ABOUT ME
I was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to Slovenia with my family when I was five years old. Sport has been part of my life since childhood, but at the age of 17 I discovered rock climbing — and it gradually became much more than a sport. It became a lifestyle, a way of travelling, exploring and constantly discovering new limits.
My climbing journey began in the Alps with alpine and ice climbing, snowboarding and mountain adventures. Later, sport climbing became my main passion and took me to climbing destinations all over Europe.
Over the years, I have grown not only as a climber — reaching 7c redpoint and 7a+ onsight — but also as a photographer and coach.
PHOTOGRAPHY
In 2010, I discovered climbing photography. Photographing climbers while working with ropes and hanging on the wall opened an entirely new creative world for me.
What started as a passion gradually developed into professional work, with my photographs appearing in climbing magazines, guidebooks and projects for climbing brands. In 2020, I also expanded my work into real estate photography.
Climbing photography remains especially close to me because it brings together everything I love: climbing, movement, emotion, nature, adventure and creativity.
MENTAL TRAINING
Through years of climbing and travelling, I became increasingly fascinated by the mental side of climbing.
Fear. Confidence. Focus. Expectations. Self-belief. The way we respond when things don't go according to plan.
I experienced many of these challenges through my own climbing journey and gradually realized that progress is not only about becoming physically stronger or improving technique. Very often, the biggest change begins in the mind.
This naturally led me into climbing coaching and, increasingly, into exploring and developing mental training as part of my work.
CLIMB TO HEAL
In 2023, I started developing Climb to Heal together with my husband, Klemen — a project that brings together climbing, personal growth, movement and inner balance.It grew from a simple belief: climbing can be much more than a sport. It can teach us about fear, trust, resilience, presence and ourselves.Today, climbing, coaching, mental training and photography are no longer separate parts of my life. They are different ways of exploring the same thing:
how we move, how we think, how we grow — and how much more we are capable of than we sometimes believe.
Climb beyond your limits.