— Carl Bowkett 

“I used to only use Friction Labs loose chalk until I tried Gekco.” 

“I didn't really like liquid chalk too much either because of the resin stuff which stayed on your hands after washing.” 

“Now Gekco has become my go to and I’m using it all the time, liquid chalk is smaller, more compact, less messy and Gekco seems to go a longer way.” 

Most Memorable Climb
Gulivers Travels 7B+, Church Crag, Wentbridge

Highest grade
7C+

Favourite Climbing Area
Esoteric East

Climbing Style
Crimpy

Years Climbing
8

— ROB DAWTREY

“GeKCo is by far the CLEANEST & BEST LIQUID chalk I have EVER used.” 

“I hate to admit it now but I prefer Gekco Chalk to standard loose chalk. It feels like the chalk has a better coverage over your hands and friction over the holds is massively improved.”

“I wouldn’t be throwing my beloved chalk bag and chalk balls away but Gekco Liquid will be an integral part of my climbing regime and it’s bottles fit nicely into my bouldering bucket!”

Most Memorable Climb
Metrosexual 7a+, a 12m Deep Water Solo in Cala Varques, Mallorca

Highest grade
7a+ Sport, V8 boulder

Favourite Climbing Area
Sa Gubia, Mallorca

Climbing Style
Sport & bouldering (mainly bouldering)

Years Climbing
20+

— Chris whitehead

“My experience with Gekco is that it’s got a much cleaner feel to it. Performance wise it’s miles better than any other liquid chalk I’ve used.”

“As the owner of Freeklime, Huddersfield, other liquid chalks containing resins have become a big problem for us, requiring much more intensive cleaning of the holds in between resets.”

“Gekco has helped us overcome this problem, ensuring the holds are cleaner and less polished than they might have otherwise been.” 

Most Memorable Climb
Either Voie Contamine on Mt Blanc Du Tacul or the Studlgrat on Grossglockner

Highest grade
Trad e7 (ground up e5), V10 boulder, 7c sport

Favourite Climbing Area
Chamonix granite everyday of the week. Or the Lakes in the UK

Climbing Style
Mountain trad

Years Climbing
12 years

— JOEL MOORE

“BEST CHALK I’VE USED. LOVE THAT IT’S FREE OF A LOT CHEMICALS THAT OTHER BRANDS USE. ALSO LOVE THAT IT’S CLIMBER OWNED AND RUN.” 

Most Memorable Climb
Chlorophylle - Ailefroide, France. My first outdoor sport route.

Highest grade
6C outdoor
6c+ Indoor

Favourite Climbing Area
Porth Ysgo - Wales. Just a beautiful spot by the sea.

Climbing Style
Bouldering/sport

Years Climbing
2 years

— JORDAN Coupland

“I GOTTA SAY I ABSOLUTELY HATE LIQUID CHALK.

However, I recently got shown Gekco by a friend and bought myself a bottle. It’s actually crazy good and feels pretty much exactly like powder chalk once it dries!”

— Steve chadwick

“It stays on, has good friction and keeps the hands good to go

I have been using the liquid and powder with groove refillable chalk balls (all eco friendly). Washes off easy so none of that weird stuff between the fingers. It also doesn’t knack my hands after use like some other brands. Because it’s just CHALK! Nothing more. Thanks Ben cracking stuff.”

— Craig Poku

“I have quite severe eczema at the back of my hands and with many brands using drying agents, it led to quite painful situations.

Since using Gekco, not only has my performance felt better, but your chalk using minimal chemicals has led to my skin not feeling on fire every time I climb. I've now been able to project more V5/6 problems at my gym without the fear of my chalk letting me down.”

Highest grade
V6

Climbing Style
Bouldering

Years Climbing
1.5 years

— Eben Muse, Policy & Campaigns officer, BMC (Wales)

“I used the liquid chalk consistently on board sessions all winter, on wood, on the kilter board, and on some outdoor projects too.

I loved how it distributes the chalk seemingly super-evenly, but without appearing as a sort of white paint glove on my hand that doesn’t come off (looking at you, Mammut). It does the job super well, nice work guys!”

Most Memorable Climb
Striapach, HVS/E5 5a, Fair Head

Highest Grade
F7B bouldering, E4 trad lead, E3 solo, 7a+ sport

Favourite Climbing Area
South Wales Valleys/Llanberis Pass/Vedauwoo (please don’t make me choose)

Climbing Style
Cracks (offwidth), recently have got more interested in fingery board-style problems

Years Climbing
Around 10 years