Tamara Zulim

Tamara Zulim

Born: 1984
Lives: Split, Croatia
Climbing since: 2000

Started:
Tamara started in a climbing course, with absolutely no ambitions to compete. At the beginning, there was no climbing gym in Split, so it was just about ocassional climbing on rocks. In their local climbing group they shared one rope among several people and it was simillar also with other equipment - they had just few harnesses and climbing shoes all together. So it was no flying start of Tamara´s climbing career.

Preferred climbs:
Sport climbing routes in her home limestone climbing areas: Dalmatia, Marjan, Omis, Trogir, Markezina, Rupotine, Paklenica.

From her climbing achievements, she appreciates most:
Tamara is proud of her first 8b - the first female 8b on Croatian climbing scene.

Competitions:
She takes part in Croatian national bouldering cup and Championships in lead.  She is also a member of the natial Croatian climbing representation.

Training:
Tamara climbs 4x a week. Training in the climbing hall is the base, but she climbes out as much as possible.

Diet:
Home made meal.

Future plans:
To progress not only in climbing but in all important aspects of my life.

Climbing equipment:
Shoes Diamond (Rock Pillars), harness Twist Lady (Ocun)

Tamara Zulim about climbing:
"Climbing means pretext or possibility for me to get out of town, to travel and meet people.  Each route I climb, gives me a special mixture of emotions and new experience. Climbing trains and improves also my patience, strong will, persistence and adaptability to different conditions and situations. I can hardly imagine my life without climbing."

Hobbies and interests besides climbing:
Many of activities and interests, but now most of all finishing of her studies and master digree.