Filmography

Bess MacCarthy

2 films

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  • Documentary / Historical

    Hobnails and Hemp Rope

    Greg Gransden (2016)

    A group of amateur climbers set out to re-enact one of the most daring feats in Canadian mountaineering history - the 1916 ascent of Bugaboo Spire in BC’s Purcell Mountain Range. Using antique mountaineering equipment, they learn first hand about the hardships and dangers faced by climbers a hundred years ago. The Kain Route on Bugaboo Spire is one of Canada’s most iconic alpine climbs. The route begins at the Bugaboo/Snowpatch Col and climbs mostly easy fifth-class up a ridge until the crux. A steep wall of rock, known as a gendarme, creates a technical climbing crux on an otherwise scrambley line.

    Canada / 26 min

    Hobnails and Hemp Rope

    Greg Gransden

    • 2016
    • Canada
    • 26 min
    A group of amateur climbers set out to re-enact one of the most daring feats in Canadian mountaineering history - the 1916 ascent of Bugaboo Spire in BC’s Purcell Mountain Range. Using antique mountaineering equipment, they learn first hand about the hardships and dangers faced by climbers a hundred years ago. The Kain Route on Bugaboo Spire is one of Canada’s most iconic alpine climbs. The route begins at the Bugaboo/Snowpatch Col and climbs mostly easy fifth-class up a ridge until the crux. A steep wall of rock, known as a gendarme, creates a technical climbing crux on an otherwise scrambley line.

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  • Documentary / Climbing Journal

    A veritable Bugaboo

    Peter Pilafian (1998)

    A veritable Bugaboo is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Bugaboo Spire. It was directed by Peter Pilafian in 1998 and produced by Environmental Recreation Group. It is a part of the series Anyplace wild. It features Annie Getchell, Mark Jenkins and John Viehman.

    USA / 26 min

    A veritable Bugaboo

    Peter Pilafian

    • 1998
    • USA
    • 26 min
    A veritable Bugaboo is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Bugaboo Spire. It was directed by Peter Pilafian in 1998 and produced by Environmental Recreation Group. It is a part of the series Anyplace wild. It features Annie Getchell, Mark Jenkins and John Viehman.

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