Isabell Hardt

„ I especially love bouldering because of the versatile movements and climbing because of the chained moves that give you a real "flow" in a beautiful route and make you wish there were no chains at the end of a route. Besides, in climbing you meet a lot of new people on trips, competitions and in training and you can explore many beautiful places in the world. My favourite thing is to be out in nature with my friends and share the experiences with them. “

Isabells
Achievements Comps

  • Boulder World Cup Participation 2018
  • 4th Place German Boulder Championships Firedrichshafen 2018
  • 3rd Place Southern German Championship Tübingen 2018
  • European Championships Participation Innsbruck 2015
  • German Boulder Vice Champion (Youth B)

Isabells
Achievements Outdoors

  • Sport Climbing
  • Skywalk (8a), Morsbach, Germany
  • Velvet Goldmine (27/ 7c), Grampians, Australia
  • Popkorn (7c), Morsbach, Germany
  • Bouldering
  • Lazy Mooneli (V10/ 7c+), Grampians, Australia
  • Backgammon (7c), Cresciano, Switzerland
  • Cave Girl (V9/ 7c), Grampians, Australia
  • The Walker (V9/ 7c), Grampians, Australia
  • Anagramma (V9/ 7c), Grampians, Australia
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Isabell
about Mantle

„ There so many different kinds of chalk and within my climbing career you get to know a lot of them. I have chosen the Mantle Chalk long ago because it has the perfect consistency due to the mix of soft powder and chunks. “

Questions to Isabell

What do you usually do in your spare time?

When I amnot climbing or working I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I like to enjoy a delicious cappuccino or cook something tasty and I love game nights and mystery dinners,. When the weather is nice though, I often go hiking or climbing in the mountains. I also like to try out new things and currently I practice different handstand variations quite regularly. Apart from that, I am always open to travel adventures all over the world: with and without climbing equipment in my luggage!

Give us a fun fact about you or a remarkable experience in your climbing career.

A few years ago on a usual friday morning I was on my way to school and was chatting with my coach. He told me to come to Frankfort because there was a fun comp taking place. I go: "Yeah, you are being funny, who should I possibly get from Munich to Frankfort now and where should I spend the night,..?" He continued trying to convince me while I was checking train connections and asked my friend if I could sneak into her hotel room. I also had my climbing stuff with me since I had planned to go training after school and what else but a tooth brush do you need for one night? So I called my mum and she thought I had gone completely crazy but gave me permission to go. Well, spontanity, initiative and being a little crazy paid off. With the win and a price in my school bag plus a story to tell and a proud coach I went back home.

What are your long term and/or short term goals?

At the moment, I'm mainly into "pleasure climbing" (long, flashable but beautiful tours)! Trad climbing has also found a place in my climbing heart. I have also noticed that this balanced and more varied training (mix of bouldering, climbing and handstands) is very good for my body health-wise. One of my goals is to be able to pass on my experiences to friends or the next generation. I make this goal come true as a coach of the Boulderwelt athlete team and as a route setter. Moreover, I have been able to infect some "non-climbing friends" with enthusiasm for the sport, so that we now go bouldering together once a week. Overall, however, joy, enjoyment and collecting and passing on experiences are currently more important than ticking off certain difficulties, achieving competition successes or climbing special dream lines.

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