Sky’s the limit: Athlete and basketball player scales climbing wall in his wheelchair
- Basketball player and bodybuilder Woody Belfort scaled a rock wall in Montreal
- He pulled himself to the top of the obstacle at Allez Up Climbing/Escalade
- Mr Belfort, who lives with cerebral palsy, told his followers ‘never stop climbing’
This is the incredible moment an athlete scales up rock wall and back down again in his wheelchair.
Basketball player Woody Belfort pulled himself to the top of the obstacle at Allez Up Climbing/Escalade in Montreal, Canada, using only his impressive upper body strength.
The inspirational feat was filmed and uploaded to Mr Belfort’s Instagram page, where he told his followers: ‘No matter how tall a wall is, never stop climbing.’
The video begins with the bodybuilder, who lives with cerebral palsy, at the foot of the wall. Within a matter of seconds, he reaches the top of the obstacle, launching himself upwards while weighed down by his chair.
The video begins with Woody Belfort, who lives with cerebral palsy, at the foot of the wall. Within a matter of seconds, he reaches the top of the obstacle
People watching offer words of encouragement, telling him ‘Allez!’ and ‘Come on!’
When he reaches the summit, he starts climbing back down before sticking an impressive landing.
Mr Belfort uploaded the clip to his Instagram account, which has more than 40,000 followers, two days ago.
He said: ‘Rock Climbing November, I also call it my RCN, has been pretty tough; many falls, few scrapes and some telling me to reconsider my end goal.
Mr Belfort (pictured) uploaded the clip to his Instagram account, which has more than 40,000 followers, two days ago
‘But all it took was one successful climb. All it took was faith in myself. All it took was to persevere.
‘All it took was for me to never stop climbing. No matter how tall a wall is, never stop climbing.
‘No matter how much it hurts, never stop climbing. No matter what, never stop climbing.’