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turd
climber
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Oct 18, 2012 - 03:53am PT
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Bump for a great film.
Anyone have a feel for how well this has been advertised on other sites? 2 weeks for 15K feels a little tight to me, and it would be a shame if this project fell through due to lack of advertisement or too tight a timeline.
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Oct 18, 2012 - 06:14am PT
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Only 24 posts on this site...
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Oct 18, 2012 - 01:11pm PT
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John,
I haven't looked, but do you know if it was posted on MP?
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Oct 18, 2012 - 08:26pm PT
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Yes, I posted it on the home page under the news section.
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YosemiteSteve
Trad climber
CA
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Oct 20, 2012 - 03:09pm PT
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Most Kickstarter campaigns gets lots of action when they first get posted, and then they level off, finally getting a big rally as the deadline gets closer. I think this one is on track to maybe just make it. Personally, I think he's offering the DVD's and Blu-Ray's at too low of a contribution. It doesn't seem to be enough to actually cover the costs of the actual reward, let alone leave enough money for the restoration of the film. I've already given $30 for the Blu-ray, but I'll give more if it comes up short on the deadline day.
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xtrmecat
Big Wall climber
Kalispell, Montanagonia
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Oct 20, 2012 - 10:29pm PT
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Bump to the top. Pledge done. Have some giving ground to make up, and one of you out there knows why. Thanks for the push, and thanks to CMac for his FB post reminder.
Burly Bob and wife Kim
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FredPadula
Mountain climber
Mill Valley
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Oct 23, 2012 - 01:26pm PT
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Thanks for the support everyone. Please share the Kickstarter page with your friends. We have 8 days to go and need a lot more contributions to reach our goal. I've really been trying to get El Capitan back in circulation and it's been a big effort and expense and need a little help to make this successful.
Thank you again and please feel free to contact me directly at elcapitalthemovie@gmail.com or fredpadula@hotmail.com.
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Mikemcee
Social climber
Mill Valley, CA
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Oct 23, 2012 - 03:41pm PT
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Pledge made. Thanks for bringing your film back to life Fred!
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Oct 23, 2012 - 03:52pm PT
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Fred, have you contacted asked any climbing companies for financial support?
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FredPadula
Mountain climber
Mill Valley
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Oct 23, 2012 - 08:51pm PT
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Yes, we have contacted all the ones we felt were likely to support the film and are still waiting to hear from a few. Any suggestions are welcome. Kickstarter has us on a tight schedule.
Thank you again to everyone for your support.
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Nilepoc
Boulder climber
Tx
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Oct 24, 2012 - 01:21am PT
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Pledged and begging on Facebook.
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Dave Johnson
Mountain climber
Sacramento, CA
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Oct 24, 2012 - 10:18am PT
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Donated. The film is beautiful. I went to a showing in S.F. in the late-70's. Nobody had seen anything like it. I recall Fred had an ad to rent the film in Climbing. In 1982, some friends and I were going on a climbing trip to Peru so I organized a screening at CSUS in Sacramento to raise money. A buddy, Mark Hudon, signed on to present his slide show, "The Long, Hard & Free". I think Mark took beer in lieu of money.
I peppered the local colleges and outdoor stores with posters and we had a full house. We even made a few bucks - at $2 a head. Both the film and slide show were big hits. Don't miss an opportunity to own a quality, restored DVD of this terrific film.
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crankster
Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Oct 24, 2012 - 03:34pm PT
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This is a great film. I remember seeing it on PBS, I think. Anyway, it really left an impression. Happy to donate to get a copy.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 24, 2012 - 04:47pm PT
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There are not too many things that drastically changed the course of my life.
This film really did. I borrowed this film in VHS so many times from my local climbing shop (AMH).
So eventually I ended up driving into Yosemite completely sleep deprived and nodding off at the wheel through Tuolumne..I crushed my fingers in the window .. I yelled and screamed in order to stay awake.. I could not stop
There was only one place I wanted to go.. As I came around the corner after exiting a tunnel I saw ElCap for the first time..
I navigated a crazy bunch of roads and drove past camp four at a high rate of speed.. I found some pullout next to a meadow and stared upward at my destination ..jumped out of the car grabbing my rock shoes.
I nearly flew through the woods and came to the sacred stone... I touched it, put my shoes on and began to climb...
Thanks Fred
Lets make this happen
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crasic
climber
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Oct 24, 2012 - 05:33pm PT
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Pledged, only 9k to go!
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pelut espania
Big Wall climber
Espania
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Oct 24, 2012 - 05:39pm PT
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I donat too right now as these film make my career as climber start. It would be nice if ol Americans pay the money to have this film new again and if you post all day on this bored for free and are tipical crybaby trustafariani' American pay some money as this site is not your diary ok?
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Mr. Rogers
climber
The Land of Make-Believe
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 24, 2012 - 10:03pm PT
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bump bump, biz-ump...
One week to go, let's make it happen.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 24, 2012 - 11:34pm PT
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Repost Bump
I borrowed this film in VHS so many times from my local climbing shop (AMH).
So eventually I ended up driving into Yosemite completely sleep deprived and nodding off at the wheel through Tuolumne..I crushed my fingers in the window .. I yelled and screamed in order to stay awake.. I could not stop
There was only one place I wanted to go.. As I came around the corner after exiting a tunnel I saw ElCap for the first time..
I navigated a crazy bunch of roads and drove past camp four at a high rate of speed.. I found some pullout next to a meadow and stared upward at my destination ..jumped out of the car grabbing my rock shoes.
I nearly flew through the woods and came to the sacred stone... I touched it, put my shoes on and began to climb...
Thanks Fred
Lets make this happen
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Buffalotarheel
Trad climber
Buffalo, NY
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Oct 25, 2012 - 11:00am PT
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6 days to go...
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