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Albert Segura Athlet Profil Edelrid

ALBERT SEGURA -SPAIN-

Big Wall, Alpine and sport climbing

Rock Climbing House
Birthday: 11-06-1973
Homeland: Barcelona
Place of residence: Catalonia
Size: 180
Arm length: 183
Ape-Index: +3 cm
With EDELRID since: 2019
Sponsors: Edelrid, Tenaya, Climax Sport, Red Chilly, Jom Big Wall
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Lieblingsorte:

  • Arbolí(Siurana)
  • California
  • Australia
  • Patagonia

 

 

Highlights: New Big Wall routes in Pakistan, Yosemite, Mali, Sardinia, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, Spain and Patagonia ,Baltoro Cathedrals in Pakistan, Fitz Roy, Sandokan 8b, Yarak (5.13 trad), Mirall impenetrable A5 (most free climbing at 7b/+ in A5 gear)

 

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Albert Segura Athlet Profil Edelrid
INTERVIEW
Climbing
What most people don't know about me
 

For some years I was competing in Artistic Roller Skating

When and how did you get into climbing and what kept you interested / fascinated in the sport?
 

I start climbing when I was 23 but as soon I had my first contact with the rock I notice that climbing was going to be something very important in my life. Since then and until now is been all ready over 24 years non stop visiting almost 60 countries and always motivated as the first day. Before climbing I did several sports but climbing is so far the one that makes me happy and keep me motivated. Climbing is so mental and physically at the same time that lots of times I can't sleep thinking where I'm going to be in my next trip or if I can mange to do a crux of a project at the next day.

Who was your childhood hero and do you consider yourself a role model now? Does it influence you at all that other people look up to you?
 

When I start climbing I feel in love with Lynn Hill. I remember that I was dreaming to climb the Nose and She was the first climber climbing in free climb these amazing route. I don't consider myself a model to anybody but being a climbing guide, when I'm teaching some climbers and they feel very curious, asking me about my trips and life I feel that they really want to have a similar way of leaving as I do and these is a nice feeling because I really enjoy my life. But these amazing life but without great people like my wife Lidia and my little daughter Zion to share these experiences won't be the same.

What were the most important milestones in your life so far, both in climbing and in everyday life? Did you immediately recognize them as such or only later on?
 

During the last 20 years I did almost every Big Wall that I planned to do and every year I'm getting a bit stronger little by little in sport climbing too, but I'll say that my milestone is finishing every day happy and try to never get angry when there is something that I can make it. Never mind if is a route or something that happen in my personal life. When climbing I like to remember how hard was for me climbing as a beginner and how many times I felt desperate at the end of a climbing day. Is nice to remember years ago and compare it with present days. I think that being constant and enjoying what you are doing is the only way of improving.

What were your greatest failures / setbacks / injuries? How did you cope with them and how did you come back from them?
 

I was in a long climbing trip by my self climbing every day and feeling very strong :) when one day climbing an A5 pitch in a rope solo style I hear a noice and suddenly I felt that all was finish. I toke a very huge fall, the last coper that I clipped just snap and then every piece of gear that was on the rock start coming off ...


I was in the first pitch of a multi pitch route so if any single piece of gear was holding I'll stop in the ground. Lucky me a black alien and a tiny piton that I joined with a small cordellete stop me 10 cm before I smash my head against the ground. The unlucky part is that in the fall I hit a roof with my chest and I broke 7 rips. I went to the hospital by my self and after some hours I escape thinking that if they where giving me an operation I wont climb anymore because my back was quite badly injured. I stayed some months in really pain and my ex wife had to help me to get dress and I could not almost walk, but then I went to see David Ponce that is a back specialist and he fixed me quite well after some sessions. In these time of my life I though a lot about of how many important things are in life that where not related with climbing. I thought that never will walk again or having a normal life so climbing was not super important anymore for a while.

 

In another trip I toke a fall while climbing Riders on the Storm in the central tower of Torres del Paine and I broke my leg. I was so motivated that I told my friends that was just a twist and that I still could climb up the fixed ropes if they wanted to continue climbing. We had very horrible weather for 7 days so I stay one week on the porta ledge with a broken leg. On the way down I abseil the wall, cross the glaciar on my bump and then I walked for 15 hours to get to the refuge. Is amazing how strong can be the human body...

 

Next day I toke a horse, then 2 buses and I went to the hospital to have some screws on my leg as a Patagonia souvenir

What is your favorite climbing related story / experience?
 

While climbing a 500 meters mixed route (free and aid ) I a rope solo , I was in the middle of a pitch 250 meters from the ground and I placed a Blue Black Diamond cam. When I went to grab the rope for clipping a realized that, shit I did not have a rope...
In a moment I passed of a being in an amazing place enjoying tranquility an peace to be in and a very bad situation. I lost my rope because these pitch was very vertical and the rope was pulling down inside my bag by it's own weight. I was climbing with my rope inside my back pack in my back and I was sure that I did a knot at the end of the rope to avoid these situation but, wherever these didn't matter anymore. I was there in the middle of a scary pitch with poor rock and not to many options to do. I keep climbing no ropes for 12 meters and then I clipped my self to a couple of pitons.
Was cold, nobody new that I was there and I did not have a rope...
Lucky me before I start trying to climb down I hear some people near to the base of the wall and I could tell them my funny situation.
That was many years ago and rescue teams where not as professional as they are now I guess. I had to wait for 23 hours hanging on the wall, being very , very cold, without warm cloths, water, food or the most important part ,my rope...

Training
Do you have a strict training schedule for when and how you train throughout the year?
 

Depending on the year. Right now I'm not training , just climbing 4/5 per week but I guess that some day I'll start again. I need to have a project to be motivated. For example If I'm going to and African Big Wall I like to climb in a very hot faces to get use to the hit and if I'm planing going to a Patagonia I'll trie to climb in a very cold faces with lots of cloths to simulate the wall conditions
During some years I was coaching a group and training them 5 months per year in situ. I was training with them and doing the same program and that was feeling great. Once weather gets very good and leaving in a place with more than 4000 climbing routes is a bit hard to train and I prefer climbing real rocks

What advice can you give to somebody looking to improve their training routine?
 

Enjoy, short but high quality sessions and at least a good rest day doing something not relative with climbing

What do you think of indoor climbing gyms in relation to climbing on actual rock?
 

Last years Climbers are getting stronger because every time climbing gyms simulate better the rock but is still far from some rock styles. What I see in my area is that gym climbers without to much experience do quite well in places like Margalef where are a lots of pockets but they find more difficult climbing in Siurana where holds are much smaller and is very important the foot work. I think is very important to mix a lot of different climbing styles to improve much faster.

Are you able to do a one-arm pull-up? How about a single finger?
 

Yes but not in Christmas time :). Is amazing seeing my wife climbing some hard staff because She can't do a single pull up but she can go up to some amazing routes. Some climbers have so much technique that I don't thing that do a one-arm-pull-up is not that important, at least that you want to pick up a boy or a girl :)

How much of the success as a pro climber is due to show and how much due to actual climbing skill?
 

As a Professional climbing guide I have to be quite active in a social media if I want to keep doing what I like

Psychology of climbing
Is it possible for anybody to eventually perform a one-armed pull-up or get to the top of the Eiger/Matterhorn, or do you really have to be born for it?
 

Anybody that really want to do something can't make it

How important is it to set goals in professional sports? What are your goals / targets you are working towards in climbing and in life?
 

Goals are important because help me to don't waste time. One my goals is keep doing sport, being happy with my family and feel fit for the rest of my life .
Every year I trie to travel somewhere far and make a new Big Wall route. Hope that Covid situation gets better and I'll like to go back to Chile where I have a very nice project to make. It's a very impressive 600m needle with 12h hiking and a 800m waterfalls to access

How to you deal with extremely hard climbing problems? Do you ever get frustrated and give up on them or do they motivate you even more?
 

In Spanish I'll say that I'm "muy Cabezón" that means that if I have something in mind I never give up

The future of climbing
Is there anything you would like to change about the current developments in climbing?
 

I'll like to see climbing places much cleaner than I see them. Seem that some new climbers don't respect these places as they deserved and I think that these is a job to do from climbing gyms. Covid Pandemia is a sign that mama tierra is given to us and it will be nice to learn from these situation and respect more the nature.

Where do you see the sport going in the next years, what will change and what is your role going to be in it?
 

Being a guide I thing my role is to teach new generations to respect the climbing crags and mountains

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