{"id":71639,"date":"2024-06-12T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=71639"},"modified":"2024-06-12T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:41:12","slug":"meet-the-sport-climber-with-infinite-possibilities-who-climbs-with-no-ceilings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/samsung-meet-the-sport-climber-infinite-possibilities-climbs-with-no-ceilings-voices-of-galaxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Sport Climber With Infinite Possibilities Who Climbs With No Ceilings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Voices of Galaxy: Mejdi Schalck | Samsung\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/itCBoq9CUxs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>French sport climber and Team Samsung Galaxy member Mejdi Schalck started climbing on anything he could get his hands on since the age of five. Little did he know then that he would soon be competing at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>He started out watching his heroes on social media, who inspired him to compete with them one day. As intimidating as it was, he never set limits for himself and that\u2019s what got him to where he is today, on the Road to Paris 2024.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-meet-the-para-sprinter-helping-next-generation-navigate-road-ahead\/?r=true&#038;referrer=usnewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"recommended-news\" aria-label=\"Meet the Para-Sprinter Helping the Next Generation Navigate the Road Ahead \u2013 Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22093918\/voice-of-gaalxy-paralympics-featured.png\" alt=\"Read More: Meet the Para-Sprinter Helping the Next Generation Navigate the Road Ahead\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Meet the Para-Sprinter Helping the Next Generation Navigate the Road Ahead<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Mejdi quickly realized that climbing is like anything else in life: there are no ceilings and it\u2019s full of possibilities. 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He also believes people should always stay open to sharing and learning from others, even those they might be competing with.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Mejdi wants to inspire everyone to always keep an open mind and never set limits for themselves<\/p>\n<h6><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/tag\/voices-of-galaxy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About Voices of Galaxy<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"subtitle\">Voices of Galaxy is a series of real stories spotlighting Samsung Galaxy users who use their passion, creativity and determination along with technology, to make a positive impact on their own lives and their communities, and the world around them.<\/h6>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s26-ultra\/buy\/\" title=\"Galaxy S26 Series\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/01202144\/2026-Product-Banner-Refresh-1.png\" alt=\"Galaxy S26 Series\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French sport climber and Team Samsung Galaxy member Mejdi Schalck started climbing on anything he could get his hands on since the age of five. 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