I was born into a climbing family.
Climbing in a beautiful location, the goal is not to power my way up but to become for that moment a part of the landscape, part of the rock.
I think in general the American scene is much more focused on bouldering, where in Europe they're more focused on sport climbing.
I think climbing deserves to be an Olympic sport, as it is one of the few natural movements - like swimming or running, things that people have been doing for a thousand years.
Climbing in the Olympics would be my dream, but I'm not so optimistic that it will make it in 2020.
I started climbing thanks to my parents, who have been going with me on the rocks since I was a baby.
I do not climb really dangerous stuff.
I think speed climbing is kind of an artificial discipline. Climbers compete on the same holds and train on the same holds, which doesn't have much in common with the climbing philosophy in my opinion.
My mother and father met through climbing and it was totally natural that I would become a climber too.
Even though Czech food is traditionally a bit heavy, especially for a climber, I can't resist some dishes: sveckova, for example, is beef in a creamy sauce with celery and dumplings. It's probably fortunate that I don't know how to cook it myself.
