I have loads of different influences that I look up to. The main one of course being my dad. He's always been my biggest supporter. When I first started climbing he was at every single competition. He still watches every single live stream and he's been the biggest support since I started. 

In terms of people that I look up to in the climbing world, Willis Morris has to be one. He's my team member, we co-founded the Scottish Dry-Tooling Club together and we've always been climbing partners. So he's a massive influence on me. He's someone that I look up to and have done for many years, and that just keeps me really motivated to stay climbing. 

Anna Wells was one of the really big inspirations that I had when I very first started dry-tooling. She was a young female competing in a field full of men and I found that really inspiring, and that motivated me to continue with my journey of ice climbing. 

So the first thing that I would always recommend to get into dry-tooling and ice climbing is to come along to one of our events. We've got kit that you can use, see how you get on with it, and if you enjoy the sport you can look at taking it further. We've got GB members that are there to help support and make the journey a lot easier for you.

For ice climbing, it’s maybe wee bit harder but we do offer some winter skills courses. These are a great way to get into the hills, try on some crampons, have a feel for walking axes and climbing axes, and if it's something you enjoy you can continue it from there. But it's a great way to meet like-minded people who are happy to go on that journey with you.

At the moment my career goal is to continue competing. I'm still young, fit and healthy and I'm hoping that that stays that way for the next couple of years at least. So my plan long term is to focus more on the World Cups over the next couple of seasons and really push the limits and see what I can do, while continuing to compete at the European Cups just for that experience and to get lots of learning.

Myself and Willis Morris co-founded the Scottish Dry Tooling Club a couple of years ago now. We have hundreds of members that show up to events all across the UK. We host a lot of events indoors, but we also host a lot of events outdoors just so people can get a taste of both. 

We make it easy and accessible for anyone and everyone that wants to be involved and it's a great way for people to get into the sport without having the experience, without having the kit that they might need. And it means that they can come try something with the support of fellow GB athletes that have the confidence and experience to be teaching and coaching, or just to be around like-minded people that also enjoy the sport and want to try something new. 

Over the last couple of years, the Scottish Dry-Tooling Club has grown massively. We've got a lot more members, volunteers, and committee members. What we're looking to do is find new venues where we can host events. We're looking to find new outdoor venues where we can have that outdoor experience for new club members. It gives everyone a new training venue. It's something to look forward to and it keeps it new and exciting. 

We always try and stay as up to date with the kit as we possibly can and we always make sure we've got a variety of new ice axes and boots that people can try. It gives them that experience of climbing on this kit before they go and buy it, as quite a lot of it is expensive.  

With us keeping up to date with this sort of thing and making sure that we're always active within the community, it keeps that buzz, it keeps people engaged and it means that people are always willing to come back for events. 

So over the next couple of years, our longer-term goal is to make sure that we can keep that buzz and the engagement going. We don't want that to fall short at any point and we want to have as many events across the UK as we possibly can and have as many new members come and join the team. 

One of my favourite moments in the film is from Saas-Fee in Switzerland. It was a World Cup there and as I came off the wall from quite a difficult climb, one that I really struggled with and I made quite a big mistake on, I came down and saw my teammates and I was really upset and I was crying. That's quite a monumental thing to see yourself crying when you're watching it on the big screen. It was quite intimidating. However, it shows the raw emotions behind the sport. Dry-tooling's super fun. Competing is always really exciting, however you do have moments where you'll kick yourself for making silly mistakes and seeing that on the big screen was really something that I think I'll always remember. 

Image credits:
'Grace TSP' @gracE.t.s.
Richard Spindley @richsclimbs.