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CREATE Sasha DiGiulian talks in climbing As she summits a towering 2,300-foot granite dome in Madagascar, Sasha DiGiulian books another in a list of impressive “firsts”, this one the first female ascent of Mora Mora, ranked as one of the most difficult climbing routes in the world. I knew who Sarah was before Mora Mora, but reading about that climb dialed me in. I had a chance to connect with this top American climber to talk collaboration, creativity and inspiration. 10 FLOW OCTOBER 2<strong>01</strong>8 ~
Q: Sasha, what does collaboration look like when prepping for a climb? And what does it look like when you're on the climb? Sasha: While climbing is an intrinsically individual sport, more often than not it is not possible without a climbing partner. I have a really special relationship with each climbing partner that I have because there is a lot of trust built into this dynamic. Currently, my climbing partner (Edu Marin) and I are prepping for a two-month long trip in the Canadian Rockies around the Banff region. We have three big walls of the most challenging technical faces that we want to complete, each in one day. In order to prepare for this project we have been mapping out the gear that we need; from ropes, to trad and sport gear, to the on-the-wall sleeping gear, etc. Q: What role does creativity play when you're on a climb? Watch Sasha completing the first female ascent of American Hustle in Oliana, Spain A Columbia University grad, when Sasha’s not ascending a grade 9a, 5.14d (as the first North American woman to climb what is recognized as one of the hardest sport climbs achieved by a female), she gives her time to organizations that inspire the pursuit and access to sports, and female empowerment. She is on the Board of the Women's Sports Foundation and serves as a Global Athlete Ambassador for Right to Play, Up2Us Sports, and the American Alpine Club. Check out what’s she up to today - Sasha D iGiulian Sasha: Climbing is all about solving a gigantic jigsaw puzzle; putting individual pieces of the puzzle together in order to “send” or “summit” the climb. The creative process mainly happens during the climb - there is an element of visualization and thoughtfulness that happens beforehand but a lot of the creativity is packaged within the flow experience of climbing. Q: What inspired you to start climbing and what's inspired you to keep climbing? Sasha: I started climbing when I saw six; I loved the fact that I was in control of how I moved up the wall. Climbing is this input-output formula; what you put into it is what you get out of it. This varies at times - the effort that I put towards training, exploration, and big projects, but what has remained constant is my passion for it. I love how climbing has taken me around the world, given me a lens to experience remote corners and interact with different cultures. I love the process of not knowing I am capable of doing something, physically, then revealing to myself what I am capable of when I figure out the mental side. There are many aspects of climbing that I love; the sheer physical experience, the mental puzzle-solving, and the community. FLOW OCTOBER 2<strong>01</strong>8 ~ 11
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