Rock climbing requires not only physical strength,but also complete mental concentration.So it is not an easy sport.But this may not be true for 20-year-old Sasha DiGuilian.This fearless girl who has been dominating the sport ever since she entered this field is just getting warmed up.
The youngster who is also studying for a creative writing degree at Columbia University says that she began climbing even before she could walk.As a baby,she constantly escaped from her bed and led her friends to the nearest rocks or hills.Then at the age of seven she attended brother's birthday party at a local rock climbing gym and found her gift for it.
Soon after,she joined the local center in her hometown of Alexandria,Virginia and began climbing—first once a week,then twice and soon,almost every day.At the age of nine,she won her first climbing competition by participating in an event that she hadn't even been aware of,until she went to the gym for her normal climbing routine.Her competitive nature and love for the sport immediately reached the peak and she began ,training seriously,but this time outside the gym—climbing real mountains.
As a youngster,she won the Junior Continental Championships from 2004 to 2010.Then she went on to catch the Pan American Championship and the US National Championship as soon as she was old enough.And in 2011,at just 18 years old,she was crowned Female Overall World Champion in Arco,Italy at her first attempt.
Sasha DiGuilian is also the youngest woman who has completed the 5.14 d graded climb in which climbers must climb rocks that are vertical.The 5.14 d graded climb is regarded as the most difficult climb and it is something that even the most experienced climbers are a little afraid to take on,because a small slip could result in a severe injury or even death.
(1)What does the underlined word"dominating"in Paragraph 1 mean?(1 word)Controlling/Ruling.
(2)When did Sasha DiGuilian find she had the talent for rock climbing?(no more than 12 words)
At the age of seven./When she was seven.
At the age of seven./When she was seven.
(3)What made Sasha DiGuilian begin training seriously to climb real mountains?(no more than 10 words) Her competitive nature and love for rock climbing.
Her competitive nature and love for rock climbing.
(4)Why is the 5.14 d graded climb considered the most difficult climb?(no more than 7 words) Because it involves climbing vertical rocks.
Because it involves climbing vertical rocks.
(5)How are you inspired by Sasha DiGuilian?Please explain.(no more than25 words) I am inspired by her spirits of bravery and determination.
I am inspired by her spirits of bravery and determination.