Emily Phillips is British Bouldering Champion
Depot Climbing athlete Emily Phillips has taken the top women’s spot in a very welcome return of the La Sportiva BMC British Bouldering Championships in Sheffield. First place in the men’s category was taken by Max Milne. Huge congratulations to two very impressive athletes! The podium also saw some more familiar Depot faces, with Depot Sheffield setting team regulars Billy Ridal and Nathan Phillips taking 2nd and 3rd in the men’s category, and Tara Hayes coming 3rd in the women’s.
The event also saw some of our up and coming Depot Academy juniors giving a strong performance. Congratulations to Dayan Akhtar (9th), Will Buck (16th), Emma Edwards (26th) and Florence Brailsford (29th). The start of some very exciting times for these young competitors!
Men’s:
1. Max Milne
2. Billy Ridal
3. Nathan Phillips
4. Matt Cousins
5. Nathan Whaley
6. Ben Preston
Women’s:
1. Emily Phillips
2. Holly Toothill
3. Tara Hayes
4. Jen Wood
5. Gwen Morgan
6. Gwyneth Uttley
And you can catch up on all of the action from the finals here:
Title image by Alex Messenger
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This post was written by svenja