Friday Feat: Paraclimbing World Champion Matthew Phillips Does Massive Step-Up Dyno

Описание: Matthew Phillips, from Guildford, United Kingdom, started climbing when he was 13. He came in second at his first competition shortly thereafter, despite not having any formal training. After that, he was all in. Plus, swimming---the sport he was doing prior to climbing---was getting boring, he wrote in an email to Gym Climber.

Phillips has since qualified for Great Britain's National Team and has won three out of the five World Cups he’s participated in (in the other two, he placed second). He’s also won the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.

He attributes his success to having a supportive team and putting the work in to get better, he wrote. Robin O’ Leary, who started coaching in 2014, has also been a big help.

Although Phillips is perhaps best known for his comp climbing results, his true passion lies in the outdoors.

“I will always love outdoor climbing. It's just so much more enjoyable to me and some of my better climbing experiences have been outdoors. That being said, comps have played a big role in my life, so they’ll always have a place in my heart,” he wrote.

Phillips tick list includes Chepito (7a/V6 ), Liquid Sun (f7a+/V4) and Ixtlan (E2 5b/5.10b).

For the future, Phillips is hopeful climbing will make it into the Paralympics.

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