Patxi Usobiaga's Return to Hard Climbing
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Patxi Usobiaga had a storied climbing career. He won the IFSC Lead Climbing World Cup in both 2006 and 2007. He made the world’s first 5.14c onsight. He’s climbed several 5.15a routes. Then in 2011 he was in a car accident, suffering a herniated disc that caused him to stop climbing completely. This film documents his journey back.