Beth
Name
Bethany Monks
DoB
1990
Nick name
Beth
How old were you when you started climbing
7
How / why did you start climbing?
My Dad took me to North Wales and I started climbing on Little Tryfan with my sister.
Current UK ranking?
Leading - 4th
Bouldering - 4th
What is the hardest grade you have climbed or bouldered?
Indoors Lead - F7b+/c
Outdoors lead - F7a+
Bouldering - B7
Outdoors Toprope - F7b+
What is the best climbing competition you have been involved in?
World Youth Championships 2004 - Ratho
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Competition results
2002
National BRYCS Final - 4th
2003/04
BRYCS Final Aged 10-12 - Joint 1st
BBC's round 2 - 6th
BBC's round 3 - 6th
Boulder Comp, Nottingham - 1st
BICC round 1 - 3rd
BICC's round 2 - 3rd
BICCS round 3 - 4th
2004
BRYCS Final Aged 13-15 - 3rd
World Youth Climbing Champs - 27th
Semi-fnialist Top British Girl Youth B
BICCS round 1 - 5th
BICCS round 2 - 3rd
BICCS round 3 - 3rd
European Youth Cup - 16th
2005
BBC's Preston - 4th
BBC's Olympia - 4th
Nottingham Bouldering League - 1st
European Youth Cup, IMST - 14th
World Youth Climbing Championships, Beijing - 17th
European Youth Cup, Geneva - 11th
BICCS round 1 - 2nd
European Youth Cup, Kranj - 6th
Where is your favourite place to climb?
Sans Les Jeux - South of France
Cheedale - Peaks
Which is your favourite climb?
Count Down - F7b+ Cheedale
Max to the wall - F7a+ Cheedale
Which climb do you aspire too?
'Sturgeon in the cupboard' F7b+ - Cheedale
Who inspires you to keep climbing and why?
My Dad.. great coach, motivates me, takes me lots of places.
Sandrine Levet.. amazing, amazing climber!
Favourite drink
J2O
Favourite food
Curry
Favourite type of music
Rock/Indies
When you finally retire from climbing what job would you do?
Never retiring, but if I have to I like to do something in music, English or drama
If money were no object what would you buy?
Yosemite
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