Paraclimbing, Competing and Community with Amurta Wyssmann
03/05/25 • 20 min
Amruta Wyssmann shares how she went from a new climber to proud member of the Swiss paraclimbing team. She tells Mel about the importance of community in climbing and her training plans. Amy also shares her aspirations for the future - including hopes for the 2028 Paralympics - her newfound passion for ice climbing, and her hobbies outside of climbing including cooking and reading fantasy novels.
NOTE: apologies, the audio quality for the final moments of the episode is slightly less than optimal - no, it's not just your headphones!
Chapters:
00:00
Introduction
02:51
The Community and Competition in Climbing
05:46
Training Regimens and Overcoming Challenges
09:04
Route Setting and Adaptations in Para Climbing
11:58
Future Aspirations and the Paralympics
15:08
Exploring Ice Climbing
17:57
Hobbies Beyond Climbing
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Mel Reeve is an experienced writer, casual climber and enthusiast, bringing her knowledge and passion to the podcast. With a background in writing, copywriting and content creation, Mel is dedicated to sharing the diverse stories and perspectives that shape the climbing community.
Amruta Wyssmann shares how she went from a new climber to proud member of the Swiss paraclimbing team. She tells Mel about the importance of community in climbing and her training plans. Amy also shares her aspirations for the future - including hopes for the 2028 Paralympics - her newfound passion for ice climbing, and her hobbies outside of climbing including cooking and reading fantasy novels.
NOTE: apologies, the audio quality for the final moments of the episode is slightly less than optimal - no, it's not just your headphones!
Chapters:
00:00
Introduction
02:51
The Community and Competition in Climbing
05:46
Training Regimens and Overcoming Challenges
09:04
Route Setting and Adaptations in Para Climbing
11:58
Future Aspirations and the Paralympics
15:08
Exploring Ice Climbing
17:57
Hobbies Beyond Climbing
notyourtypicalclimberpodcast.uk
Follow us on Instagram
About your host:
Mel Reeve is an experienced writer, casual climber and enthusiast, bringing her knowledge and passion to the podcast. With a background in writing, copywriting and content creation, Mel is dedicated to sharing the diverse stories and perspectives that shape the climbing community.
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Not Your Typical Climber - Paraclimbing, Competing and Community with Amurta Wyssmann
Transcript
Welcome to the podcast, Amruta. I'm really excited to speak to you today. Could you maybe just share a bit about yourself and your climbing for our listeners? Hi all, I'm Amruta Wyssmann I'm a paraglider on the Swiss paraclimbing team. I started bouldering in autumn of 2018 and I started competing in 2021. That's quite a short time to go from starting the sport.
to then being part of the power climbing team in Switzerland. Could you maybe share a little bit about that journey? Yeah, tha
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