This photo was taken at the Paraclimbing World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria in 2022. It depicts a climber swinging from a large yellow Rockclimbing hold on a steep, white climbing wall. The climber wears a prosthetic on his right leg. A sign behind the climber reads “Tirol Innsbruck.” The sky in the background is a deep blue
This photo was taken at the 2022 Paraclimbing World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria. It depicts the Italian National Paraclimbing team in a large group hug, after one of their athletes clinched the gold medal. Eight members of the team are embracing and smiling. They wear blue uniforms with Italian flag patches.
This photo was taken at the 2023 Paraclimbing World Championships in Bern, Switzerland. A female climber with a visual impairment scales a nearly vertical wall that has blue climbing holds. She wears a sparkly American Flag blindfold (climbers in this category must wear blindfolds for fairness) and a headset, which she uses to communicate with a partner on the ground, who tells her where the holds are on the wall. The wall is illuminated in a bright spotlight and chalk dust sparkles in the air around the climber.
This photo was taken at the 2023 Paraclimbing World Cup in Salt Lake City, Utah. It depicts three female climbers sitting on the ground pinning bib numbers onto each others backs. The climbers wear team USA jerseys. I love the teamwork and support illustrated in this photo!
I heard it’s #portfolioday ! Since 2018 I have been privileged to shoot multiple World Cup and World Championship Paraclimbing competitions all over the world! Here are a few favorite shots, with descriptions in Alt Text.
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