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| Name: |
Gordon Lennox |
| Age: |
28 |
| Occupation: |
Ex-pig farmer, presently a project engineer in the oil industry |
| Base: |
Auchterarder |
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| Description: |
Gordon has been climbing for eight years. Although he enjoys a wide range of climbing, from walls and sport to trad and winter, he is probably best recognised for his first ascents of many E6s and E7s across the country.
Despite these big E grades, Gordon describes himself as "extremely weak" and says he relies on his "8 foot 6 inch reach to pass the crux of routes, and fancy footwork to find resting positions at every opportunity"!
With first ascents such as Anabolic Steroids (E7 6c) at Cambusbarron Quarry; Muscular Art (E6 6b) on Sandray, and a solo FA of Sharp End (E6 6c) at Dunkeld, to name but a few, I'm not sure if we believe that he's that weak!
Although Gordon enjoys the adventurous side of climbing, he does employ the head-point method on some of his ascents and is often criticised for this. He personally feels that this method of ascent is acceptable, and very rewarding on climbs that are at the limit of his ability.
He also enjoys ground up ascents, where his best achievement to date is a flashed first ascent of Spitting Fury (E6 6b) on Sandray.
Other first ascents include: Diamond Blade (E6 6b) at Glen Lednock; Caulpable Homicide (E5 6b) at Tullimet and Subterrainian Exposure (E5 6a, 6b, 5c, 5b) on Mingulay.
In winter he made the first ascent of Green House Effect (VII,7) on Creagan A'Choire Etchachan and repeats include, Prore (VIII,8), White Magic (VII,7) and Nightline (VII,7) in the Northern Corries.
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| Finest Moment: |
"Getting to the top of Prore in winter without falling off despite a number of very scary moments". |
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