tomoko praise/envy

i never really had ONE climbing idol. but seeing tomoko ogawa become a nike endorser puts her in a goddess level in my ranks.



i first saw tomoko maybe in 2002 when i attended my 2nd asian x games
in malaysia. she won first place then, but way when she was newer (and
slimmer) than she is now. from that time on, she just kept getting
stronger, bagging an asian x games medal every time.

tomoko and me, x games asia 2006, kuala lumpur

anyway. back to her nike endorsement. i'm soooo envious. me and miel
first noticed when we were at the nike women store in gateway.
pagtingin namin sa wall, there was her HUGE poster/wallpaper in a
triangle pose! astigggg!!!



so i surf some more and find more posters of her endorsing nike. then i
find this one which officially places her in my list of
climbers-whose-psyches-i-respect:

mountains can't tell men from women.
I am Tomoko Ogawa. I am a rock climber. Rock climbing is all about,
well, climbing-and in very tough conditions. I wear my pink top and my
pink chalk pouch, train hard, compete hard, win. Some people can’t
handle being beat by a woman – too bad for them. Mountains always give
you a fair shot.