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Joe Walmsly

COMPETITIONS AND RESULTS

  • 3rd British bouldering open 2018 3rd British Lead Open 2018 2nd Welsh Open 2018

YEARS CLIMBING

  • 8

BEST PROBLEMS TO DATE

  • Lead: Transgénèse, 8c
  • Boulder: The Green Room, 8a+ (V12)

LONG TERM GOALS

  • Successfully compete in international competitions and push my outdoor grades as far as possible by visiting different crags all over the world.

CLAIM TO FAME

  • I’m 5ft4 (and a half!)
GB Team climbing athlete Joe Walmsley cutting loose on a boulder problem at rock fest 2019

Hamish McArthur

COMPETITIONS AND RESULTS

  • Climbing World Championships - Moscow 2021
    3rd Lead Men
  • Youth World Championships - Voronezh (Rus) 2021
    2nd Combined Juniors Male
  • Youth World Championships - Voronezh (Rus) 2021
    1st Lead Juniors Male
  • Youth World Championships - Voronezh (Rus) 2021
    1st Boulder Juniors Male

BEST CLIMBS

  • Muerte 9a
  • Jungle speed 8c+
  • Tracky Lords f8b

LONG TERM GOALS

  • Paris 2024 Olympics and win L.A 2028 Olympics
  • Climb at least 9c/v17
  • Get a neuroscience degree

CLAIM TO FAME

  • I'm allergic to basically everything

Max Milne

COMPETITIONS AND RESULTS

  • IFSC Brixton - Silver Medal
  • British Bouldering Championships 2021 - 1st Men
  • IFSC Europe - Continental Cup - Laval (FRA) 2021 - 2nd Lead Men
  • Climbing World Cup - Salt Lake City (USA) 2021 - 6th Boulder Men

BEST PROBLEMS TO DATE

  • Kayla 7c+Doctor inferno direct 8a/+

LONG TERM GOALS

  • World Boulder and Olympic champion.
  • World Cup overall winner.
  • Boulder World Cup 5 in 5 all rounds.
  • Travel the world in a van, sending the worlds hardest boulders and routes.
  • Write a book.
  • Give back and inspire generations to come.

JEN WOOD

COMPETITIONS AND RESULTS

  • British Speed Climbing Champion 2016 - 3rd
  • European Universities Bouldering Championships 2016 - 3rd
  • British Lead Championships 2016 - 1st
  • British University Bouldering Championships 2017 - 4th
  • World Uni Champs - Combined (Lead, Boulder And Speed) 2016

YEARS CLIMBING

  • 14

BEST CLIMBS TO DATE

  • Boulder - Ben's roof 7c+ (Peak District),
  • Lead - Orion 7c+ (Kalymnos)
  • Kudos - Rubicon - 7b

LONG TERM GOALS

  • I hope to make semi-finals of both lead and boulder world cups next year.
  • Become a better speed climber with the aim of competing in the Olympics.
  • Participate in more climbing outdoors.

Sam Mawson

COMPETITIONS AND RESULTS

  • Place Climbing Lab Summer Boulder League 2019 - 1st
  • Elite Men’s Climbing Lab Below Zero Boulder League 18/19 - 1st
  • Climbing Depot Winter Boulder League 17/18 - 1st

BEST PROBLEMS TO DATE

  • Cypher - Slipstones - 8b
  • Brownian Motion - West Chevin - 8a+
  • Soul Fusion - Crookrise - 8a

LONG TERM GOALS

  • Continue pushing my climbing limit, exploring new places and meeting new friends.
  • Remember to jump on things that look fun rather than being focused on the grade!

CLAIM TO FAME

  • Recently I've really enjoyed video and photo editing, but I love playing my guitar too!

LUCY GARLICK

Climbing athlete Lucy Garlick climbing at a climbing centre

BEST ROUTES TO DATE

  • I'm more of a competition climber than an outdoor one, but my favourite type of climb is a big burly overhang!

LONG TERM GOALS

  • World Champion and an Olympian

FUN FACT

  • I have my own mascot (my mum's friend Kay who dresses up as a ‘climbing mouse’ and wants to travel the world with me)

HOBBIES OUTSIDE CLIMBING

  • Drawing

RACHEL CARR

COMPETITIONS AND RESULTS

  • BIFF 2018 - 1st
  • Scottish Senior Women's Bouldering Champion 2017/18 - 6th
  • Superbloc 2015 - 11th
  • CWIF 2015 - 1st
  • British Junior Bouldering Championship 2014 - 13th

BEST PROBLEMS TO DATE

  • Pendragon 8a, Rocklands
  • God save my finger 8a, Fontainebleau
  • The Hatchling 7c+, Rocklands

LONG TERM GOALS

  • Grit 8a
  • Coach at the Paris Olympics

CLAIM TO FAME

  • Miss BIFF 2018

HOBBIES OUTSIDE CLIMBING

  • A little of everything! Recently got into skating and surfing but always enjoy some photography and have an unnatural number of plants.

FEDERICA CALIFANO

COMPETITIONS AND RESULTS

  • Second place at Sondrio street boulder 2019
  • Third Sondrio street boulder 2018
  • First place Trento Street boulder 2018

BEST PROBLEMS TO DATE

  • Signor G 7c - Gothard pass
  • From darkness to sunshine - 7c Magic Wood
  • Il Nipote Di Goldrake 7b+ - Val Masino

LONG TERM GOALS

  • Be able to travel again and no more injuries!

HOBBIES OUTSIDE CLIMBING

  • Travelling, reading and cooking.

MARTIN HEALD

COMPETITIONS AND RESULTS

  • 3 Time 1st British Para Nationals
  • 6th World champs

BEST PROBLEMS TO DATE

  • Le carnage 7b+
  • King of the swingers 7b+
  • High speed impact 7a

LONG TERM GOALS

  • Climb 8a
  • Win the world champs

CLAIM TO FAME

  • Hopped around on Ninja Warrior UK 2018!
  • Jeremy Kyle once took me to Chester Zoo!

HOBBIES OUTSIDE CLIMBING

  • I play amputee football for England and have been selected for the team this year, we will be going to Poland in September for the euros.

KEITH LYNCH

Para climber Keith Lynch ascends a rock face in North Berwick, Scotland

COMPETITIONS AND RESULTS

  • Scottish Para Climbing Champion 2016/17/18
  • 3rd place in the British Para Climbing Series 2016/17/18 (AL2 Category)
  • World no11 2016/17/18 season

YEARS CLIMBING

  • 9

BEST PROBLEMS TO DATE

  • Reach for the Sky V6 Glen lednock Boulders
  • Hardest indoor lead climb is 7b+ on the hanger in EICA Ratho

LONG TERM GOALS

  • To raise the profile of Para Climbing within the UK.
  • Aiming for UK No1 in my category and to place at the world cup.

CLAIM TO FAME

  • Started the first Paraclimbing club in the UK back in 2017 which meets at the EICA Ratho weekly.
  • I’m the first Amputee in the UK to gain RSA Level 2 Qualification.
  • Launched the IFSC World cup ticket sales at the EICA Ratho with full press and TV coverage.

TOM LLOYD

COMPETITIONS AND RESULTS

  • Once came 3rd at a Hangar Liverpool comp.
  • Set & run multiple ROCfests/Leagues

YEARS CLIMBING

  • 13

BEST PROBLEMS TO DATE

  • Biggest number Columns 7C+ Figure de Proue 7a,
  • Multiple FA boulders in Thailand and even one in the Peak!

LONG TERM GOALS

  • Continue to climb for my whole life.

CLAIM TO FAME

  • I once played piano accordion competitively
A boulderer clings to the rock face of Rubicon wall in Water-cum-Jolly, Peak District
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