[r-man]

Who takes all Gaskins photos anyway? Are there lots more that he doesn't bother putting on the web?

Had a google, and these are what I found:


Walk away sds, V15 -------------------- Violent New Breed, 9a+


At the heart of it all, V14


Anaesthesia, V14


Anaesthesia, V14


Miroir des Vanites, Cuvier Rempart Fb8b+


Kaizen, 8b+


Kaizen, 8b+


Eightball, 8b


Isla de Enchanta, 8b


Atomic Playboy, Buthiers 8b


Aeons, 8b

Aeons, 8b


Pillbox Project V12/13


Axiom, V12


Cloning Technology, V12


Darkness before Dawn, Glendasan, Wicklow, 8a+


Shallow Groove, V11


Transgenic, V11


Voodoo People, V7


Un-named 7b in Ireland


Brads Arete, 7b

[Fiend]

Well, it's getting me pert anyway...

[Pantontino]

I think a few of those were taken by his wife, but he has been photographed variously by Ray Woodo, Dave Simmo, Greg Chappo and Mark Glaisto to name but a few.

[chris]

Didnt you interview him once for a mag pontantino? Whats the fella like, seems like quite a shy chap.... ive never met anyone who's ever met him let alone climbed with him. He may be shy but he's a beast!

[andy_e]

there's a good interview in OTE 118 (i think) by someone or other who isn't Pantsonfire.

[r-man]

I can't really be bothered registering to read them, but he's written a whole host of articles here:

http://www.timeoutdoors.com/experts/JohnGaskins.asp

[Dave Flanagan]

Wow Prow Project, Glenmacnass.



Dice Project, Glenmasnass.

[r-man]

Found a few more on the old cragx interview: http://www.cragx.com/articles/issue13/gaskins/index.htm

I've stuck them in the original post. Even some grit in there. Blimey, how many 8bs and 8b+s has he done?

[andy_e]

Voodoo People, V7

quality problem, your brother kept trying that move again and again.

[r-man]

Oh that was what he was on about! He did rave about it for a while.

What are those last two pics I posted, anyone?

[Nigel]

Even my feet don't cut on Voodoo People. Oh his God its true, Gaskins is crap!  :cry:

[Nigel]

Oh that was what he was on about! He did rave about it for a while.

What are those last two pics I posted, anyone?

In order - Tom's Traverse V5, Woodwell, and Screaming Slave Left Hand V9 (eliminate!), Woodwell.

[Greg C]

Nice one, Cloning Tech seems to have been up-graded to 8b. I'll take that.  :wink:...

And Aeons has been down graded from 8b to to 7c+!! Did you down grade it r-man?

[r-man]

If only I was climbing that hard! I just copied grades:

http://www.cragx.com/articles/issue13/gaskins/p02.htm

...Edited original post now.

[Nibile]

the man aint no weakling.

[Pantontino]

I did a profile of John for OTE a few years back. I met him up at his home in the South Lakes, then went out to a few crags, then subsequently met up with him in North Wales at the crag.

Basically John is just a really genuine and affable bloke. He looks so intense in his climbing photos, but in conversation he is dead relaxed and always laughing.

Watching him on Walk Away was pretty disturbing though!

[Christobal]

Impressive
The man does seem to have a liking for the low stuff thuogh, in none of the pictures his feet are more than a meter of the ground.

[a dense loner]

the hardest moves are often closest to the ground. watch your back

[Huffy]

the hardest moves are often closest to the ground. watch your back

Hehe, i had that poster on my wall when i 1st started top roping lessons in 96!

[r-man]

Shame it's so small, but:



Violent New Breed, 9a+

John Gaskins completed Violent New Breed (9a+, or 5.15a) at the G-Spot, in Gigleswick, England. Gaskins bolted the route in 1993 and worked on it for the following two summers; in 1995, he spent roughly 50 days traying to master it. 1996 looked to be the year of the redpoint, until Gaskins discovered that one of the holds, a subtly glued-back-on crimp, had been knocked off, with the words "Tut tut" chalked onto the crag, and lost interest. In 2000, he returned, and bested the move without the edge. In 2004, Gaskins redpointed the bouldery 20-foot line.

Writes Gaskins: "it is comfortably harder than Hubble." Gaskins made the third ascent of Hubble, the world´s first 5.14c, at Raven Tor, England, in 1993.

[Greg C]

I found this shot of Gaskins climbing in the quarries...



Not sure of the route?

[koppulator]

Violent New Breed, 9a+

I remember seeing this pic inside the front cover of either Rock and Ice, or Climbing. Does anybody know which issue??? I'd get a back issue, 'cause the photo is sick but just can find which one...

Thanks!

[Houdini]

That picture has been reproduced as a poster.

[matthew]

Not only is he strong he's freakishly skinny! It's just not right! How tall is the G-man?

[cofe]

that photo isn't actual size.