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Grit flick (dvd) film by alastair lee. Marmot presents - grit flick. This superb dvd features the highlights from one of the best gritstone seasons ever(!), filmed and produced by award winning film maker alastair lee. Headline acts headlining with jordan buy's second ascent of the coveted widdop wall, followed by what has been touted by gritstone guru john dunne as 'the hardest route on grit' as ryan pasquill makes the first ascent of the outrageously difficult 'gerty berwick'; the blank wall to the left of 'the new statesman' at ilkley, yorkshire. Then lucy creamer stars in the hardest uk female ascent of a gritstone route as lucy tries her luck on 'slab and crack' e8 at cubar, peak district. Another main attraction is one of gritstone's unsung heroes ben bransby with his first ascent of a stunning highball boulder problem at rylstone, yorkshire.
Never before have there been so many indoor walls; so many climbers obsessed with training; so many beasts of superhuman strength. That talent is not going to waste. We follow the fearsomely strong Blocheads as they quest for new lines and push the limits of human ability. It’s a story of adventure, rocky passions and mutant fingers. It’s the story of a search for bouldering gold.
Master climbing film maker Al Lee, does it again with his film of Leo Houlding's ascent of The Prophet on the East Face of Yosemite's El Cap. This is the main feature and is 43 minutes long. Also includes deep water soloing with Neil Gresham and Liam Cook, Mary Jenner (Dave Birkett's Mrs) on Bleed in Hell - the hardest female trad leed in the UK, Dave Pickford on Dusk till Dawn in Pembroke and Leo again, big wall climbing in Africa.
As we face the drastic impact of our actions on climate change across the world, this documentary series portrays climate change in a different way by immersing the viewer in nature’s bounty and in listening to stories told by people who integrate their lives closely with nature. The driving force for Day Zero is to give climate change a relatable resonance—in that the less extractive our lifestyle is, the more fully we embrace life.
Pete Whittaker is renowned for his world class crack climbing and roped solo ascents. He take a new direction with a free solo ascent of the imposing Kjerag(1,082m) big wall in Norway. Pete has turned his attention to his native big walls to test not only his own climbing skills, but also align the difficulties of wet and dirty rock that often come with the inclement conditions.
The amazing story of the epic first ascent of 'The Prophet' on El Capitan, Yosemite. Following the UK's top big wall climber Leo Houlding as he revisits his 10 year project; 'The Prophet', an exceptionally steep, loose and difficult route on the east face of Yosemite's El Cap. Leo describes the route as 'the wildest climb I've ever been on'. This has to be seen to be believed, crazy climbing. Extended cut 48mins.
The walls of Tsaranoro are as wild and bold as the country, the rock beautifully carved as if by providential hand, and the story... that of a real adventure of friends taking the risks that come hand in hand with pushing boundaries. Once the free climbing begins disaster strikes, Alan takes a bad fall shattering his lower right leg, an epic ordeal unfolds to get Alan from the remote big wall to safety. From here the mood changes, Robbie and Calum are left with some big questions and bigger fears as they must decide whether to continue with their push or give in to their emotions as they learn the hardest way possible what it takes to open a Big Wall on one of the sheerest vertical faces in Africa.
Adventure climber Leo Houlding and film maker Alastair Lee are back with another sumptuous production of truly epic proportions. This time Leo (UK) and fellow climbers Sean Leary (USA) and Jason Pickles (Salford) head deep into the Amazon in an attempt to make the first ascent of the east face of the remote tepuy; Cerro Autana.
Three action-packed segments make up this riveting mountain-climbing film that showcases the skill and athleticism of British sport climber Steve McClure, alpine climber Andy Kirkpatrick and traditional climber Dave Birkett. "Magic Numbers" profiles some of McClure's most amazing climbs; "Patagonian Winter" documents Kirkpatrick's attempt to ascend Torre Egger; and "Skye Wall" follows Birkett's first ascent at the famous Cuillin Range.
A gritty journey into the brutal Scottish winter climbing season, as two renegades attempt new lines that could disappear under their axes.