Gorp Garb is comprised of three middle aged climbers who first met climbing at the Castle Climbing Centre in North London over 20 years ago.
We all climbed in the retro Five Ten Blancos and were a little disappointed when they were discontinued a few years ago. Since then, we have been in search of a decent replacement - but to no avail.
In January 2023, we met Steve McClure, a fellow Blanco lover, setting at the Castle. After a short chat, we got the idea to stitch our favourite shoe onto our T-shirt. As a homage - a neat way to show our shoe loyalty.
We made Steve the first ever Gorp Garb T-Shirt and word spread fast. Since, then, we have become inundated with requests for different designs.
According to weighmyrack.com, there are 511 current models of climbing shoes on the market. So it looks like we've got our work cut out!