Sandra Pollak is a real “stand up woman”. She defies her illness and setbacks, climbing walls are her world.
Even as a child, Sandra was a real “tomboy”, says the lively Carinthian woman in the 35th edition of our podcast “Einwurf” Moderator Patrick Jochum: Always out and about in nature. And as a job she wanted to become a ski racer or rally pilot. Multiple sclerosisBut it wasn’t supposed to be and in 2005 the big turning point in Sandra’s life came: the diagnosis of “multiple sclerosis” turned her life upside down. But that really gave the “stand up woman” wings despite her physical impairments. Confronted with a climbing wall for the first time in rehab, she discovered this discipline as a “parasport” for herself. “If I have learned something, it is that your limits are always in my head. As long as you don’t try something, you can’t know what can be possible, ”says Sandra.First gold for AustriaSo she even started competitions and won her first“ gold ”six months later – also the first for Austria in the Discipline “Paraclimbing”. But then the next setback: a serious car accident: and Sandra had to start all over again. The “Disabled Athlete of the Year 2019” tells how she manages everything that motivates and drives her. Listen now: The podcast “Einwurf” is available here, on Spotify, Amazon Music and everywhere where there are podcasts!
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