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Tina Johnsen Hafsaas

Q: Age and number of years climbing?
15 years old and climbed since I was 11/12.

Q: Where were you born and where is home now?
Born in Oslo, Norway. Still my home.

Q: If you had to write a brief climbing CV what would your ‘top ten’ best routes or boulder problems be and why?
1. Makach walou 7c+, Ceuse - onsight
2. Rima Libre 7c+, El chorro - redpoint
3.La villa strangiato 7b, El chorro – onsight
4. Drivende våt 7b+, Sørkedalen (Norway) – flash
5. Klassikern 7b+, Hell (Norway) – flash
6. Berlin 7c, Ceuse – redpoint
7. Eye of the storm 7c, El chorro – redpoint
8. Rå nytelse 7c, Hell (Norway) – redpoint
9. Hellsing frå ho mor 7c, Hell (Norway) - redpoint
10. Galaxy 7c, Ceuse – redpoint

All of the routes at my “top 10” list are really nice, I liked them very much. Some of them are my type of climbing, while others didn’t fit me at all.

Q: How do you split your climbing time between the different aspects of climbing/mountaineering, be it bouldering, trad, sport, DWS, winter, alpine, big walls or snowy mountaineering and how does this vary through the seasons?
I do bouldering just to get better at sport climbing. I love competitions, so I try to compete as much as possible. When there’s not a competition season, I try to climb as much as I can outside and train to the next competition.

Q: Top three favourite crags and why?
1. Ceuse – amazing(!)
2. El Chorro – nice climbing
3. Lier - wonderful

Q: Do you have any heroes, climbing or non-climbing?
Patxi Usobiaga and Johanna Ernst because they are so strong and inspiring. They give me a lot of motivation.

Q: Most impressive/inspiring ascent you’ve witnessed?
Patxi Usobiaga in the finale in World Cup Chamonix 2009. So impressive.

Q: What is your biggest fall?
Haven’t experienced any “big” fall.

Q: Top three favourite books/authors?
1. A thousand splendid suns by Khaled Hosseini
2. The Kiterunner by Khaled Hosseini
3. Et glass melk takk by Herbjørg Wassmo

Q: Top three favourite bands or musical artists?
1. Queen
2. Bob Marley
3. Kultiration

Q: Who are your regular climbing partners, and what is it that you like or dislike about climbing with them? (Go on, spill the dirt!)
I usually climb with some friends. What I like about them is that they are serious about belaying and climbing, and they’re really motivated.

Q: Who was your mentor/who influenced you most as a young climber?
I’m still quite young, but both of my trainers; Erik Assum and Stian Christophersen. And of course my Mom, who let me travel around and climb as much as I do.

Q: Who or what gives you inspiration these days?
Competitions, Patxi Usobiaga, Johanna Ernst, Maja Vidmar, Ceuse, Rodellar and my trainers.

Q: Top three favourite pieces of DMM kit, and why?
1. Shadow Quickdraw – easy to clip
2. Highball craspad - safe
3. Liquid chalk – amazing

Q: If you could do it all again, would you do it differently, if so, how?
Travel, compete, train and rest more.

Q: What training, aside from just climbing a lot, do you do?
nothing, except running to catch the bus to the climbing gym. But I do like others sports as well, like soccer, volleyball, running and so on..

Q: Top three favourite climbing guidebooks?
1. El Chorro
2. Kalymnos
3. Ceuse

Q: What other interests do you have outside climbing?
other interest???

Q: Other sponsors?
Five Ten, Norsk Fjellsport (DMM, prAna, NIHIL, Sterling Rope, Arc’teryx) …and a few easy, quick fire choices:

Q: Camper van or tent?
tent

Q: Wine or beer?
none

Q: Flapjack or custard cream?
custard cream

Q: Apple or banana?
apple

Q: Tea or coffee?
coffee

Q: Dogs or cats?
cats