In this week's Friday Night Video, we meet Gordon Robb, AKA Fat Old Climber. Gordon's been climbing for several years now and is a huge part of the community at The Climbing Academy in Glasgow. He became well-known through his matter-of-fact Instagram, @fatoldclimber, where he shares unfiltered accounts of coming to climbing later in life and in a sport that is particularly difficult for those which a larger frame.
Read our interview with Gordon from 2020:
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Awesome! I bet he'd smash me in a grip strength test!
Changed my life and the best thing ever..... well who would argue with that !
Nice little video.
Great video, I really enjoy seeing more content from people who fall outside of our pre-conceived notions of the "standard demographic" for climbers.