Louis Parkinson
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Louis Parkinson, also known as Captain Cutloose,[1] is a British professional rock climber, climbing coach, and YouTube content creator. In 2015, at the age of 20, he was selected for the GB Climbing Team, and competed in the 2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup.
Career[edit]
Parkinson started climbing at the age of 13. In 2015, at the age of 20, he was selected for the GB Climbing Team, and competed in the 2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup.[3]
In the 2015 season, he achieved 73rd place at the Vail, United States Boulder World Cup; 39th place at the Toronto, Canada Boulder World Cup; and 14th place at a promotional event in Sheffield, United Kingdom.[4][2]
After losing his place on the GB team, in 2016 he kept training with the aim to get his spot back, but has not competed in an IFSC competition since.[5][2]
After retiring from international competition climbing, Parkinson became a freelance climbing coach.[3] In 2017 Parkinson founded Catalyst Climbing, which has a team of climbing coaches around London.[6][7]
Despite not competing internationally, Parkinson continued to compete in national competitions. In 2019, he competed at the La Sportiva British Mountaineering Council British Bouldering Championships.[8]
In 2020, he won bronze medal for Men's Boulder at the British Climbing Cup. This event was hosted at Rock City in Hull, on a wall designed by Percy Bishton, head route setter for the 2021 Olympics.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Interview with Louis Parkinson AKA Captain Cutloose". Lattice Training. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Louis Parkinson". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Who We Are". Catalyst Climbing. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Louis Parkinson". UKC. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Louis Parkinson's On A Mission To Get Back On Team GB | Climbing Daily, Ep. 666". Epic TV. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Williams, Zoe (12 August 2017). "Fit in my 40s: 'I'm not an elegant climber, but sometimes I feel like Spider-Man'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Lucy Grewcock (12 July 2017). "10 bouldering tips for beginners – from the experts". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Peter Burnside (4 July 2019). "Get pumped! The contenders of the La Sportiva BMC BBCs 2019". British Mountaineering Council. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Catch-up: British Climbing Cup Championships semi-finals & finals". BBC Sport. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Toothill and Pope win British Climbing Cup". Climber magazine. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2023.