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Climbing Videos
Photo: Earl Wiggins on the first ascent of Supercrack, Indian Creek, Utah. Photo by Ed Webster. Please submit work to amanda.fox@skrammedia.com.
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 Aguja Guillaumet
Video by Camilo Lopez - Climbers Camilo Lopez and Anna Pfaff captured footage of their ascent of Aguja Guillaumet in Patagonia, located above the Rio Electrico valley and south of Fitz Roy. The pair experienced a successful trip, managing to traverse six peaks above 5,000 meters in the northern Andes.  Sky Dive into Baffin Island
Video by Alastair Lee / PosingProduction - A sneaky preview of the James Bond style opening sequence from this year's adventure block buster "The Asgard Project". Follow world-class climbers Leo Houlding and Sean Leary as they sky dive into Baffin Island, Canada, to pursue Houlding's ambitious goal to make the first free ascent of Mt. Asgard's north face. Regarded as one of the most famous of the Baffin Mountains, and possibly one of the most difficult big walls in the world, the team planned to make a wingsuit descent from the summit. Filmmaker Alistair Lee captured the duo as they attempted the ascent late in the summer season. For more info, visit TheAsgardProject.com.  5.13+ Barefoot Free Solo
Photos and video by Djamila Proft / dustinthewind1973 - Andreas Proft barefoot free solos the 25 meter Excess Power, a 8a+ or 5.13c ex-trad route, that's now a fully bolted sport route, in Costa Blanca's Echo Valley, Spain. In an email Proft commented that "It took me many tries to get comfy enough [on the route] and cost me some sleep as well." The 36-year-old German has sent a number of other hard 5.13 routes all without rockshoes. See Footloose and Fancy Free for more about Proft's barefoot endeavors.  The Groove - PROGRESSION
Video by Big UP Productions - An excerpt from the recent film PROGRESSION that features Kevin Jorgeson on the second ascent of one of England's hardest traditional routes, The Groove (E11) at Cratcliffe. James Pearson finally climbed the bold and technical route, which was considered before his ascent on Saturday, February 2, 2008, to be “last great problems” of English gritstone. Pearson had occasionally attempted the route over a four year period. Later that year [2008] in October and November, Americans Alex Honnold and Kevin Jorgeson astonished British climbers with rapid repeats of some of the testiest routes on “God’s own rock,” the English gritstone.  The Game, World's Hardest Boulder Problem?
Video by Cedar Wright / Verticalcarnival.blogspot.com - I first met Daniel Woods about 5 years ago while in Rocklands, Africa. Daniel already had a reputation as a steel fingered bouldering phenomena, and watching him crush in the boulders was about as close as I've come to witnessing the defiance of gravity. When Daniel mentioned on a facebook post that he had a new super project up in Boulder Canyon, and felt he might be close to "the hardest moves I've ever tried", I figured it might be a cool moment to film and so I rang him up!  Beach Bouldering - Spray
Video Brian Solano / BSProductions.us - An excerpt from our feature film "SPRAY" featuring Chris Lindner searching for untouched boulders in Northern California. In Spray Joe Kinder and Chris Lindner set out to explore the treasures of California's northern coastline. They ventured through the delicate beaches of Arcata, the stunning limestone of the Trinity Aretes, the historical shores of Mickey's Beach, and the alpine stone of Donner Summit. DVD's and HD Downloads available NOW at Bouldering.com.  Journey to Everest Trailer
Video by Epiphany Productions and directed by David Kiern - Journey to Everest follows the adventures of a team of six American business people who travel to the Himalayas to trek to Everest Base Camp. On their way into the mountains to begin their ascent, they are bumped from a plane flight that crashes and kills 18 people. As their expedition unfolds and they struggle with their decision whether or not to continue on their trek, their faith comes to the fore as they experience the Hindu/Buddhist world of Kathmandu, Nepal, face the challenges of the Everest Region, and discover the depths of who they are as Christians and gain a new perspective on their purpose in life. Visit journeytoeverest.com to purchase the DVD.  Natalija Gros - New Dimension Teaser
Video by FilmIT.si sports division and New Partisan Cinema - The Ljubljana based 25 year old has been climbing since age 6, began competing at age 9, climbed a 5.13d in 2002, in 2006 she redpointed 5.14c (Histerija at Misja Pec) and onsighted 5.13b. On her website she commented that, "Now, I can't imagine life without climbing, without competitions, which at the moment really mean me a lot. I want to dedicate this few years to competitions, and achive as many tops and good results."  Dry tooling and Ice climbing in Gressoney, Aosta valley, Italy
Video by Sébastien Montaz-Rosset - Here is the first of 10 webisodes of the "Daily Grind" series. They will feature some of our climbing and skiing days with friends presenting some of the unknown and most aesthetic destinations in the Alps for mountain sports addicts. Featured here in this episode is some WI 5 ice climbing and M8+ mixed climbing action at Gressoney, a new area that was made with sprayed/dripped water in Italy's Aosta Valley. This footage was shot in December 2009 and January 2010.  Chris Sharma: The Legacy Continues
Video by Josh Lowell / PranaCollective - Chris Sharma's meteoric climbing career started when he won the Bouldering Nationals at age 14 and opened the hardest climb in America (at the time, 5.14c) a year later. In the decade that followed, Chris has continued to take climbing to a new level. Not only has he consistently shattered previous conceptions of difficulty, he was recently voted 8a Climber of the Decade. He has sent multiple 5.15 routes, bouldered V15, onsighted 5.14b, and established deep water solo routes at the highest grades.  Carolina Climbers' Coalition - Rumbling Bald Project
Carolina Climbers Coalition (CCC) started off the new year by closing on the acquisition of Rumbling Bald West Side Boulders on January 6, 2010. The CCC and the Access Fund worked together to finalize the purchase of this popular bouldering area from a private developer and now it's time to raise funds and pay off the loan. If you've ever climbed at Rumbling Bald, if you ever plan to, or even if you never plan to, you can support our efforts and help us get the loans repaid!  North Face - In theaters beginning January 29, 2010
Directed by Philipp Stölzl / northfacethemovie.com - Based on a true story, NORTH FACE is a gripping adventure drama about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. In 1936, Nazi propaganda urges German Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed north face of the Swiss massif, the Eiger, bringing two reluctant climbers, Toni Kurz (BENNO FÜRMANN) and Andi Hinterstoisser (FLORIAN LUKAS), to begin their daring ascent and attempt to scale the infamous rock face, often called the Murder Wall.  Award-winning Documentary about world renowned Sheffield climber "Andy Parkin: Life in Adaptation"
By Weekday Productions courtesy of Blue Hippo Media - The documentary creatively profiles Andy Parkin life and work. It gives a powerful insight to the life of a remarkable man who is regarded as one of the world’s finest alpine climbers. In 1984 he suffered a near fatal Alpine climbing accident and many believed his love affair with mountains would be over. Having won the Jury’s special prize at Kendal 2008 and the Grand Prize at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival this year as well as being finalist in Trento and Banff film festivals, Blue Hippo Media and Weekday Productions’ film ‘Andy Parkin – a Life in Adaptation’ is now set for DVD release. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE DVD "Andy Parkin: Life in Adaptation".  TAWOCHE 2k10 Dispatches
Videos by Renan Ozturk / Verticalcarnival.blogspot.com - Renan Ozturk and Cory Richards overcame loose rock and dehydration to complete the first ascent of the central south buttress of Tawoche, a circa 6,500-meter (21,325') peak in the Khumbu region of Nepal. The two men spent two and a half days on the route, followed by another day and a half of descent. Ozturk, based in Boulder, Colo., and Richards, out of Canmore, Alberta, said the line was 1,200 meters high and graded ED2 VI 5.10 M4/5.  Vortex (V10), Sassafras Knob, North Carolina
Video by Thomas C. Webb - Vortex sits on Sassafras Knob in the Pisgah National Forest outside of Boone, NC. It was first discovered by Zach Lesch-Huie but was first climbed with the collaborative effects of Pat Goodman and Pat Stone. Vortex stands at an intimidating 17 feet tall and is given the grade of V10. Shown in this video comp crusher Alex Johnson, plus North Carolinians Pat Goodman and Jessa Goebel get sucked into the magical, mystical Vortex.  A Portrait of Fred Nicole
Video by Chuck Fryberger / PranaCollective - Swiss climber Fred Nicole has been bouldering at the leading edge of pure difficulty for over 25 years, continuing to redefine human possibility. His prolific tick list spans decades and the world, ranging from V13 to the almost supernatural grade of V16. Fred was the first to boulder V13 and also V14, although he does not assign grades to his own problems, relying on consensus from other climbers. Fred sees climbing as an art form, where a person can express ones self through movement.  Paul Robinson: Inside The Climbers Guild
Video by Chuck Fryberger / PranaCollective - Paul Robinson started climbing at the age of 10. In the last decade, he has bouldered V15, and sent literally hundreds of problems in V14 ,V13 ,V12 and V11 range. Not surprisingly, he has placed first in most of the international bouldering competitions he has entered. Paul is also an accomplished artist and painter majoring in Fine Arts at the University of Colorado. He writes a lively, blog about his exploits and traveling around the world promoting the climbing lifestyle.  Dave Graham on The Island (V15) from The Players
Video by Brian Solano / BS Productions - On April 7, 2008 Dave Graham completed a longstanding project at Fontainebleau, France, and graded it 8C (V15). The Island climbs directly out a sandstone roof/prow in the Coquibus Rumont area, between the existing problems Sérénité (V8) and Conviction (V11). Graham sent the problem after three days of work, and he described it at 8a.nu as having “huge moves in between slopers, and always at my full extension, so very intense climbing.” Shown in this video is Graham on the first ascent of his Font test piece The Island, an excerpt from our feature length film "The Players".  PURE - OFFICIAL TRAILER
Video by Chuck Fryberger - PURE is about 19 extraordinary climbers in six countries on three continents , with no ropes. Chuck Fryberger Films has launched their recent hit film PURE as a downloadable HD video. With super fast delivery times and a discounted introductory price, plus the benefit of being to watch the video in it's original HD quality, this is a great opportunity for climbers from all over the world to check out PURE. Visit ChuckFryberger.com for more information and Bouldering.com for the HD download.  The Season TV - Trailer
Video by Fitz Cahall / theseasontv.com - From the creators of the Dirtbag Diaries and 49 Megawatts comes a new web television project following the five athletes through the course of a single season in Pacific Northwest. A veteran climber invents a new piece of gear. A pro snowboarder searches for a way to return to the roots of his sport. A boulderer returns from a series of injuries with new perspective. A family man goes to Whistler to test himself against the mountain biking’s elite. A young sea kayaker with a troubled past sets out to reinvent his sport. |
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