‘I go up climbs where people can’t go – without a hand’Media caption, ‘There is no exclusivity because there’s no rules in climbing’ByAndrew Aloia, BBC Sport, East Midlands and Owen Shipton, BBC East Midlands TodayPublished1 hour agoWhen Sebastian Musson climbs walls with one hand, he knows it looks like he is redefining the impossible.The four-time British Para-climbing champion is focused on winning a historic gold medal when the sport features at the Paralympics for the first time at the Los Angeles Games in 2028.Competing there would mark an incredible high for the 19-year-old from Long Eaton, who has quickly scaled to third in the world rankings after a chance encounter at his local climbing centre in Derby got him into the sport just six years ago.Until he was approached by Anita Aggarwal, a British Para-climbing champion who works as an inclusive climbing coach, Musson had not considered the possibilities open to him.
But not only did he quickly realise what he could be capable of, so did climbers around him and just about every bystander that has caught a glimpse of him in action.
“It’s being able to do something that people don’t expect you to be able to do when they see that I’ve got one hand,” Musson told BBC East Midlands Today.
“I go up climbs where people themselves can’t go up, and I’m doing it without a hand.
“It’s just something that is inspiring to other people and I absolutely love doing it.”
