Cathinka Tilborghs

My discipline(s): Sports climbing and bouldering

Rock/Ice/Flight Highlights:

Rock:

8a+ FAMILIA MANSON (Lead)

8a KILLER CATH 2^nd go (FFA)

8a BLACK DOLFIN 2^nd go (Lead)

7c LE TRE FAGLIE flash (FFA) (Lead)

7b Behemoth (Boulder/ Traverse)

Competition:

Flemish Champion 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019

Belgian Champion 2013, 2014 and 2015

17^th European Youth Championship Boulder 2014

15^th European Youth Cup 2018

Family is: Important

My vocation: Climbing, taking pictures and enjoying nature

Favorite season & why: Spring, because of the good weather and the perfect temperature for me to climb outside

The terrain where I feel the most at home: Crimps and big overhangs or roofs make me always excited

The terrain which challenges me the most: Slabs, slopes and dynamic moves

Favorite place(s): Berdorf, Oltre Finale, Fontainebleau, France, Spain, Austria,...

What motivates me: Climbing hard routes which look impossible first, but where you can see progress after some time. And finally, you can reach the top – of course always with the right people around me.

What a training week looks like: It depends on for what kind of competition or goal I train. Normally 1x a week boulder training and 3x a week lead training (projects, endurance, powertraining, dead hang,...), when I train for a lead goal. When I train for a boulder goal, I do boulder trainings 3-4x a week and eventually lead training 1x a week. But for both training goals I do stretching 2-3x a week, too.

Future plans: Trying hard, climbing a lot ouside and having a lot of fun!