"WE'RE just as proud of him for his mindset as we are for his sporting achievements."
Those were the words of York businessman Angus McArthur, speaking about his son, Hamish, who is one of four Britons chosen to represent Team GB in the rock climbing at the Olympics this year.
Angus, who owns York Ghost Merchants on Shambles with partner David Bloodworth, says that having been involved in the sport since the age of five, Hamish, now 22, first represented his country as part of Great Britain junior climbing squad when he was only 11.
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