Di Gilbert
Name: Di Gilbert
Hometown: Grantown on Spey, Scotland
Sport: Mountaineering
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All my life, I have lived and worked on the mountains. A full time Winter Climbing and Mountaineering Instructor based in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. I got my first taste of expedition life in the mid 90’s and never looked back.
Get to know Di
Tell us about your successes so far?
Climbing 8000m peaks is a big deal for me, but being in a position where you guide and lead individuals to the world’s highest summits is perhaps bigger. To be in this position, there must have been some pretty damn good adventures before...
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What are you working on? What are your goals for the future?
Trying to maintain my (ageing) body is always the main goal now. I want to be in a position if the phone rang tomorrow with an offer to climb (or ski) a sexy new line in a remote location, I would be in a position to say yes.
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Why do you climb? What do you love about climbing?
I sometimes feel as if I’ve been doing it for so long, I don’t know anything different. It’s a way of life for me. It’s not necessarily just about the climb though, it’s the journey that you have to do to be in the position to undertake the climb.
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Which Scarpa shoe is your favourite?
Only one? Any boot from the Phantom Range? The Tech for Scottish Winter and lower altitudes; the 6000ers for the mid altitude adventures and the 8000ers for the biggies.
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Tell us about your best day climbing?
The best day is always the last one and the one that I’m looking forward to most, is the next one.
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What do you do away from your sport?
Sleep.
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Anywhere with a stable weather forecast, good conditions, the correct equipment and somebody to share the adventure with.
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Photo Credits
Ed Smith, Alison Thacker, Garry Smith, Nigel Hooker, Jim Savege
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