2018 has been a great year with lots of ups and a few downs but overall I can’t complain. I could make some huge improvements in my training and most important of all I had a year without any noteworthy injuries.

Sometimes we don’t even notice it until there’s some kind of backstep. In some ways it’s constantly there but we usually need to measure it in order to appreciate it.

Each time I leave Rocklands it feels like time passed way too quickly and all I want to do is come back as soon as possible.

I’ve had quite a rough start to this year’s season. Shortly before the first competition in March, I felt the strongest I’ve ever had, at least physically.

When I first started climbing it was mainly outdoors. Sport climbing as well as multi-pitch, usually combined with lots of hiking.