# Sean McColl on Reddit (u/SeanMcColl)

Part of Athletes on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/athletes-on-reddit/sean-mccoll

Sean McColl: Climbing world champion and Olympian.

- Reddit account: [u/SeanMcColl](https://www.reddit.com/user/SeanMcColl/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [His 2013 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/18dor9/im_sean_mccoll_a_professional_rock_climber_from/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/climbing (279), r/IAmA (137), r/AskReddit (12), r/videos (9), r/pics (8), r/funny (5)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2024
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_McColl

## Moments

### u/SeanMcColl in r/videos, Dec 11, 2014 · Personal story

Replying to the post "I never knew climbing competitions like this existed. All of these competitors are incredible.".

> I know this competition from somewhere...
>
> If you guys have questions about this specific competition I'll field questions for an hour or so.
>
> In case you're wondering, I'm the guy who won it for the mens.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/2oy9l7/comment/cms31nj/ · 186 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/SeanMcColl in r/woahdude, Oct 25, 2015 · Personal story

Replying to the post "Intense Wall Climbing".

> Hey, I won that competition for the men :)
>
> The girl here is "Megan Mascarenas" from the USA. This was the final "boulder" and whoever does it first, or faster is the winner.
>
> Here is a [LINK to her final Video!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpakacN1zDc)
>
> Here is the [MENS Finals.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ajVrL2y63g)
>
> The competition is called the ["Adidas Rockstars"](http://www.adidas-rockstars.com/en/)
>
> "Bouldering" is one of three events in Sport Climbing, which was just proposed for the [Tokyo 2020 Olympics.](https://tokyo2020.jp/en/news/index.php?mode=page&id=1473) I'm President of the athletes commission so if you have any questions about this, I'll be happy to respond.
>
> Cheers,
>
> [Sean McColl](http://facebook.com/seanmccoll1987)
>
> edit: formatting

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/woahdude/comments/3q1rdt/comment/cwc2h34/ · 41 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/SeanMcColl in r/climbing, Sep 13, 2016 · AMA answer

Replying to the post "Hi there! I'm Jorg Verhoeven. Ask me Anything!!".

> Hey Jorg!
>
> It's Sean here, I'm here to ~~troll you~~ ask you a question :)
>
> My question is:
>
> What is
>
> * a) the weirdest
> * b) the funniest
>
> thing that us North Americans do from a European perspective, both at indoor competitions and outside on rock?
>
> Cheers!
>
> Sean
>
> Edit: Formatting

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/climbing/comments/52l8e3/comment/d7l8592/ · 85 points as of Nov 7, 2026