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GLOBAL TEAM Aiming high: Lake’s personal best stands at 1.96m – the height she jumped in Birmingham last July at Team GB’s trials for the World Championships
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BAR MORGAN LAKE became the first British woman ever to reach an Olympic high-jump final, thanks to a rare combination of physical power and sporting passion. Now, the 20-year-old athlete is honing her mental muscle to reach even headier heights in a season that could make hers a household name Words PAUL WILSON
Photography ALEXIS CHABALA
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UNITED KINGDOM MORGAN LAKE The British athlete, who juggles highjump with university studies, tells us how mental training raised her game
SWITZERLAND MARKUS KELLER The former halfpipe world champion gave up what he does best – and became even better. We catch up with Keller on the deep-powdered slopes of Japan and find out why he left his comfort zone
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ALEXANDER MEGOS ist einer der besten Kletterer der Welt. Warum? Weil er auf jeder Route seine 10 Prinzipien des Erfolgs befolgt.
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Alexander Megos, 24, Ausnahmekletterer: „Scheitern beginnt in dem Moment, in dem du dein Ziel unterschätzt.“
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GERMANY ALEXANDER MEGOS The medal-winning German shares his 10 steps to success on the world’s toughest climbing routes – and also in everyday life
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