Were psyched to welcome one Britain's most talented female climbers
Natalie Berry to our pro partner team.
Natalie discovered climbing at the age of nine and it quickly took
over her life. Having joined the Glasgow Climbing Centre kid’s club she soon
progressed into competition climbing where following numerous comp wins she was asked
to join the GB Youth Climbing Team (aged 11). This gave Natalie the opportunity to compete
at an international level all over the world, culminating in a win at the
European Youth Series in Slovenia in 2007.
Having achieved so much as part of the GB Junior Team Natalie became
increasingly drawn outdoors and started sport climbing intensively at age 18.
This took Natalie on numerous trips to top sport destinations across Europe including Céüse, Siurana and
Gorges du Loup.
By 2012 she was onsighting 7c and had climbed up to 8b, one of only a handful of British women
to do so.
Now aged 21 and based out of Edinburgh, Scotland Natalie continues to push her climbing with moves into to trad and winter disciplines being her focus over the coming months, as well as continuing to climb for the GB senior lead team.
Natalie's competition climbing highlights so far:
· 8 Times
British Champion (Including BRYCS, BLCCs and BBCs)
· EYS Kranj 07
(1st Place)
· World Youth
Championships China 05 (5th Place)
· World Youth
Championships Austria 06 (4th Place)
· EYS Veliko
Tarnova 06 (5th Place)
· EYS Annecy 06
(3rd Place)
· EYS Kranj 06
(2nd Place)
· EYS Warsaw 07
(2nd Place)
· EYS Edinburgh
09 (4th Place)
· 3rd Overall
EYS 2006 and 2007
· 1st British
Youth Open 2010 EICA Ratho
· 1st Scottish
Youth Climbing Championships 2010
· Scottish
Universities Champion 2011
· 2nd Place
British Universities 2011
· 1st British
Universities 2012
· Championne
Départementale Isère 2012
· 3rd
Departmental Speed Championships Isère 2012
· 4th Coupe de
France Valence 2012
You can keep up with all the latest from Natalie at - http://natalieberry.wordpress.com
all photos: Chris Prescott at www.minerva-design.com
all photos: Chris Prescott at www.minerva-design.com
