Kevin Wilkinson

Age: 28, Years climbing: 10, Hometown: Kimberley BC CANADA, Favorite product: Solution

Do you clip bolts, plug cams, stack pads, or crush ice?

Clip bolts, with the odd stacking of pads...and a few very rare sightings of gear fumbling.

How long have you been an athlete with La Sportiva?

2 Years.

What are some of your lifetime climbing goals?

Squeak out a 5.15 and bolt eleventy billion routes.

Do you have a claim to fame?

Bolting many routes.

Do you have any vices?

Dark chocolate, gummy bears and basically anything delicious!

What makes you tick as a climber and in the real world?

I don't really understand this "real world" question. I like to climb, so I climb....it is just that simple.

What drives you to climb? The money? The groupies? The fame? What?

Theres nothing out there I want to do more than bolt and climb. Thats all the drive I need.

What is your favorite movie?

300. Because there is no sissy, love story crap.

Do you have any nicknames? Explain:

No, and I am sad about it.

What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep? Why?

78 hours. Long story involving a bike, a girl, a laungage barrier, being detained in Japan, 4 different flights, 3 really big dudes getting arrested, my mom, an awesome brother and a partrige in a pear tree.

If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?

Alaska....sounds cool.

What did you have for lunch yesterday?

A delicious Beagle with white chocolate peanut butter.

If you could hook up a thought monitor to your head, would you see pictures, hear words or would music be playing?

Blank Screen.

What really scares you about climbing?

People who have more than 3 different belay devices on their harnesses...but still choose the figure 8 for belaying their friends.

If your life was made into a movie, what would it be called?

Kevin wants to be a super hero-ninja-pirate.

Where would you live if it could be anywhere in the world?

Tensleep Wyoming.

Have no food or have no gasoline?

No gasoline. I have 2 feet and a heartbeat.

Do you wish you had sexier feet?

Nope, mine are as sexy as feet can get.