Teen With One Arm Finds Passion as a Rock Climber

Want some serious inspiration? This British teen won't let anything keep him from reaching new heights! Literally!

Meet Matthew Philips. Philips is the U.K.'s most successful one-armed rock climber. Despite being born with one arm missing below the elbow, Matthew says he has always been quite the athlete, and has found great success in many sports. After becoming bored with swimming, he says he tried climbing and was surprised at how well he took to it. He has even developed his own style of climbing, which involves a lot of jumping.

Watch below to see just how incredible this athlete is!


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