Freya: a Moving Portrait of a Young Climber
"Dad, being in nature is like opening a window into your heart, to let in the happiness that was always there you just didn’t know it before.”
Leo Houlding’s daughter, Freya, uses climbing as a practice to lean into discomfort and fear to help navigate her neurodiversity and harness its strengths.
“Freya has gone on to develop a deep and sophisticated understanding of herself and her form of Autism – Asperger’s making her far better equipped to deal with the ongoing challenges she faces,” said Houlding. “She’s comfortable with her neurodiversity and has the confidence and courage to articulately share what she has learnt in the hope it might help and inspire others.”
In 2020, Leo and his wife, Jessica, took their two children, Freya and Jackson, up the north ridge of the Piz Badille over four days – read more about their climb here. And this year, the family climbed the 13-pitch south face direct of Peña Santa de Castilla in Spain. The film Freya, which features Leo, Jessica, Jackson and Freya was released this week. Watch below.
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