Coldhouse Collective

Scotland, the land of the Gaels, has not only interesting weather to offer, so it is said. The American professional climbers, Angela van Wiemeersch, Jon Frederick and Fabrizio Zangrilli, don’t want to trust hearsay, they want to find out for themselves and set off to climb in the Scottish Highlands. And, indeed, the weather is just as fickle, the people are just as welcoming and the climbing routes just as demanding as they've always heard.

The need for adventure resides deep in all of us. In the case of renowned adventurer Leo Houlding, this has manifested itself in the form of world class expeditions to unclimbed peaks the world over. ‘Mirror Wall’, the debut feature film from Coldhouse Collective, follows Leo approaching his latest expedition with a reconsidered mentality and attitude. Following the death of his close friend Sean ‘Stanley’ Leary and trying to balance potentially dangerous situations with the responsibilities of parenthood - Leo is left leading a team of determined, talented but ultimately inexperienced young guns up one of the tallest big walls in the world.

Opposites attract. There isn’t a more appropriate statement to describe the unlikely yet formidable climbing partnership that is Nick Bullock and Tim Neill. They met on the mountains of Scotland in winter, and despite walking their own paths in the mountaineering world they are both drawn inexorably back there each winter. The fickle conditions that define Scottish winter climbing frequently lead to frustration, but the prospect of discovering an obscure gem presents an irresistible allure to them both.

Project fear is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Cima Ovest Di Lavaredo. It was directed by Matt Bycroft in 2015 and produced by Coldhouse Collective. It features Dave MacLeod, Alan Cassidy and Freida MacLeod.