by Jack Geldard – Editor – UKC Andy Kirkpatrick is heading up a new article series on UKClimbing: Andy Kirkpatrick´s Doctor Gear. Read the first one here: Doctor GearAndy, who has previously worked as gear editor for magazinessuch as Climb, Climber and High, is now sharing his knowledge through UKClimbing.com and willbe working on this interactive series – offering tips and advice ongear, from the simple to the specialist.If you have a question for Andy, you can ask it on this Premier Post. Andy is the third best climber ever to come out of Hull (JohnRedhead and Joe Tasker pipping him at the post), and is as well knownfor his nerdy knowledge of gear, as his ability to climb slowly up hardroutes.He has just written his first book ´Psychovertical´.


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