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Cast in Bronze: A video portrait of Boone Speed
Video by Chuck Fryberger / kalcify.com - Raised in the Mormon town of Lindon, Utah, Boone Sheridan Speed, 42, never quite fit in. Speed's was a dual world, with artistic parents (his father, Grant Speed, is a renowned Western bronze sculptor) who were also devout Mormons. Read More
 
Street Fighter - Priest Draw, Arizona
Two chicas, Carrie Cooper and Jill Church work out the moves and send Street Fighter (V7), a 22 move traverse on the perfect limestone pockets of Priest Draw, near Flagstaff Arizona. A Shoot From the Hip Production
 
The Sharp End Trailer
By Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen / senderfilms.com — Enter the danger zone with legendary climbers Tommy Caldwell, Steph Davis, Matt Segal, Lisa Rands, Ammon McNeely, Alex Honnold, Chris McNamara, Dean Potter, Renan Ozturk, Jonny Copp and many others.
 
Call it what you want Trailer
By Dave Gill / SteepMedia.com — Following the movements of upcoming UK climber, George Ullrich, the film blends raw energy and action from some of the world's most revered rock climbs with the more delicate issue of ethical practice in the sport.
 
A Segment Preview - Bachar-Yerian (5.11c R)
Filmed and edited by Dave Gill - Photography by Neil Gill - In this clip from Call It What You Want George Ullrich and Mason Earle are attempting to climb the Bachar-Yerian (5.11c R) on Medlicott Dome in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, CA without any fixed protection — only natural gear placements.
 
Painted Blue Trailer
A film by Robert Rogoz — VideoPhotoProductions.com Follow Canadian ice/mixed climbing master Raphael Slawinski on some exploits in the Canadian Rockies (Whiteman Falls, Redman Sores and Curtain Call) in this clip from the upcoming documentary "Painted Blue". Also in the film will be footage shot on First Winter Ascent of Mt. Temple, as well as a lot of stills from Alaska, the Karakoram and the Rockies.
 
Fred Rouhling on Salamandre (9a+/5.15a)
Video by Matthieu Raffier — Rouhling found this lost "unclimbable" project at Saint Pierre en Faucigny in the beautiful French Alps. The ultra-technical vertical limestone face's crux comes at 60 feet and involves a vicious move off a one centimeter hold. Raffier also shows Rouhling on some inspiring training sequences, two bouldering sessions and a redpoint of Tequila Sunrise (8c/5.14b) .
 
Andy Parkin - "A Life in Adaptation" Trailer
“A Life in Adaptation” - looks at the life of the Sheffield lad who found himself naturally drawn to the nearby moorland crags. There he encountered his first ‘real’ rock climbers. Inspired, he dedicated all of his attention to climbing, funding what became a nomadic existence through a variety of climbing-related jobs, anything that would get him to the crags. READ MORE about the film
 
Perfecto - Rock Climbing Above the Sea Trailer
Perfecto is a Mike Call Film starring Katie Brown, Ethan Pringle, Chuck Fryberger, Boone Speed and more. Among Mallorca’s fragrant almond groves, famed nightclubs and speedo-sporting Eurotourists, limestone cliffs rise from the sea like sentinels, their steep pockets beckoning to climbers the world over. See Perfecto in Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco and Boulder July, 2008. For more information visit: www.perfectothemovie.com
 
Kilian Fischhuber at the Teva Mountain Games
On June 6-7, 2008 in Vail, Colorado, World Cup points leader Kilian Fischhuber from Austria (shown here on the fourth and final problem) came away with another victory. Meanwhile, Paul Robinson, 20, finished third in his very first international competition. The Bouldering World Cup in Vail was the first world cup climbing event in the U.S. since 1990. Click here to see the final results.
 
Alex Johnson at the Teva Mountain Games
On June 6-7, 2008 in Vail, Colorado, at the Teva Mountain Games, Alex Johnson stunned the visiting Europeans by winning the women’s competition (shown here flashing problem one at the IFSC World Cup finals). Although Johnson, 19, was second at the U.S. bouldering championship in February, she had never competed in a Bouldering World Cup. Click here to see the final results.
 
Bob Timmer - Ice Climber and Cancer Survivor
In 2000 he was given three years to live. Two tumors later he is still climbing. Meet Bob Timmer, cancer survivor and ice climber master from Jeffersonville, NY. He tells his story of survival and determination. Timmer climbs some classic ice climbs (Jeff Slide) at his backyard playground of Smuggler's Notch, VT. Having a fear of heights and being attacked by cancer didn't stop this guy from doing what he loved most.
 
Eric's Sister (V10) - Arkansas River, Colorado
Video shot and editied by Bryan Johnson and Chris Gatzke. Colorado College student Hayden Miller styles the fourth ascent Eric's Sister (V10), near the small town of Cotopaxi in Southern Colorado. Eric's Sister is located on BLM land, has great access and Miller reports that there are hundreds of other boulders to be explored there.
 
McClure's new 5.15a at Kilnsey
Video filmed by Alastair Lee from the PSYCHE DVD courtesy of posingproductions.com — On May 20, 2008, Steve McClure, 37, freed his super-sustained 100-foot crimpfest project on the North Buttress at Kilnsey Crag, in Yorkshire, U.K., on his second redpoint attempt. READ MORE
 
Climbing One Handed
By Paul Diffley and Dave Brown of Hot Aches Productions - Kev Shields was born with most of his left hand missing but despite this disability he now finds escapism and satisfaction in hard, bold rock climbing around Edinburgh, Scotland. Narrated by Ed Douglas and score by Nick Lawson
 
The Science of Movement: Behind the scenes at a major climbing comp
By Susánica Tam - A look at what goes into routesetting at a major national event, as American climbers prepare for the arrival of a climbing world cup for the first time in 20 years. Routesetters are arguably the most important component of readying a venue for a competition.
 
TO THE LIMIT Trailer
Academy Award winner Pepe Danquart follows Thomas and Alexander Hüber, two of the best big wall climbers of our time, on a speed climbing adventure up El Capitan. With breathtaking footage of the mountains of Patagonia and Yosemite National Park, To the Limit is a portrait of two competitive brothers who go to the very edge of the possible, both physically and psychologically. READ MORE
 
Yvon Chouinard profile by The Conservation Alliance and Timex Expedition
Environmentalist and author Yvon Chouinard is the founder of Chouinard Equipment and Patagonia. In this video profile he discusses his love of nature, fly fishing, and climbing at a secret lake in Argentina. The Conservation Alliance's mission is to engage outdoor businesses to help protect and conserve threatened wild places for their habitat and recreation values.
 
FRONTLINE presents STORM OVER EVEREST
Storm Over Everest, airs Tuesday, May 13, 2008, from 9 to 11 P.M. ET on PBS - In May 1996, the world-renowned climber and filmmaker David Breashears was making his third ascent up Mount Everest, leading an IMAX film team, when a swift and ferocious storm unexpectedly hit the mountain, trapping three exhausted climbing teams near the top of the world's highest peak.
 
ONSIGHT Preview
No rehearsal, have you got the balls for it? From desperate, barely there trad leads to wild ice climbs — take a ride on some really BIG falls and first-time sends. "The onsight experience is right at the guts of it all" ONSIGHT — A new film by Alasair Lee out Autumn 2008
 
 
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