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Title: Sighting of the legend that is Gaskins.
Post by: zloty_dziecko on July 31, 2014, 12:16:16 pm
Up in Scotland for a week chilling out and attempting to climb while injured, yesterday we headed to the Ruthven boulder and after about an hour a bald head was visible in the distance approaching us. As he got closer low and behold it turned out to be the legend that is Gaskins. :bow: I managed to control myself and not get all fanboy in the presence of a total legend, he was with his wife and kids and I imagine he headed there to get away from people, not expecting a bunch of brummies dicking about. Really nice guy, as confused as the rest of us with the descriptions in the guide book! Worked a couple of problems with us as a warm up and then saw him working the low version of Dave McLeod's traverse on some disgustingly small crimps, he seemed to be making easy work of the moves.
Title: Re: Sighting of the legend that is Gaskins.
Post by: lagerstarfish on July 31, 2014, 12:22:25 pm
Have you got any video evidence of him finishing anything?
Title: Re: Sighting of the legend that is Gaskins.
Post by: Fiend on July 31, 2014, 12:33:28 pm
The Ruthven boulder is really very good.
Title: Re: Sighting of the legend that is Gaskins.
Post by: SA Chris on July 31, 2014, 12:34:39 pm
Have you got any video evidence of him finishing anything?

Like his lunch?
Title: Re: Sighting of the legend that is Gaskins.
Post by: AMorris on July 31, 2014, 12:59:24 pm
Good stuff, nice to hear he is still getting out on the rock. I always wonder if I would be able to keep my composure when faced with his shiny head or just bombard him with questions
Title: Re: Sighting of the legend that is Gaskins.
Post by: webbo on July 31, 2014, 01:11:28 pm
Have you got any video evidence of him fishing ?

I can belive he's done those problems but I'd want to see pictures of those fish.
Title: Re: Sighting of the legend that is Gaskins.
Post by: Three Nine on July 31, 2014, 01:29:43 pm
A legend is precisely what Gaskins is.
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