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Documentary / Chronicle
Hook or Book - Version longue
Robert Nicod (2003)
The Yosemite National Park in California is one of the most interesting parks in the USA. In the east of the park isolated granite peaks rise to 3,900 metres above the valley floor: El Capitan, Half Dome, Sentinel. El Capitan is the largest mass of unbroken granite on earth and a legendary place for mountaineering and climbing. Every year the best mountaineers in the world challenge its impressive wall. The film, with interviews and significant images, follows the preparations and ascent of El Capitan by an elite group of mountaineers: Scott Burk, Leo Houlding, Jim Bridwell, Jean Mars Troussier and Valerio Fulco. Despite the technical difficulties of the climb, humour is one of the essential ingredients of this adventure.- 2003
- France
- 45 min
The Yosemite National Park in California is one of the most interesting parks in the USA. In the east of the park isolated granite peaks rise to 3,900 metres above the valley floor: El Capitan, Half Dome, Sentinel. El Capitan is the largest mass of unbroken granite on earth and a legendary place for mountaineering and climbing. Every year the best mountaineers in the world challenge its impressive wall. The film, with interviews and significant images, follows the preparations and ascent of El Capitan by an elite group of mountaineers: Scott Burk, Leo Houlding, Jim Bridwell, Jean Mars Troussier and Valerio Fulco. Despite the technical difficulties of the climb, humour is one of the essential ingredients of this adventure.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Hook or book
Robert Nicod (2004)
El Capitan, in the Yosemite Valley, is one of the most mythical places for the climbers. Every year, the mountaineering elite spread on its walls in search for the fascination of the emptiness. The film, with interviews and significant images, follows the preparations and ascent of El Capitan by an elite group of mountaineers: Scott Burk, Leo Houlding, Jim Bridwell, Jean Mars Troussier and Valerio Fulco. Despite the technical difficulties of the climb, humour is one of the essential ingredients of this adventure.- 2004
- France
- 28 min
El Capitan, in the Yosemite Valley, is one of the most mythical places for the climbers. Every year, the mountaineering elite spread on its walls in search for the fascination of the emptiness. The film, with interviews and significant images, follows the preparations and ascent of El Capitan by an elite group of mountaineers: Scott Burk, Leo Houlding, Jim Bridwell, Jean Mars Troussier and Valerio Fulco. Despite the technical difficulties of the climb, humour is one of the essential ingredients of this adventure.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
No permanent address
Jean Gamilovskij (2005)
"No Permanent Address" documents the first ascent of a 23-pitch climb up one of Canada’s most imposing faces. Sean Easton and Aaron Black team up for the first ascent of "Call of the Granite" (5.12 A1, 2700 ft.), located in the Eldred Valley of British Columbia. The film follows Aaron for the six months prior as he climbs with friends in some of the most famous areas in North America. Watch climbers push themselves to their limits on everything from boulders to crack climbs, developing and honing climbing skills that are necessary for the completion of this new big-wall route.- 2005
- Canada
- 64 min
"No Permanent Address" documents the first ascent of a 23-pitch climb up one of Canada’s most imposing faces. Sean Easton and Aaron Black team up for the first ascent of "Call of the Granite" (5.12 A1, 2700 ft.), located in the Eldred Valley of British Columbia. The film follows Aaron for the six months prior as he climbs with friends in some of the most famous areas in North America. Watch climbers push themselves to their limits on everything from boulders to crack climbs, developing and honing climbing skills that are necessary for the completion of this new big-wall route.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Beyond gravity
Aaron Black (2000)
An exploration of the diversity of the climbing lifestyle - from rock, ice, aid and alpine climbing to big-wall expeditions, bouldering and free-soloing. Narration by Greg Child, with interviews of profiled athletes - many from the Bow Valley.Aaron Black, Aaron Jackson, Sean White
- 2000
- Canada
- 49 min
An exploration of the diversity of the climbing lifestyle - from rock, ice, aid and alpine climbing to big-wall expeditions, bouldering and free-soloing. Narration by Greg Child, with interviews of profiled athletes - many from the Bow Valley.Climbing locations
Availability
DVD / BLU-RAY Video on Demand
