A Climber at Home on Southern Sandstone
An interview with Sam Taylor. Words by Becky Hart:
The famous climbers in the world have huge social media followings, are sponsored by a raft of outdoor companies and spend their lives jumping from country to country, crag to crag showing off their adventures. Yet climbing is a sport, a hobby, a way of life even that doesn’t always lend itself to the commercial. Many of the country’s best climbers are unknown names, local specialists that almost fill the ‘urban legend’ category. You’ll be at the crag and someone unassuming, in battered clothes and boots filled with holes will quietly sit in the corner minding their own business, only to astound you when they get on the rock.