We just launched a new short film on YouTube called The Insiders, which
is all about indoor climbing, and features Paul Robinson, Sasha
DiGiulian, Vasya Vorotnikov and Ashima Shiraishi. We shot it in three
days at Central Rock Gym in Worcester, MA with the support of Rockwerx,
who built the facility, and prAna. All the holds [...]
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We are gearing up for the Fifth annual REEL ROCK Film Tour, coming this
fall, with 150 shows across the US, Canada, and Europe. We’re
shooting fresh content all over the world, from The Alps to The Sierras
to Tasmania, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most varied
programs yet. The tour [...]
A quick heads up to any aspiring filmmakers out there –
we’re selling off some older camera gear and extra equipment that
we can’t use at the moment over on Ebay. First item: Panasonic
DVX100 kit: camera, PortaBrace bag, high-capacity battery, AC adapter,
charger, polarizer and uv filters, head cleaner tape. This is one of the [...]
Origins is a new series of shorts we’re working on with Evolv,
Mountain Gear, and our friends at Sender Films. It’s about the new
school paying homage to their heroes of the past, exploring
climbing’s history, and revisiting some iconic (and iconoclastic)
accomplishments of previous generations. We just launched the first
installment: Origins – Joshua Tree [...]
This internet controversy about First Round First Minute has gotten out
of hand. I respect everyone’s right to debate the pluses and
minuses of a nebulous concept like red-tagging. But I hope people will
remember that this is not a big conflict between Chris and Nalle, only
between observers who don’t know either person, have [...]
Today Paul Robinson made the first ascent of one of America’s
best-known hard projects, the line left of Evilution on the Grandpa
Peabody Boulder in Bishop, California. A stacked-pad start from several
moves in had previously been climbed by Jared Roth, and is known as
Rastaman Vibration. But the three extra moves from the obvious [...]
Since releasing the PROGRESSION Official Soundtrack, we wanted to do a
blog post highlighting some of the other talented musicians that
contributed to the film. In having to choose just 13 songs for the
downloadable compilation, we had to leave out a lot of great
tracks. Below are links to the standout musicians that
didn’t [...]
Last week we spent three days shooting at Central Rock in Worcester, MA
for a new short we’re working on called The Insiders. Some of the
top young comp climbers came up to work with us, including Paul
Robinson, Vasya Vorotnikov, Sasha DiGiulian, and Ashima Shiraishi, an
amazing little eight year old from NYC. Routesetter [...]
Our man Cedar Wright has put together a cool preview clip of Daniel
Woods’ new problem The Game, and you can watch it now at The North
Face Blog. The clip gives a pretty good feel for what the problem is
all about. Send footage and the backstory will be part of 2010 REEL
ROCK. It’s [...]
On Wednesday Daniel Woods did the FA of a longstanding project in
Boulder Canyon, calling it The Game, and dropping the V16 bomb, making
it a candidate for hardest boulder problem in the world. “I
worked on it at least 17 days over two years,” he said.
“Compared to Terremer and Jade, this is definitely another [...]
prAna just launched a new Chris Sharma profile we created for them that
includes some of our newest footage from Spain. The intro pulls shots
from KING LINES and Progression to introduce Chris, then it goes into
the new stuff, including some tracking shots from First Round First
Minute, and part of the FA of [...]
