Second episode from the series of short videos from November 2018 when Adam Ondra and his team traveled to some popular climbing areas in the USA & Chile.
Video – Annie Chouinard on Sha Sha (5.14a) in Orford
Nice video featuring Canadian climber Annie Chouinard on Sha Sha (5.14a). Be sure to hit thast subtitle button.
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Video – Alex Puccio Vs. The Penrose Step in Leavenworth, WA
Alex Puccio takes on the Leavenworth, WA test-piece The Penrose Step, V14! Alex returns for a rematch on the granite goodness of the PNW…
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Video – Rannveig Aamodt | The Art Of Living
During a climbing trip to Turkey, on a routine day, professional climber Rannveig Aamodt made a small mistake that almost cost her her life. A quick lapse of judgment resulted in a fifty foot fall. Straight down. Emergency crews evacuated Rannveig by helicopter with fractures to her back, pelvis, both ankles, and countless other injuries; both physically and emotionally. According to the doctors, she would never properly walk again, and her future surely was not going to involve climbing. Armed with hope, determination, and a beautiful perspective on life, Rannveig redirected the trajectory of her story. She proved that her reaction to her situation dictated the course of her future.
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Recent News – Dan Beland sends ’50 Words for Pump (5.14b); Sam Tucker sends Zookeeper (5.14a) in RRG
We are pleased to announce that Victoria-based Dan Beland has made a quick ascent of ’50 Words for Pump’ in the Red River Gorge. A number of Canadians from Western Canada are pulling down on big jugs this year, including Calgary-based Sam Tucker, who made an ascent of the short and powerful Zookeeper (5.14a). Congratulations guys! Now time to try something harder!
Photo courtesy of Beans ©
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Video – Chris Sharma – Deep Water Soloing in Mont Rebei
Deep water soloing in Mont Rebei!
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Interview with Filmmaker Pete Mortimer- Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival starts its 2018 November Series run next week from November 13th-18th. This year, the festival is bookended by two different films co-directed by filmmaker Pete Mortimer.
Pete Mortimer is a climber and Filmmaker based in Boulder, Colorado. After making his first film in 2001, Pete went on to pursue a career in filmmaking, breaking out with his films Front Range Freaks (2003), Return2Sender (2005) and First Ascent (2006). In 2007, Mortimer teamed up with Chris Sharma to film his attempts on Es Pontas in Mallorca, captured in the film King Lines (2007) which later led to his work with Josh Lowell. Together, Mortimer and Lowell created the Reel Rock series, a collaboration of climbing films that has defined the climbing film landscape, featuring some of the best films in climbing. Mortimer and his production company, Sender Films, have received numerous awards for their work on a number of culturally significant climbing films, including King Lines (2007) and Valley Uprising (2014).
Co-directed with Josh Lowell, Mortimer’s latest film ‘The Dawn Wall’, has taken the climbing community by storm and was their most ambitious project yet, following Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgensen as they attempted to free The Dawn Wall on Yosemite’s El Capitan.
We had a chance to catch up with Pete Mortimer this week and here is what he had to say.
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Development News: Update to Arrow Lake Bouldering Guide – Nelson, BC
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Allen James Rollins, the guidebook to Arrow Lake has been updated to incude the Galaxy Boulder a few new awesome problems at Fantasyland.
Download the latest guide here.
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Video – Revelations – The First 8c in Arabia – Featuring Read Macadam
Awesome little flick featuring Canadian Read Macadam.
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