington on Climbing, Yosemite and overcoming her fears Read More »
Anja Santini Mikulic is a Croatian climber. At 15, she is one of the rising stars in sports climbing. We caught up with her to talk about Croatian climbing, her future ambitions and climbing. Zushan Hashmi: Tell us about how you picked up climbing as your sport of choice? Anja Santini Mikulic: I started climbing …
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Hamad Sajwani is one of the first Emiratis (nationals of the UAE) to climb. He has helped develop the sport significantly in his country, raised awareness around the importance of environmental conservation while climbing outdoors, and bolted some of the most majestic routes around the UAE. I had the pleasure of visiting his place and …
Climbing is becoming more popular in Brazil, every year. Since 2014, we’re seeing it grow significantly, but most of the people here like to climb outdoors on the rocks, as competitions require lots of dedication and exhaustive training regimes. We caught up with two of the finest professional climbers in Brazil, Patricia Antunes and Jean …
The Brazilian Pro-Climbing Couple: Patricia Antunes & Jean Ouriques Read More »
