Geeman
Social climber
Denver,Colorado
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Aug 31, 2012 - 01:25am PT
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Hey guys I happened to come across a vhs copy of this rare hard to find film and will be listing it on Ebay on the late afternoon of August 31,2012.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Aug 31, 2012 - 03:56am PT
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"It's coming back up!"
I use that line all the time.
"We have to go back!" - Lito Tejada-Flores (joking around while finishing the Great Roof pitch)
I use that line all the time; and I never joke.
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Aug 31, 2012 - 04:36am PT
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Pam here. We used to show that film practically every other month when I worked at Neptune's (for 9 years!)....I have seen it so many times, and could watch it a million more. All those lines you guys have quoted take me back.......indeed, it's sooo great, funny, inspiring, beautiful. Why, like climbing can be!
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Allen Hill
Social climber
CO.
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Aug 31, 2012 - 05:23am PT
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I honestly think it's the best American climbing film ever made. The crap that's rolled out theses days (Sender Films comes to mind) has no heart and soul, just commercial value via product placement. Conversely "El Capitan" is nothing but heart and soul. Optical printed moon and all. Absolute art.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Aug 31, 2012 - 07:00am PT
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Great film with a lot of soul. Lito lives a half mile from us in Chilean Patagonia. He doesn't climb anymore but his stories complimenting the gourmet meals his wife Linde provides are memorable.
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wpadula
Social climber
San Francisco
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This classic film has been restored in HD from the original film positive and it is being released on DVD and BluRay!! You can get a copy if you search for El Capitan FIlm on Kickstarter.com
This new release looks and sounds better than the film has ever looked before. It is also going to include audio commentary with the original climbers and also some short videos with them.
Here is a link:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1765735821/el-capitan-film-restoration?ref=live
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wpadula
Social climber
San Francisco
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Here is a note from the filmmaker:
EL CAPITAN, the classic 1968 movie is on Kickstarter
Google: Kickstarter, El Capitan
With the money that I hope to raise from Kickstarter contributors, I will be able to complete the El Capitan film restoration, and finish preparing the new HD digital master.
After being out of distribution for over 10 years, with your help, the classic film, El Capitan, will finally be available again, restored in HD and looking better than ever.
If you would be inclined to pass this information on to your friends by way of Twitter and Facebook, it would really help.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Fred Padula
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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A nicer person would have just put the old version on youtube for free.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
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Afternoon bump.
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crasic
climber
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A nicer person would have just put the old version on youtube for free.
I'm surprised it already isn't, I guess climbers are a more honest bunch than I thought.
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Albion
Trad climber
Bristol, UK
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I coughed up the $30 for the DVD and other goodies.
Looking forward to seeing proper, sharp, HD transfer version of the 16mm colour film.
I have a feeling the difference is going to be staggering.
The extras sound interesting too.
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YosemiteSteve
Trad climber
CA
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This is awesome! Can't wait to get my Blu-ray!
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turd
climber
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Oct 10, 2012 - 05:24am PT
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This IS awesome.
El Capitan is my favorite climbing film of all time. No idea how many times I've seen it - but it's a lot. I was always bummed that such a great movie was only available in such poor quality. I've only been hoping it would get remastered for about the last 20 years.
Bump for more kickstarter pledges. Pretty excited to see (and hear) it in HD.
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Naitch
climber
Seneca area
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Oct 10, 2012 - 07:40am PT
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They've got a long way to go in just 3 weeks. Hope they make it as I'd like to see them be able to finish this. Seems a reasonable amount to pledge for getting a copy. The thing is with Kickstarter is if they don't make the goal, they get none of the pledged money... My son is a film maker and recently tried to raise money via Kickstarter for a pilot episode for a cable series and didn't make it. He got zilch!
Com'n folks help'm out! This is a great climbing flick and time's a tick'n!
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Oct 10, 2012 - 09:41am PT
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El Capitan and Johnny Dawes' Stone Monkey are the two best climbing movies ever made.
Which, coming from someone who is a good friend of Pete Mortimer, Nick Rosen and the whole Sender crew, is saying a lot (and might get me into a lot of trouble).
No sponsors, no corporate backers. No desire to make something pleasant, successful or easy on the eyes. No narrative, no explanation, just raw, unprofessional, personal vision: Here's my take on climbing, take it or leave it.
Pledge made....good luck!
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crasic
climber
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Oct 10, 2012 - 09:52am PT
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Do people get their money back if the project doesn't meet its goal?
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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Oct 10, 2012 - 10:03am PT
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You are not billed until it meets its goal. If the deadline passes without meeting it you are never billed at all.
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turd
climber
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Oct 10, 2012 - 06:35pm PT
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bump
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slobmonster
Trad climber
OAK (nee NH)
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Oct 10, 2012 - 08:09pm PT
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bumpasaurus rex
this is so very worthy. pony up!
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Jim Brennan
Trad climber
Vancouver Canada
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Oct 10, 2012 - 09:04pm PT
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Donate for a great cause!
I watched the movie once while having to put up with a lot of second party internet,invade my computer, bottomfeeder BS.
These guys are trying to deliver a reasonably costed hard copy disk of a very cool work of art. This is an honest deal in a age of owning digital things that reside in the "cloud".
All the documentation that was taken for granted 30 years ago is disappearing.
Remember when it was something to do at night in the Valley to watch that film of the West Face of Sentinel? "Like walking on eggshells"... So much of what floated ordinary imaginations has been replaced with beyond reach examples.
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