Ground Up

Nearly every winter for just a brief moment, in Kentucky there are more frozen waterfalls than anywhere else in the lower 48 states, maybe even the whole world. For the last 40 years, small groups of dedicated adventurers have been searching out and climbing this ice with a determined passion, because they know if it’s climbable today, it’ll probably be gone tomorrow. This adventure documentary takes the audience for a ride deep into the bushy hollers of Appalachia with a crew of harmless misfits as they race to search out and climb new ice routes before they're gone.

Rock Climbing Essentials shows the essential skills and techniques for sport and traditional climbing in the UK.  It follows a group of four climbers on single and multi-pitch rock climbs. From small moorland outcrops to mountain crags and sea cliffs, we see the steps they take to manage the risks and have some great days' climbing. A range of technical chapters expand upon the messages in the film providing comprehensive information.