What do you most enjoy about climbing?
Climbing forces me to be mindful because I’m so busy trying not to die that I can’t think of anything else. I also enjoy the physical and mental challenge and being able to see progress, even if it’s just holding on for an extra second, making it to the next move, or just being slightly smoother and more efficient. But my favourite thing has to be the climbing community. I love how supportive, encouraging, and welcoming people are. No matter what “grade” you climb at, when you go for that tricky move everyone roots for you.
How did you get into climbing?
My first love is indoor bouldering and I’ve been playing around on plastic for a couple of years in the Bristol climbing scene. It’s the buzz, consistent temperature and lighting, and proximity to coffee and cake that does it for me.
Coming to Jersey forced me to try trad and boy is it addictive. Dolphins, great sea views, and mid-climbing swims have been epic!
What do you like to do when not climbing?
I spend a lot of time training my rescue dog “Juno”. We do agility, obedience, and generally practising not being a complete terror around other dogs. If you want to be inundated with pictures and dog stories, let me know.
I recently started sea swimming despite my lifelong aversion to being cold. I then had the brilliant / stupid idea of signing up to the “12 bays of Christmas” charity swim to motivate me to swim through the winter. So if you ever need enthusiastic support for your outrageous ideas, I’m 100% your gal.
I also love anything food related (cooking, eating, cooking shows), sewing, knitting, crocheting, board games, and napping. I also do yoga and gymnastics – both badly but enthusiastically.
Favourite local crag?
Beach bouldering at St. John (by the horse box café).
Favourite place you’ve climbed?
Bloc & Flashpoint in Bristol because it’s the ancestral home of my climbing psyche. It also has superb coffee and cake.