Mo Beck - UNRETIRING for the Paralympic Dreams

About this episode

Mo Beck discusses her journey as a paraclimber aiming for the 2028 Paralympics after coming out of retirement.

Mo is a paraclimber in the AU2 class, and she is trying to qualify for the 2028 Paralympics! She has been climbing for over 22 years and had actually retired from competing…until hearing about the Paralympics. In this episode, we’ll learn more about what it’s like climbing with a stump, whether outdoor, indoor, or comp setting is most friendly to her impairment, we’ll talk about petty drama in the community, and what sport shopping is in the Paralympics. Guest links : Mo’s Instagram Mo’s Website Reference links : Thank you Mad Rock for sponsoring this episode! Use code 'notrealclimber' for 10% off your ENTIRE order, even if you're a returning customer! https://madrock.com/ Learn more about the podcast at www.thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast.com Follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast Join the FREE community in Discord! https://discord.gg/QTa668g8zp Join Patreon for a welcome gift, deleted scenes, and question priority: www.patreon.com/thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast Timestamps of discussion topics Timestamps of discussion topics 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - Mad Rock Shoutout!! 1:59 - Lifting at a bro-y gym 3:28 - The 'stump' impairment 7:40 - Getting into…

People in this episode

Host: Jinni Xia

Guest: Mo Beck

Topics covered

• Paraclimbing
• Paralympics
• Climbing with impairment
• Community drama
• Training evolution

Keywords

• paraclimbing
• Paralympics
• Mo Beck
• Mad Rock
• climbing impairment
• community drama
• training

Sponsors

Mad Rock

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: That's Not Real Climbing, Instagram, Patreon

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