There is nothing better than working youngers to see beyond their boundaries. In many years a climber, I've shared the experience. Walking folks past their ' mental fences' insurers their survivability. But for those of us that have, keep it to a golfclap. ;)
A lot of people are talking about the climbing. which phenomenal work guys. but the film work and the way you put the interviews together was phenomenal. the pairing of the interview audio with the clips you chose were really great. just amazing job putting the video together.
As a rock climber your age I'm so glad to see these kind of films. Perhaps my greatest memories were made climbing big walls like the one you climbed with people I love, so I can't help but smile and be happy that other people were able to have such memorable experiences. In a world where people don't try much new stuff often (in general) I'm really happy to see that this kind of mindset isn't lost. Cheers mate!
One time yt recommendation was right. What a great film, i wish I had adventures like this at 18... Devil's Tower has been on my bucket list for a looong time, but it's 8000km away.
The Durrance Route is a classic! Perhaps more off-width than a crack connoisseur would prefer but solid rock and easy to protect. The Durrance Crack pitch (called pitch 4 in this video) is very aesthetically pleasing. Great experience. Thanks for bringing fond memories back to this old guy.
Amazing! Not only were you climbing, but you were telling a story the entire journey! Such a great opportunity for these youth! Thanks to all the guides and teachers who have made these opportunities available!
Durrance route! Well done to all of the adults, guides & teachers who made this experience possible, & to the students who rose to the various challenges... & those who simply tried their best. The film does a great job of capturing all of the different personalities involved too, which makes for a very satisfying story that seems uniquely personal & human. As a result it's not simply about accomplishing some feat... it's more about the journey that the students experience during that effort. Thanks also to the gentleman for calling the tower by its indigenous name in the film... Bear Lodge. Some might consider that to be a small, relatively inconsequential gesture, but it's also a meaningful one in other profound ways, modeling an evolved cultural respect where too often it has been absent.
Good for you guys. This was enjoyable and brought back a lot of memories. My buddy and I climbed the Durrance and Hollywood & Vine back in ‘72. Ours were among the first thousand ascents. Now, apparently, 5000 people a year sign in to climb it. The sign on top is a replacement for the original that someone hauled up from the bottom. The thing to do was to stand on top of its shaky placement to have your photo taken, thus proving one could still climb a little higher.
Oh my gosh, Garrick took us up The Grand in 2011!! He was so very kind and a fantastic guide!!! What a blessing for these kids-lufe changing mentoring!! Thank you, Garrick!
This is really good - I did the Pseudo-Weissner route (about 5 columns to the right of this route) in August of this year. This video provides good insight into what goes through your head during the climb, well done!
@@ilarsen_edits Yes.... this is way better than the videos where people just post their gopro footage without any insight into the mental aspects, which seem a lot more important especially for first-time DT climbers like us!
Great documentary. What’s the “No climbing above this point” sign for ? It’s a joke right ? I was wondering if the sign was originally lower until someone removed and placed it at the top.
It was not a tree, but it was a heel tendon of a giant humanoid cteature that has become petrified, the rest of the guy eroded into the thick red soil around the monument. Look at it directly from the top on google earth and you can actually see an outline of the giant...
