A YOUNG York climber's recent success at the British Mountaineering Council championships has been cited as the inspiration behind a new pin up mountain height chart created with help from a local printing firm.

Angus McArthur, owner of York design store Snowhome, in Gillygate, commissioned digital printers Wood Richardson to bring to life his concept for an "I'm as big as..." height chart.

The designs were inspired by Mr McArthur's son Hamish, a rising young British climbing star, who at 14-years-old is fresh from achieving first place in the Lead Climbing and third in Bouldering at the BMC Open Youth climbing competition.

A member of the GB Youth Climbing Team, and a pupil at Joseph Rowntree School, Hamish is now competing across Europe and further afield as a result of his early success.

The "I'm as big as ..." chart, which feature famous climbers as well as a child’s height to scale compared to major mountain peaks of Great Britain and the world, has been designed to help raise funds needed to support the teenager's travels.

Angus McArthur said: "It allows young and old, tall or small to measure themselves against an amazing scale of inspiring climbers and consider the contrast in size to GB’s major mountain peaks.

"This is one in a series of ‘I’m as big as…’ height charts that I have developed with the help of Mode Design and Wood Richardson, all inspired by my son Hamish and his ambition to conquer Europe."

Not only are the charts available for sale at Snowhome in Gillygate, but also Hamish’s local training centre The Red Goat Climbing Centre in Redness Street, which is another of his sponsors.

Bringing the job to fruition was Simon Pirie, sales manager at York printers Wood Richardson, which was established in 1905 and has been run by the Richardson family since the 1920s.

Mr Pirie said: "It was a delight to work with Angus on developing this 2.1 metre climbing themed height chart for Hamish.

"It’s not the sort of thing most printers can produce, but with our Xeikon digital press and its sheer flexibility, we were able to rise to the challenge, but more importantly, help Hamish with his."