Sponsors
Di Gilbert is a climber sponsored by the following market leaders.
Scarpa keep my feet solid on the rock, snow or ice; Grivel prevent me from slipping off the rock, snow and ice and Deuter prevent me having to carry everything in plastic bags on the rock, snow and ice.
Edelrid keeps me safe when I do take that unexpected slip and when I can't quite reach 'that' hold.
Scarpa
...have over 50 years experience of making the world’s finest mountain boots. Offers a wide selection of x-terrain, trek, mountain, climbing and ski boots.
Grivel
...have been producing alpinism equipment since 1818. They are considered to be one of the world’s best brand names in mountaineering equipment. It is the world leader in the production of crampons and among the leaders of ice axe producers too.
Deuter
...have over 110 years of rucksack innovation behind them.
Edelrid
...believe the basic principles for the responsible production of innovative, high performance products, are quality and safety. They have been following this creed for more than 146 years, and the rope is the heart and soul of their traditionally rich brand.
Media
Di Gilbert often creeps up in numerous media formats.
During December 2009 Di joined Alan Kimber & Richard Bentley in the first ever Nigerian Mare Festival. More information can be found here.
"Di [Gilbert] is another one of those rare female MIC’s. Alongside her many years experience climbing in the Scottish Mountains, Di has made many ascents in the greater ranges including Denali and Everest. Her vibrant personality and enthusiasm for the Scottish Mountains will ensure an entertaining and informative evening." Mountaineering Council of Scotland's Winter Lecture Series 2010
"Learning to Lead…….Charged with this were 2 teachers with extraordinary qualifications: Di Gilbert – the first British woman to have led a expedition to the top of Everest – and Dave Rudkin, a young instructor and climber of supreme ability. Both were hyper-qualified, infectiously cheerful, knowledgeable about green things swiped from the ground and engagingly approachable. As leaders, they were pyrotechnic examples……..” SIMON INGRAM, Trail, December 2007
"There are certain achievements that we all hear about and think ’Wow’. At only 31 years of age, Di Gilbert, has spent most of her life enjoying the great outdoors. She is one of a select in-demand guides and climbing instructors, who travel the globe, teaching people how to climb safely and leading teams of enthusiasts to the tops of some of the most treacherous mountains in the world. Oh yes, she just became only the second Scottish women in history to climb Mount Everest." GARY FISHER, Inside Aberdeenshire, October 2005.
"In a testosterone – drenched fraternity of mountaineers, Diahanne Gilbert is a refreshingly unexpected sort of leader. No faintly colonial bragging from behind ice-beaded whiskers here. Instead, I'm sipping tea at the home of a cheerful blonde Aberdonian whose obvious link with the world's tallest peak is the hint of residual windburn on her cheeks." NICK THORPE, The Times, June 2005.
"..cherry-apple cheeks, Heidi-blonde pigtails and the brightest of blue eyes. Hi Ginny, I’m Di, your guide". Di G, Respect! I say. She is like one of those Tank Girl heroines as she jumps into the bunker where the last container is frozen deep and seemingly unbudgeable. The pilots all stand around smoking, grateful for a break, while Ms Gilbert hammers into the ice, wielding her spade like a lethal weapon." GINNY DOUGARY, The Times, March 2004