Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh, Iranian Speed Climber, Beats The Odds

In the months leading up to the 2013 Asian Championships, in Tehran, Parvin covered her bedroom walls with the names of her competitors and their latest results. She followed their IFSC videos as soon as they were uploaded to internet. Her mother, who encouraged her, read motivational books and meditated under the moonlight before going to bed.

In the months leading up to the 2013 Asian Championships, in Tehran, she covered her bedroom walls with the names of her competitors and their latest results. She followed their IFSC videos as soon as they were uploaded to internet. Her objective was simple: climb cleanly and tap the sensor before the other climber. In the final round, her Indonesian opponent was just a few seconds ahead of him. The crowd burst into roars. It was her dream to win. Life is short. Try hard, do it, clap for yourself and leave. This has been her way of life. The competition was in Mellat Park, one of the largest parks in Iran.

Irina was born in Borujerd, a city in western Iran near the Zagros Mountain Range. Her parents are both mountaineers and nature lovers. She grew up with two older brothers and used to take part in sports like martial arts, soccer and cycling. When she was seven years old, she won a cycling race. At 13, her family moved to Zanjan, where there is no sport climbing program for women. She and five other girls joined the sport in the last day of the competition. They climbed the first climbing wall in Zanjian.

After about a year, they held self-driven training sessions. At age 15, he won a bronze medal in the 2003 Lead Youth National Championships. In 2005, in 2005 he secured two silver medals, both in lead and speed. Speed climbing became his main discipline.

Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh is an Iranian speed climber. She wanted to get stronger and started making her own training plans. Her mother and brother helped her. She spent 21 hours a week hangboarding and doing conventional exercises at the fitness club.

After trial and error with his training, he got better and ranked first nationally in speed and placed sixth in the Twentieth Asian Championships in Leye, Guangxi, China, 2012. He needed more experience and time on the wall. In preparation for the 2012 Paris World Championships, at age 24, in Polur, a village at the foot of Damavand Mountain, his student Mahsa accompanied him for two weeks. The trip was cancelled due to budget constraints.

Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh is an Iranian speed climber. He took part in the 2014 Speed World Championships in Gijon, Spain. Kimanda Jarzebiak invited him to practice at her gym in Victoria, British Columbia, for a month before the 2015 Canada World Cup. His personal record went as low as 8.67 seconds and he placed first in speed. He broke Iran’s record and secured seventh place in world ranking.

Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh experienced a slump after the Canada World Cup. He was busy with paperwork for visa applications and didn't focus on his training. Three months later, he placed fourth in the Twenty-third Asian Championships in Ningbo, China. Now he needs an expert to help improve his technique. He has no rival in Iran to challenge his speed record.

After a serious injury, he went to Turkey and explored Turkey's climbing areas. He went on a training trip to Italy and competed in the Arco World Cup, placing tenth. After the surgery, some doctors told him he was never going to be able to climb again. For the first time in his athletic career, the athlete stayed away from competitions for a whole year. During that time, however, his passion for climbing returned. He wrote an article about athletic injuries.

After surgery Farnaz moved to Paris and started climbing again. He won the 2013 Asian Championship. Farnazz won't give up on his goals. He will compete in the 2019 Chamonix Speed World Cup. His last competition was in Chamontix.