Percy Bishton
Percy arrived in Sheffield fresh from Newcastle University in 1994 and has stayed here ever since. He started climbing at the tender age of 13 and has done little else since, apart from a little work as a route setter at some of Sheffield’s finest indoor climbing establishments. Bored with working for others, he roped in a couple of mates and built The Climbing Works in 2006 which quickly became by far the busiest and best bouldering centre in the UK, if not the World. Percy also works as a chief route setter for the IFSC and has been in charge of the climbs for many events on the World Cup circuit; a job which has taken him to many exotic locations such as the Reunion Islands, Moscow, Colorado, and even Millhouses Park! He helped set up Gravity in Dublin - the first modern bouldering centre in Ireland, and has done his fair share of writing about climbing for various magazines, and more recently as the author of the bouldering section in the book Peak Rock. The arrival of two children in recent years has not slowed him down too much, and what little spare time he currently has is more than likely spent climbing on the Grit.
Sponsor: Scarpa
Websites: climbingworks.com | gravityclimbing.ie
