Help Whanganui Para-climbing Mum come back from surgery to represent Aotearoa again!!

Please help me role model that the outdoors and sport is for every body type and is a powerful tool in our wellbeing kete. Representing Aotearoa gives me a voice to share this message and the first world cup of the year is coming up fast!

I don't have even half the funds needed for this and the pressure is on.

Asking for help, and for money, is really awkward and really hard. I feel embarrassed by it often!

But to keep parasports visible for our rangatahi and tamariki living with disabilities is something I will continue to be resilient in. And to do this I really need my community behind me.

An army of little koha's would get me there and back... a little koha really does go a long way.

So far I have not found any sponsorship (if you're a business that would like to help out please reach out!) and there is no support from Climbing NZ or High Performance sport New Zealand.

You can also help by sharing this link to your social media pages. Even better, if you have friends in your community that might resonate with the message of accessibility to the outdoors being important for every New Zealander and for our mental health and sense of belonging (no matter our 'abilities'), please consider sharing this link as a personal message to them. It really helps too!

As always, you have my love and gratitude.

Ngā mihi.

Rachel.