Janja
Garnbret
Date of birth | March 12, 1999 |
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Birthplace | Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu, Slovenia |
Age | 26 |
Nationality | ![]() Slovenia |
Career start | 2013 |
Disciplines | Climbing Boulder / Climbing Lead / Climbing Speed / Climbing Combined |
Janja Garnbret first discovered climbing at the beginning of elementary school and the first peaks she conquered were the tops of trees, cabinets and other pieces of furniture at home in Smarna near Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia.
"I got introduced to climbing actually by myself. As a kid, I was always climbing everywhere that was higher than me, so on chairs, on closets, I was always at the highest branch of a tree and it broke so many times, but I didn't get scared."