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| Birmingham, December '99 Bernardino Lagni World Champion, are you used to this title now? What do you remember most vividly? To compete at the World Championship was already something of an achievement. My biggest dream in England was to qualify for the Semi-final, to then perhaps have the chance of getting into the Final. Has anything changed since that victory? Are you stronger psychologically, or do you feel under pressure now that you are no longer an outsider but someone to beat? It makes me laugh when I hear that. Obviously I feel some pressure, above all from myself though, because sometimes I ask myself whether it was just luck. So I continuously put myself to the test in every competition. In our sport the physical moves, the adrenalin, the emotions and fear are all inseperable elements, and if they weren't, where would all the fun be? |
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 Dino Lagni in the Final at Birmingham photo Guy Maddox  the 'pressure' in competitions"In our sport the physical moves, the adrenalin, the emotions and fear are all inseperable elements, and if they weren't, where would all the fun be?" |
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 Dino Lagni on "Monkey Island" 8b+, Covolo, Italy photo Davide Zavagnin  Dino Lagni on "Monkey Island" 8b+, Covolo, Italy photo Davide Zavagnin |
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| For various years now those in the know have talked about your intense training sessions indoors and at the crag. Do you have any particular training method?
I've always really enjoyed myself when training. I don't have a precise method and I climb indoors and outdoors according to how I feel. What are your beginnings as a climber and the most important stages in your climbing career? I started many years ago with my friend Andrea and since then I’ve never stopped. I was fascinated by the rocks and the long journeys to discover different crags. Probably the most fundamental aspect was the group of friends I had – we always had fun together. It's the same now, too, just the people are different. But the most important thing was meeting Lisa, who then became my wife. We always train and climb together. Why did you decide to take part in competitions? Because I wanted to meet really strong climbers, who at that time were already on-sighting 8a. And they really were as strong as they were made out to be by the climbing magazines! When I came back from the competitions I told my friends about the incredible dead-hangs they did with just one hand on miniscule edges. I had seen it with my own eyes and that really motivated me. The crag is still my favourite place to climb though, because there are so many other things that revolve around it, friends, journeys, holidays! |
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