Climbing Coach Faces Her FEAR of Climbing Above Water

Coach Be 🤝 Deep Water Soloing 15m above the River Thames for @TheNorthFace Climb Fest. You might recognise Coach Be as a regular guest in Hannah Morris Bouldering videos: always bringing a positive energy to coaching sessions and sharing her expertise on technique and climbing movement whilst encouraging climbers to see fear as an expected feature of climbing. You might assume Be doesn’t get scared of much - she throws herself around the bouldering gym like she’s never had a fear in her life - but climbing above water has always been far outside of her comfort zone. This year’s Climb Fest in London gave the perfect opportunity for Be to tackle her fear head on. Despite an unintentional but royal sandbagging from me - (“no, I really don’t think you’ll fall, the route is easy”), Be gave it full beans. It was certainly a proud friend moment watching Be take on the wall, and even find the time for a spot of coaching on the way.