Lucy Creamer Interview

Dealing with breaks from climbing

Photo by Tim Glasby: Lucy on From a Distance E7, Pembroke Wales

Lucy was THE leading female climber of her generation, pushing standards across the board; she was the first British woman to onsight 8a, redpoint 8b+ and led the way in hard onsights of traditional climbs up to E7 (as well as being British Champion 8 times!!).

It was a fine line though because pushing this hard also resulted in a number of accidents (a lot!!) and injury leading to long stretches of time off. But her philosophical approach meant that each time she came back stronger and better. Here she gives her insights into how she framed and worked through each break.