Melanie Oogjes

A short film about rock-climbing legend Paul Pritchard, and his attempt to finally conquer the Totem Pole, a 'fearsome sea-stack' which 18 years ago almost cost Paul his life. Paul was one of the leading climbers and mountaineers of the 1980s and 1990s, renowned for his hard and extremely bold first ascents. In 1998 Paul was abseiling in to climb the Totem Pole in southeast Tasmania, when he dislodged a rock with his rope which hit him on the head, leaving him with a severe head injury that he was lucky to survive. This is a moving film about an extraordinary man on an inspiring life journey, his continuing recovery from a crushing injury and the never waning desire for adventure.