Name: Natalie Berry
Age: 17
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Sport: Climbing

Best competition results:

• 6 x British Champion
• 1st – European Youth Series round in Kranj, Slovenia 2007
• 3rd Overall in Europe 2007
• 3rd Overall in Europe 2006
• Total of 1 x Gold, 2 x Silver and 3 x Bronze medals from European events
• 4th – World Youth Championships 2005, Imst, Austria

Training:

• 4 x sessions per week of training indoors at EICA Ratho and Glasgow Climbing Centre, including:

Forearm endurance (anaerobic endurance, repeating climbs up to 5 times with one minute’s rest between attempts)

Bouldering (hard powerful moves)

Working on hard routes

• Light weight training 2-3 times per week plus pull-ups and fingerboard training every day.

Occupation:

Student currently on Gap Year before going to University in 2010 to study Modern Languages.