Chloé is a boulder and lead climber competing in the world cup circuit for the Belgian team! This is my first time talking to a Belgian climber, so in this episode we’ll learn a lot about their fairly newly established national team and how funding works, and we also talk about body image with being a more muscular climber, as well as the difficulties that come with being a female climber.

Guest links:

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Reference links:

Master of Fire Competition

Team Boulder Arena (Competition w/ Stasa)

Charlotte de Witte

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Timestamps of discussion topics

0:00 - Introduction/China stress

3:35 - Going into simulation

6:50 - Climbing beginnings

10:39 - Transitioning from youth to senior circuit

12:31 - Favorite discipline

17:44 - Training with dad vs. with the Belgian team

23:05 - Training with male athletes

27:31 - Does the Belgian team train together?

31:36 - Belgian athlete funding

34:01 - Gaining strength too easily

40:03 - Body image

44:27 - Being the only woman on the Belgian team

49:32 - Training with Stasa

58:06 - Machismo in the climbing gym

1:03:02 - 2024 goals

1:04:32 - Discord Q: Are there any language difficulties within team Belgium?

1:06:16 - Discord Q: What do you do in isolation?

1:07:28 - Discord Q: What kind of music do you listen to?

1:09:32 - Where to find Chloé