倉上 慶大 – Keita Kurakami
professional Rock climber
高校山岳部でクライミングに出会い、大学進学を機に移り住んだ新潟でボルダリングにのめりこむ。
ハイボルダー（7~8m超の巨石）を登るボルダリングに傾倒したのち、トラッドルートやマルチピッチルートの開拓、海外でのビッグウォールクライミングなど、活動範囲を拡げる。
ロッククライミングを岩と人との間で行われる連続性の表現としてとらえ、身体芸術と哲学の表現としてフリークライミングを志向。
岩場でのルート開拓に最も情熱を注ぐロッククライマー。日本の伝統楽器・尺八も愛する。
主な登攀記録に、
Yosemite / The Noseのロープソロ初登、二子山 / Mare (5.14c)のロープソロ初登、秩父 / The V（5.14d/15a _初登）、小川山 / Pass it on (5.14+ R_初登)、瑞牆山 / 千日の瑠璃（5.14a R/X_初登）, U.K. / The Walk of Life（E9 6c）、三峰 / 三輪車（5段_初登）など。
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Born in Gunma prefecture, Japan, on December 1985.
I grew up in a village without many mountain in eastern Japan, but I think my mountaineering carrier started when I was a child.
My first teacher for my climbing career was the big tree, like mother tree, near by my house. I had played and climbed there. It was like a little adventure for the kids to see how far they could climb up the big tree!
Later, when I was in high school, I joined the mountain club.
In 2004, I moved to Niigata prefecture to study physics at Niigata university, at the same time, I started bouldering in local climbing gym and bouldering area.
Finally, I holds a master’s degree in physics, and I had devoted myself to high-boulder for 10 years.
After that, in 2014, I moved to Saitama prefecture to work on Lost Arrow Inc. There is many respectable senior climbers, therefore I expanded my field to include trad climbing and big wall climbing.
In 2019, I left the office to concentrate on rock climbing.
Most passionate about opening a new routes in the crag and exploring the possibilities of solo climbing.
I also practice “Shakuhachi” (traditional Japanese instrument).
Keita Kurakami 