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holden3962
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woundering what is the best trad climbing movie out there.
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curt
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This is pretty damn good.
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ShibbyShane
Oct 26, 2009, 11:07 PM
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Sweet, hadn't seen that one before.
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scottydo
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I'm a big fan of 'Return to Sender'. It's even a little instructional.
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sungam
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curt wrote: This is pretty damn good. [image]http://dsp.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p3897800dt.jpg [/image] Curt
Stone Monkey is also good, and Onsight looks pretty cool.
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Myxomatosis
Oct 27, 2009, 2:49 AM
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scottydo wrote: I'm a big fan of 'Return to Sender'. It's even a little instructional.
I always crack up when he talks about the "RING LOCK" ...
Some good trad climbs in the old Masters of Stone series...
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munky
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Blood, Sweat, and Bagels is a pretty good humbling look at what it takes to attempt a free climb on El Cap. The Brits get shut down but in the end still get the adventure that they were looking for. I love the part when the tougher acting of the two guys starts whining about his mangled gnarled hands from the too many days jamming.
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johnwesely
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E11 is pretty decent, if a bit short.
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treebierd
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Most definitely "The Sharp End" is my favorite movie dealing with trad climbing. Of course it isnt only dealing with trad but also with free soloing, high ball bouldering, and anything else that makes your palms sweat. "Blood Sweat and Bagels" is a wonderful movie that I enjoyed quite a bit as well.
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northfacejmb
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Though not exclusively trad, I really like The Sharp End. Something about it always inspires me to climb scarier more runout stuff..
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sungam
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johnwesely wrote: E11 is pretty decent, if a bit short.
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Myxomatosis
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sungam wrote: johnwesely wrote: E11 is pretty decent, if a bit short. I don't like hotache's tendency to get into the personal side of things so much. Claire is clearly a bad ass and really cool, and it wasn't so bad in E11 but they took it waaay too far in committed 2 with the whole "we're painting our house" thing. WTF was with that? [/rant]
Hey S... have you seen "Onsight?" apparently another British climbing film?
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johnwesely
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sungam wrote: johnwesely wrote: E11 is pretty decent, if a bit short. I don't like hotache's tendency to get into the personal side of things so much. Claire is clearly a bad ass and really cool, and it wasn't so bad in E11 but they took it waaay too far in committed 2 with the whole "we're painting our house" thing. WTF was with that? [/rant]
My girlfriend watched E11 with me and she hated the parts with Claire. She doesn't like when there is talking in climbing films.
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sungam
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Myxomatosis wrote: sungam wrote: johnwesely wrote: E11 is pretty decent, if a bit short. I don't like hotache's tendency to get into the personal side of things so much. Claire is clearly a bad ass and really cool, and it wasn't so bad in E11 but they took it waaay too far in committed 2 with the whole "we're painting our house" thing. WTF was with that? [/rant] Hey S... have you seen "Onsight?" apparently another British climbing film?
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rockforlife
Nov 4, 2009, 5:43 AM
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sungam wrote: Myxomatosis wrote: sungam wrote: johnwesely wrote: E11 is pretty decent, if a bit short. I don't like hotache's tendency to get into the personal side of things so much. Claire is clearly a bad ass and really cool, and it wasn't so bad in E11 but they took it waaay too far in committed 2 with the whole "we're painting our house" thing. WTF was with that? [/rant] Hey S... have you seen "Onsight?" apparently another British climbing film? Not yet, but I really want to - it looks class.
Its good, but they do put in some informative info stuff.
what is an onsight...
What is a retro flash
what is a redpoint
what is a ...
you get the point
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Myxomatosis
Nov 4, 2009, 5:49 AM
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sungam wrote: Myxomatosis wrote: sungam wrote: johnwesely wrote: E11 is pretty decent, if a bit short. I don't like hotache's tendency to get into the personal side of things so much. Claire is clearly a bad ass and really cool, and it wasn't so bad in E11 but they took it waaay too far in committed 2 with the whole "we're painting our house" thing. WTF was with that? [/rant] Hey S... have you seen "Onsight?" apparently another British climbing film? Not yet, but I really want to - it looks class.
Ah sweet.. Im climbing with an english guy at the moment.. He keeps raving on about it...
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rockandlice
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sungam wrote: Myxomatosis wrote: sungam wrote: johnwesely wrote: E11 is pretty decent, if a bit short. I don't like hotache's tendency to get into the personal side of things so much. Claire is clearly a bad ass and really cool, and it wasn't so bad in E11 but they took it waaay too far in committed 2 with the whole "we're painting our house" thing. WTF was with that? [/rant] Hey S... have you seen "Onsight?" apparently another British climbing film? Not yet, but I really want to - it looks class.
Onsight is pretty damn good. I'd put it up there with the sharp end.
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rock_fencer
Nov 10, 2009, 5:27 PM
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clearly First Ascent. Still my all time favorite movie, though i havent seen the older master of stone series
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Nov 10, 2009, 6:39 PM
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flyingoctopus
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"The Sharp End" "First Ascent" and "Onsight" are all brilliant films. first two are not exclusively trad though. Onsight is great because it makes you feel like a wuss for even thinking about clipping a bolt
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Myxomatosis
Nov 25, 2009, 3:52 AM
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sungam wrote: Myxomatosis wrote: sungam wrote: johnwesely wrote: E11 is pretty decent, if a bit short. I don't like hotache's tendency to get into the personal side of things so much. Claire is clearly a bad ass and really cool, and it wasn't so bad in E11 but they took it waaay too far in committed 2 with the whole "we're painting our house" thing. WTF was with that? [/rant] Hey S... have you seen "Onsight?" apparently another British climbing film? Not yet, but I really want to - it looks class.
I watched Onsight and it is really good.
That guy climbing at the sea cliff with the shit rock and protection.. then trying to onsight it also.... Damn that was impressive.
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smallclimber
Nov 25, 2009, 5:48 AM
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Hard Grit and Hard XS.
British climbing films seem to get down to the climbing more and spend less time on the heavy talk and philosophising. You don't have to listen to Steph Davis giving you her opinion on the world at the end of these.....
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zealotnoob
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I'd say it's the Sharp End and Committed.
The Grit scene gets old though. It's more a variant on highball bouldering anyway.
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mountainsheep
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Onsight it is almost all trad but also looks in to the ethics of climbing and peoples takes on the different styles of climbing.
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blueeyedclimber
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I may be biased, but Uncommon Ground is my favorite climbing movie (it's all Northeast climbing). It's not all trad, though. It has trad, sport, bouldering, and mixed.
Josh
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cfnubbler
Dec 14, 2009, 6:29 AM
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curt wrote: This is pretty damn good. [image]http://dsp.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p3897800dt.jpg [/image] Curt
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marc801
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The only problem with both E11 and Hard Grit is that while excellent films, I need either sub-titles or a translator to understand what the hell most of the folks in the films are saying.
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caughtinside
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First Ascent was good, better than Sharp End IMO.
I think my favorite trad vid bits are from Front Range Freaks though, the section with heidi wirtz redpointing the wasp, and that guy working Rough Roof in Eldo. Oh yeah, and topher donohue on lock of rages.
I didn't care for a lot of the other segments though. The gal bouldering in 1880s attire, wtf?
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FANTASTIC. Thanks for posting the link.
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jakedatc
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Just watched Sharp End. no matter how many times ive seen the clip Ammon's fall gets me every time lol..
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caughtinside
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jakedatc wrote: Just watched Sharp End. no matter how many times ive seen the clip Ammon's fall gets me every time lol..
kinda funny... but totally staged.
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jakedatc
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I think it's that straight downward angle that does it more than anything.. it's not like it's a big fall
Hannold's arete route in germany though.. holy fuck.. talk about having your shit together
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curt wrote: This is pretty damn good. [image]http://dsp.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p3897800dt.jpg [/image] Curt
I believe Honold free soloed that route on Progression. He also soloed Gia, after getting the onsight. Progression has that guy on the cover of Hard Grit doing the same route making the same move. Makes more sense now, thanks Curt.
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