Wampler's Ascent playing at 4:30pm today in San Jose

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briham89

Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 7, 2013 - 06:43pm PT
http://vimeo.com/55898822



"Wampler's Ascent is a story about Steve Wampler, a husband and father of two children, who is also a man with a severe form of Cerebral Palsy. He lives his life in an electric wheelchair, and has the limited use of only one limb, his right arm. Steve cannot drive or use a fork or button a button, but he did 20,000 pull-ups and slept on the rock for five nights to make it to the summit. His limitations might be quite obvious to the people around him, but while Steve can literally do only two things with his left arm, grasp and pull, he used his spirit and deep will to heave himself up the mountain. He suffered with both hallucinations, severe dehydration and was unconscious twice, but on the sixth day of both terror and torture, he had completed his mission not for himself but more importantly, to show children all over the world with disabilities that they could do anything they put their minds to, in spite of challenges facing them. Wampler's Ascent is an up-lifting, incredible tale of will-power and mind-over-matter that will surely leave the viewer inspired and up lifted." (not written by me)

This is playing at camera 12 in San Jose at 4:30 (aka 45 minutes from now). Just thought I would give people a heads up.
briham89

Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 7, 2013 - 10:11pm PT
I haven't cried in a long time.... everyone should go see this. Great story with an amazing cause behind it.
Roxy

Trad climber
CA Central Coast
Mar 7, 2013 - 10:37pm PT
is the film on tour?

heart tugging trailer
briham89

Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 7, 2013 - 11:16pm PT
I'm not sure. I just saw it at a local film festival
T2

climber
Cardiff by the sea
Mar 8, 2013 - 10:03am PT
Glad to see the film is finally getting out there and that you enjoyed it Briham89. What you saw was a remake of the original version of that film. The first cut was very raw, it told the story straight up with no editing to hide any uncomfortable situations for anyone.

Unfortunately there was a huge pissing match between the original film maker and the foundation that resulted in a re cut with the film and a very long delay in the film getting out to the public. All the political bullshit left a very bad taste in my mouth after so many people worked so hard to make this thing happen for Steve.

I hope it goes on now and th story gets the exposer it deserves. With any luck the right person will see it that will be able to support Camp Wamp to live forever.

I am bummed the original cut is not the one out there!
Levy

Big Wall climber
So Cal
Mar 26, 2015 - 06:24pm PT
I just saw a print ad in the new People magazine for this film. I checked out the trailer and it brought a tear to my eye, what Steve and T2 did is so inspiring. Y'all should check it out. Hands down it's the best thing I've seen in a long long time.
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