Andy Pollitt is as close to a Hollywood A-lister as the climbing world will
\never get. He had the looks, and he starred in all the big roles in the 1980s
\nand 1990s – Tremadog, Pen Trwyn, the big Gogarth climbs, Raven Tor and the
\ncult Australian adventures. Alongside co-stars like Jerry Moffatt, John
\nRedhead and Malcolm ‚HB‘ Matheson, he brought us sexy climbing – gone were the
\nbeards, the woolly socks and the fibre pile. Andy was all skin-tight pink
\nLycra, vests and brooding looks. For those watching, Andy Pollitt had it all.<\/p>\n
But Punk in the Gym gives us the whole truth. The self-doubt, the depression,
\nthe drinking, the fags, the womanising, the injuries, the loss of a father and
\nthe trouble that brings, and a need for something – for recognition, a release
\nfor the pain, and, for Andy, more drinking, more tears, bigger run-outs.<\/p>\n
With nothing held back, Andy tells his roller-coaster story from the UK to
\nAustralia, exactly as it happened. Exposing his fragile ego and leaving us to
\nlaugh, cry, marvel and judge, this is a sports autobiography like no other.
\nThe legendary routes are all here – The Bells, The Bells!, Skinhead Moonstomp,
\nThe Hollow Man, Boot Boys, The Whore of Babylon and Knockin‘ on Heaven’s Door.
\nAnd the route that broke him and robbed the climbing world of its Hollywood
\nstar – Punks in the Gym.<\/p>\n
In 1992, after forty-four days of attempts spread over three trips to
\nAustralia across two years, he finally redpointed Wolfgang Gullich’s route
\nPunks in the Gym (the world’s first F8b+) at Mount Arapiles, and then
\nimmediately gave up climbing – for good. Andy has lived in Melbourne,
\nAustralia, since 1993 where he has enjoyed a successful career in the rope
\naccess industry.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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