Matthew Phillips (climber)

Matthew Phillips
Phillips on 54-degree wall in finals of World Climbing Championships
Matt on his Final's climb at IFSC Climbing World Championships 2018 in Innsbruck
Personal information
NicknameMatt
Born (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 24)
Farnborough, Hampshire, England
OccupationClimbing instructor
Websitewww.matthewphillips.me.uk
Climbing career
Type of climberSport climbing, bouldering
Highest grade7a (5.11d), V5 (6C/6C+)
Known for
  • Member of GB Paraclimbing Team 2016-Present
Major ascentsReefer Madness, 6c Clear Creek (Colorado), USA
World finalsWorld Champion 2018, 2019, 2021 AU2 Category
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Innsbruck Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2019 Briançon Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow Paraclimbing
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Briançon Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sheffield Paraclimbing
Silver medal – second place 2017 Edinburgh Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sheffield Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campitello di Fassa Paraclimbing
Paraclimbing Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Imst Paraclimbing
Silver medal – second place 2016 Imst Paraclimbing
British Paraclimbing Series
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Paraclimbing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Paraclimbing
British Paraclimbing Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Paraclimbing
British Parabouldering Championship
Blokfest Para Festival
Gold medal – first place 2019 Paraclimbing
Paraclimb Scotland
Gold medal – first place 2019 ParaClimbing
Gold medal – first place 2019 ParaSpeed
Updated on 10 September 2019

Matthew Phillips is a British paraclimber. He competed on the Great Britain Paraclimbing Team, where he was the youngest member,[1] and is a 3 times World Champion in the AU2[2] (Upper Arm Amputation) category.[3] He was coached by Head Coach Robin O'Leary.[4] He is currently taking a break from competing and concerntrating on building his coaching and routesetting before looking to possibly try out for the Paralympics in 2028.

  1. ^ "Guildford teenager wins paraclimbing world championship". Eagle Radio. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ Hatch, Tim (April 2018). "IFSC Paraclimbing Classifications, Sec 14" (PDF). ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Brilliant performance from GB athletes at IFSC World Championships". thebmc.co.uk. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. ^ "GB Paraclimber Matthew Phillips wants to be World Champion and The Terminator". Birchall Blackburn Law. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.