Nationalität/ Nationality: Polish
Alter/Age: 24
Sponsoren/Sponsors: GATOWALLS, BOREAL
Beste Ergebnisse/Best Results/Achievements:
1. 8b’s RP “Zona 0” in Siurana and “Mrtvaski ples” in Osp
2. Polish Champion in Lead 2007 and Polish Champion in Bouldering 2009
3. 24th in European Boulder Championship in Birmingham 2007 and 24th in Climbing Worldcup in Lead in Puurs 2006
Interview
What do you expect of BRONX ROCK Invitational?
Many interesting boulder problems, a new experience, and a lot of fun climbing with Daniel
and some new interesting people that I will meet. By the way – in polish we call “bronx” a good beer so…
Do you have special plans for the screwing?
Hmmm… Special? Not yet
but looking at where the BRONX ROCK Invitational will take place this year, I wouldn’t like to “screw” a lot… I would like to find the possibility to climb these bouldering cubes with as few extra climbing holds as possible.
Describe the perfect boulderproblem.
The one that only I can climb
No, I’m joking – frankly speaking, I’m not a very competitive person. So perfect boulder… Hard to imagine only one. Generally, in my opinion, a really good boulder cannot be long and each of his moves should be very difficult. But the boulders that I enjoy the most are these ones which are hard to resolve or which require dynamics, coordination or flexibility. And I love climbing on all formations, or volumes (as for climbing on artificial wall). The funny thing is that I’m not very good at it all
Where do you see possibilities for the development of climbing?
If we are talking about the development of the popularity of climbing as a sport: in placing a climbing hero in the most-watched TV series
We had once in Poland last year or 2 years ago and since then all polish climbing gyms are FULL and the general interest in climbing has increased a lot a lot.
What part of your sport would you like to change?
Only the fact that sometimes you cannot climb when you really want to and need to, when for example the weather in rocks is not good or when your skin is gone (I hate it) or when you get contusions (that’s the worst!). Apart of this, my love for climbing is unconditional
What does climbing mean to you?
Oh…
so much!!! I can say that it’s my life. Apart from my family and my friends, that is the most important thing for me. On the one hand climbing is something very personal to me, and the on the other hand it’s something that I want and like to share with the others. Climbing move, nature, and very rich relationships… – that’s my “climbing”
Yours strengths and weaknesses in climbing?
Strengths:
inexhaustible motivation, crimps, quite good stamina
Schwächen/ Weaknesses: slopers, orientation in roofs
, coordination, climbing on formations and sometimes just “thinking”
I believe in
Oh… again “so much”!!! Maybe I’m too naïve… or just optimistic. But most of all: in family, climbing all your live and power of music.
What inspires you?
Human relationships, human passions, children’s openness to the world and instrumental music
Any advice for anything?
To always try to find something positive out of every experience. And to travel and climb a lot a lot everywhere, especially outside!
Top 3
Heroes
I don’t really have any special one (or 3
), but talking about the climbers whose climbing impresses me, I have to mention about Favresse brothers, Adam Pustelnik and Lynn Hill.
Music
Only 3? Seems impossible but maybe…
1. piano of Keith Jarrett
2. guitar of Andy Mckee and Paco de Lucia
3. RDJ2, Beastie Boys, The Knife, oh.. many many…
Ah! And obviously – DJ Jung!!!
What are you doing beside climbing?
A lot! Again: hard to choose only 3 things
1. learning French, Spanish and Catalan
2. biking, skiing, snowboarding, ski-touring
3. listening a lot of music and eating a lot!
Climbing territories
1. Siurana
2. Ceuse
3. Osp