Gary Gibson
I was born in Newcastle (Staffs) in 1960 and took up climbing with my brother in 1973. In 1977 I did my first new route and have since dedicated almost my entire climbing career to the pursuit of new routes. Along the way I have courted controversy by challenging the boundaries of what is and isn't acceptable and was probably he creator of the first sports climb in the country, Clarion Call in 1983. I recently passed my 4000th new route and have the intention of continuing beyond that figure for as long as I can.
