Natalie Berry

Natalie's Profile

Age: 19

Home Town: Edinburgh

Years Climbing: 11

Favourite Climbing Wall: EICA: Ratho

Competition Results:

World Youth Championships China 05 (5^th Place)

World Youth Championships Austria 06 (4^th Place)

EYS Veliko Tarnova 06 (5^th Place)

EYS Annecy 06 (3^rd Place)

EYS Kranj 06 (2^nd Place)

EYS Warsaw 07 (2^nd Place)

 EYS Kranj 07 (1^st Place)

EYS Edinburgh 09 (4^th Place)

3^rd Overall EYS 2006 and 2007

1^st British Youth Open 2010 EICA Ratho

1^st Scottish Youth Climbing Championships 2010

Scottish Universities Champion 2011

2^nd Place British Universities 2011

8 Times British Champion (Including BRYCS, BLCCs and BBCs

After discovering climbing completely by chance aged 8 after trying it out at a shopping centre, I quickly became an addict! From being a member of the kids’ club “RockRatz” at Glasgow Climbing Centre to competing in the British Regional Youth Climbing Series Final within 4 months of starting, I was already determined to become a member of the British Junior Climbing Team and to represent my country at an international level.

In 2003 my dream came true as I was selected as a member of the GB Team aged 11. Two years later I competed in my first European Youth Cup in Imst, Austria and placed 4^th, giving me a taste for the international circuit. In the same year I placed 5^th in the World Youth Championships in Beijing, which provided me with confidence and an incentive to train harder - as a result I achieved podium places and enjoyed many successful years of competing at junior level internationally, the highlight being a 1^st Place in EYS Kranj in 2007.

Now that I am competing at Senior level and a member of the GB Senior Team, I aim to compete in some senior internationals this year as well as achieving higher grades outdoors. This spring I climbed my first 8a as well as onsighting several 7c’s and hope to continue this upward progression over the years to come. I also wish to continue my coaching work and that my experience of 11 years of climbing and competing can be used to help and inspire others to achieve their goals.