She's making a living by marketing her climbing, ergo a professional climber. A lot of professional climbers make their living out of marketing. In her case she's not marketing any world-class climbing achievements but her image as a climber.
All sports, and life in general, abounds with people who make a living out of being brilliant at self-marketing as a sportsperson rather their actual achievements. To say that it's not fair on their more talented compatriots is just to rail against life at is.
So, good on her. |