I'm Valentina Aguado.
I live in San Luis, Argentina.
And I practice Sport Climbing.
My dream is to be able to reach any kind of Olympic podium.
I think that's any athlete's greatest dream.
Valentina started climbing the walls when she was 9.
But actually, she started even earlier on.
She used to climb everywhere.
And I do mean everywhere.
It's something she had in her genes, I believe.
Sport Climbing is a complex activity.
It involves three different disciplines.
Bouldering, speed and lead climbing.
In order to compete in those three, which is what...
which is what the Olympic combined format demands...
You need an all-encompassing training.
Strength, technique, endurance, power...
this sports demands it all.
When Valentina started climbing,
sport climbing wasn't actually an Olympic sport.
At first they all said "look... that... sport isn't real".
It was wonderful news to find out
that it became Olympic. It motivates you.
And you feel like training more and succeed,
and representing your country.
I'm 16 years old, so I've come a long way in climbing.
So, to me, this is a way of life.
I really enjoy it when I'm climbing,
because I feel entirely disconnected from other stuff.
When I'm climbing I can enjoy and be happy,
while practicing a sport.
In 2012 I had my first international competition.
I went there and got second place.
And from then onwards I knew that I liked the pressure
and the tension involved, so... ever since that,
I kept moving forwards in these competitions.
I also had the chance to represent Argentina
at the Your World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria.
I earned my place at the Youth Olympic Games there.
I was amongst the first three athletes
in the Olympic combined format.
This was huge for Valentina, because from that point onwards
she started having more support offers.
What didn't change here, in Argentina,
is the lack of a good infrastructure.
Our climbing walls are small.
In San Luis there's only two training walls.
Due to this, my family and I resorted to building a wall
at our house.
We weren't quite sure when we started building that wall.
But we started thinking about how to build it,
on one side and the other.
It was quite a tough build, but... we made it.
I'm really happy about having this at home,
I feel so much at ease and I train so differently.
I can go about it my way, as I please, as I need.
It's right there for me, in my own backyard.
She recently started using it and she's really happy.
It turned out rather well.
Even I am surprised by how well it turned out.
To be honest, right before competing,
I'm biting my nails.
I feel like I could die just seconds before going out,
but once it's my turn I try to clear my head
and just do what I like doing.
Winning fills you with the motivation to carry on.
It's an amazing satisfaction.
You feel happy beyond words, because you struggled so much.
And once you make it, it's incredible.
If you start thinking about dreams, goals and such...
you always aim to the top.
And my dream is to reach the Olympic podium, indeed.
Climbing is getting bigger and I'd like to be there for it
and reach as far as I can to make my country look good.