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 BLIND AND NAKED
Video by Cedar Wright - Blind climber Erik Weihenmayer tackles his hardest route to date with Charlie Mace and Brady Robinson — Eldorado Canyon's The Naked Edge (III, 5.11b) — to benefit the Access Fund. First climbed in the Fall of 1962 by Layton Kor and Bob Culp The Naked Edge is now condisdered to be one of the most classic 5.11s in Colorado, and even possibly North America. Support climbing advocacy and conservation: AccessFund.org/join  King of da Caillassse 2 - Trailer
Video by Les Collets Productions - Watch French superstars Tony Lamiche, Jérôme Meyer, Gérome Pouvreau and Loic Gaidioz boulder and sport climb at the world famous Le Verdon Gorge, Ailefroide, L'AUP Martin in the Hautes-Alpes, Tralenta, la Sainte-Victoire, Santa Gadea, Spain and more in this new sports-action packed movie! All styles of climbing and all levels. DVD and VOD available December, 9th, 2009 Subtitles in English. For more information and purchase the film visit: kingofdacaillasse2.com  Dean Potter Wins "Adventurers of the Year" by National Geographic Adventure Magazine
Video by NatGeoAdventure.com - This video gives a tease of Sender Film's new Nat Geo TV series First Ascent, which feature's Potter's wild synthesis of climbing and BASE jumping, and is just one episode of a six-part series — that travels to places like Patagonia, Alaska and Catalunya with the likes of Chris Sharma, Alex Honnold and many others — debuting on the Nat Geo Adventure Channel worldwide in January 2010. Stay tuned for more on the series coming soon!  Between The Trees - Trailers
Videos by Keith Bradbury / unclesomebody.com - Between The Trees is a new bouldering film from Unclesomebody Productions documenting the British climber Tyler Landman at one of the most famous bouldering areas in the world — Fontainebleau, outside of Paris, France. In Spring 2009 Landman journeyed to Fontainebleau with no expectations, only goals. This film is the result of his journey in the magical forest as he surpasses all of his goals and reaches new levels in his climbing. The film takes the viewer on a tour through the hardest blocs in the forest and also off the beaten track behind and to dig up some incredible hidden gems.  Natalija Gros - Le Tango Vertical
Video by Film IT and New Partisan Cinema - Slovenian World Cup superstar Natalija Gros is elegantly shown barefoot deep water soloing in Croatia in this short video. The Ljubljana based 25 year old has been climbing since age 6, redpointed 5.14c (Histerija at Misja Pec) and onsighted 5.13b. The goal of the video was emphasize to her seemingly effortless technique, dubbed to Latin rhythms, thus the name "Le Tango Vertical". Need we say more? I think not. Enjoy!  Dry-Tooling and Ice Climbing in Chamonix, France
Videos by Sébastien Montaz-Rosset - In these two new installments from the "Sweet Lines" series Kora Pesce and Peter Mason have a pre-season dry-tooling session at the Zoo, a steep spot near Sallanches (Chamonix), in the French Alps. And, after the that, the team of Pesce and Mason then head out for a few pitches on the cavernous 90-foot glacial ice at the super-aesthetic Mer de Glace for a bit of pre season ice training.  The Sends - Full Trailer
A film by Shawn Boye / Tielma Productions - From the Director of Swedish Meatballs comes the story of a two year Odyssey through a land covered in Granite. The adventure begins deep in the Forest of the Steepest Boulders where Peter Bosma encounters a real life Monster, Stefan Rasmussen, reincarnate of ancient Vikings. Narrowly escaping a Duel to the Death, Peter heads West in search of First Ascents high above frigid, Medusa filled, waters. But there is another, the Fearless Rasta, Stefan Wulf, willing to do Combat for Ultimate Glory.  The Dirtbag Diaries - The Shorts - Friends In High Places
By Fitz Cahall - Climber and Diaries contributor Kelly Cordes is what you would call an early adopter. Kelly may live in a shack at 8,000 feet, but the guy is no cretin. He’s had an email account for four years now. He knows how to program a VCR. He’s even considered buying one of those new-fangled Blueberry phones. What can I say? Kelly is a mover and a shaker. The guy’s approach to new technology is as cutting edge as his alpine endeavors, but even seasoned pros have the occasional misstep.  Careless Torque (8a), Stanage Plantation, Peak District, UK
Video by Wild Country - Ned Feehally, the current British Bouldering Champion, makes a rare ascent of Careless Torque (Font 8a), caught on camera in blustery and cool conditions on Sunday, September 6th, 2009. Feehally, who did the 6th, 7th or even 8th ascent of this awesome three star highball, actually managed to do the bottom crux section six times (which is the 8a bit) before unlocking the upper, 7b+ arête to claim another ascent.  Welsh Connections - Trailer
Video by Dave Brown / Bamboo Chicken Productions - Welcome to rock climbing in Wales! A cocktail of diverse climbing; from hard trad onsights and first ascents, to intense limestone sport, slate, bouldering and deep water soloing.The new climbing film from Bamboo Chicken Productions features climbers: Pete Robins, Tim Emmett, Johnny Dawes, James McHaffie, Pete Whittaker, Nick Bullock, Chris Doyle, Chris Davies and Gav Symonds. Out on DVD - November 16th, 2009. Trailer cut by Ben Knapp.  Sweet Bloc: Bouldering La Proue at Medonnet, France
Video by Sébastien Montaz-Rosset / jefilm.com - Guillaume and Seb present a boulder line called La Proue (Font 7a+ or V7) in Médonnet near Chamonix, France. The gneiss bouldering of Médonnet, nestled within in a beautiful mountain forest, is perfect for the warm days of summer and is said to have a Fontainebleau-esque feel with many flat landings. The blocs are situated 25-30 minutes driving from Chamonix toward the ski resort of Megève. The area offers three main sectors with several hundred problems from french boulder grade 2-8a.  Sweet Highline: Tours Saint Jacques, French Alps
Video by Sébastien Montaz-Rosset / jefilm.com - The Je Ne Sais Quoi filming team presents the second video of this series on another beautiful highline in Les Bauges Mountain Ranges in the French Alps. Jelena is leading the fine art of rigging a highline and thenshe is successful in sending it — with style. Julien, as always, is pushing the limits of balance. Thanks to Raph and Guillaume for climbing and rigging. And, Seb is having fun filming and slacking as always.  Samsara and Pra Caramba Trailers - 2009 Adventure Film Festival
Videos by Renan Ozturk and Cedar Wright courtesy of BlueWaterRopes Blogspot.com to premiere at the Adventure Film Festival in Boulder, Colorado - On November 12-14 in Boulder, Colorado, the Fifth Annual Adventure Film Festival will premiere the most exciting and inspiring award-winning independent films from around the world. The festival is dedicated to all aspects of adventure — from serious exploration to environmental heroism to gripping tales from the edge of the believable. Renan Ozturk's "Samsara" and Cedar Wright's "Pra Caramba" will both premiere at this year's festival.  A Day in the Life of Conrad Anker
Video by Renan Ozturk courtesy of BlueWaterRopes Blogspot.com - This is a short "Day in the Life" video that follows Blue Water Athlete Conrad Anker out for his first time up The Naked Edge in Eldorado Canyon, one of the most classic multi pitch 5.11s in Colorado. Conrad has been pushing the limits of Adventure for the last 30 years and is now becoming a fervent advocate of environmental and social responsibility.  The Beta: Super Mario and Mystery Groove, Stone Fort, TN
Video by Andrew Kornylak - In this fourth Beta video, Colorado native Andy Wellman tells us how he ended up in Chattanooga, Tennessee by way of Horse Pens 40, Alabama, and shows how to crush two Stone Fort (aka Little Rock City) classic V4's, Super Mario and Mystery Groove. Hound Ears in Boone, NC went down on October 3rd, Horse Pens-40 in Steele, AL on November 7th is next, concluding with the Stone Fort in Chattanooga, TN on December 5th.  American Lifestyle: Joshua Tree
Video by Romain Desgranges - Join French climbers Romain Desgranges and Fred Rouhling in a 20-minute video as they explore the wild and wondrous quartz monzonite boulders of California's Joshua Tree National Park. There's footage of everything from JTree's classic problems to the many V-hard, tip shredding and highball testpieces found throughout the nearly 800,000-acre park. Even a local bobcat and coyote make an appearance in this inspiring video, narrated in French, that seeks to capture the experience of bouldering in the heart of the Mojave Desert.  Psychedelia 2009
Video by Gabor Szekely - Psychedelia — the Fifth Annual Spot Bouldering Series Comp #2 — held on October 24th, 2009, was THE black-light climbing comp for the Halloween season. Crazy costume contest, psychedlic climbing comp bathed neon colors, free Wahoo's Fish Tacos, and Avery Beer and raffles that included: 10 pairs of Native sunglasses, 4 pairs of Scarpa rock shoes, 4 pairs of Evolv rock shoes, 4 outfits from Prana, and much much more. This year's event was won my Paul Robinson and Alex Puccio.  The Continuum Project - Trailer
Video by Chris Alstrin / alstrinfilms.com - Shot entirely in High Definition, watch as Guy Lacelle, Audrey Gariepy and Mathieu Audibert establish terrifying new ice routes in Norway and Rob Pizem and Mike Anderson crush brawny off-widths and delicate face climbing in Zion. Get on route with Ines Papert and Cory Richards as they blitz Kwangde Shar in Nepal and witness Majka Burhardt and Sarah Watson free the Beckey Route on Elephant’s Perch in the Sawtooths. Discover the rewards and risks of exploration with Jon Walsh and Ian Welsted as they establish a beautiful new mixed line in the remote Icefall Brook range of British Columbia and cool down on the difficult sport routes of Lions Head in Ontario with Sam Elias, Emily Harrington, Leslie Timms and Lauren Lee.  Brian Kim on Still Life (5.14b) and Excessive Tunnel Power (5.13c)
Videos by GearVideos - Brian Kim is shown here on the third ascent of Still Life (5.14b or 8c) at Summersville Lake, West Virginia. The line consists of 13b climbing followed by to two distinct boulder problem cruxes that are roughly V7 and V5. Also shown is Kim redpointing a route at Mormon Hollow in Western Massachusetts. The line, Excessive Tunnel Power (5.13c or 8a+), has powerful roof climbing and is a link-up of two existing climbs out a massive 30 foot roof . This new start links up the cruxes of a 12d and 13a on good, textured rock and awesome shaped holds.  Interview with Randy Leavitt in Maple Canyon, UT
Video by SanukFootwear - Randy Leavitt, based in southern California, has made first ascents and climbed all over the world for more than 30 years. He is respected for producing both hard traditional climbs and bolting futuristic sport climbs. Sanuk provides creative, distinctively designed footwear products for the global outdoor community. Including sandals, Not-A-Shoe Sidewalk Surfers, and smiles. Honored with the SIMA 2007 Footwear Product of the Year and the 2009 Irvine Soft Bocce Champions, Sanuks Sidewalk Surfers are known as "Not-A-Shoe" for their comfort and patented sandal construction. |
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