Help Whanganui Mum come back from surgery to Qualify for NZ ParaClimbing Team!!
After a year of self-care for my mental and physical health, I need a little help to chase my Paraclimbing dream. #EarnTheFern
Manawatu / Whanganui
My name is Rachel and I am a Whanganui wahine, mother and a below the knee amputee.
Climbing is a way for me to passionately share the message that with a little self belief and community we can reach through the day to day struggle of physical disability, pain and mental health adversity and create a future full of sunshine.
2024 was a year for me to get through major surgery on my remaining ankle and practice an absolutely enormous amount of self care.
I now begin 2025 by stepping back into the world of competing, and writing my own story of determination. Climbing has been added to the LA 2028 Paralympic schedule and I begin these next four years as a Paralympic hopeful!
My first step in 2025 is team selection at the New Zealand National's in Rotorua this weekend. Although there will be no routes set for para, and I’ll be climbing on abled bodied routes… with quite possibly no other para athletes to compete against… the registration and licensing costs are the same for me, as well as the cost of travel, and this is my only pathway to team selection.
I would be so thankful for a little financial support, or sharing the word by sharing this link with your friends and family.
Much much love.
Rachel.
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My immediate need is a little support to get to nationals in Rotorua THIS weekend. Any remaining funds will be used for 2025 training plans, nutrition, physio, travel to competitions, and petrol to train within NZ (there is no climbing wall in my city).
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Help Whanganui Mum come back from surgery to an IFSC WORLD CUP! 3 March 2025
You guys SMASHED the goal of reaching the costs target for nationals .
I am So freaking thankful for how a little from many members of my community and climbing family has gone such a long way to making that event happen.
This was my team selection event for Paraclimbing internationally and proudly wearing the fern again after injury and surgery.
So I now move on to finding the costs for the first World Cup in May . Flights are $2225, and accommodation (shared with others) Kai and a rental car will be on top.
If we could collectively cover those flights, the first $2000, before the 12 of march when I can no longer home them at sale price, I’ll be so thankful .
I understand being able to fundraise, and being able to climb is a privilege . And I don’t take it for granted. I want all the parents to know I’m fully here for your youth as they develop in this sport and my passion is there to walk it beside them and care for their athlete wellbeing holistically as best I can as a mentor. Something we dont have in climbing nz as of yet.. so if you feel your youth (in particular your girls) could use some one on one wellbeing goals setting please reach out. I’m there for them. Always.
As always. Love you all and mad respect for helping me Venice in the dream! I’ve extended the give a little to the end of May … but the ideal is that that flight moolah comes in over the next week or two before the sale expires. A very little goes a long way, & a share is helpful.
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