20 Questions: Leah Crane

by Adrian Berry on 23 February 2005

1. What is the best thing to have happened to you in the last twelve months?
   Doing Orion (8a)
2. What is your favourite possession?
   My photo albums.
3. What was your first climbing experience?
   When I was three outside at Brassington rocks.
4. If you could have a second home anywhere in the world, where would it be?
   In font where everyone who I’m friends with could stay.
5. If you could do one thing differently in your life, what would it be?
   Not have to get permission to and do all the things I want to do and all the places i want to go. NOT GO TO SCHOOL!
6. Do you believe in life after death?
   Yes
7. If you hadn’t discovered climbing – what would you be doing with your life?
   Gymnastics and some other crazy sport probably snowboarding.
8. When in your life were you most scared?
   When I was young and lost my parents in the supermarket and also when i was young having to go up the stairs in the dark to get to my bedroom. (I used to hate the dark).
9. What style of climbing do you find the least inspiring – and why?
   Indoor leading. Being outside inspires me more.
10. What is the world’s biggest problem?
    Terrorism and war. Not being able to decide on peace.
11. What’s climbing’s biggest problem?
    Petty disagreements and so called ’defacing’.
12. Describe your perfect day.
    Wake up on some beach on an exotic island with a load of mates maybe do a bit of climbing, have fun and chill out.
13. What aspect of climbing do you find the most interesting?
    Going to unclimbed places.
14. What is the best thing about climbing?
    Satisfaction and making some of the best mates, seeing some awsum places and having some of the best times.
15. What single thing is the greatest obstacle between you and your climbing?
    School and education pressure.
16. What role, if any, does risk-taking have in your life?
    Keeps me on my toes and gives my life an extra little kick.
17. If you could spend a day taking an historical character climbing for the first time, who would you choose, and why? Hitler, then accidently drop him 70m and watch him poo his pants.
18. If you were washed up on a desert island, and there was a crag on it – what crag would you like it to be?
    Kalymnos
19. If there were 25 hours in the day, what would you do with the extra one?
    Save it up till the end of the week and have a day of school.
20. If you could be any animal other than a human, what would you be?
    A flying monkey which can also swim and breath under water.

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