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MisterE
Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 25, 2015 - 04:48pm PT
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This looks really good!
http://www.merufilm.com/
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Jul 25, 2015 - 05:51pm PT
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Thanks for the link. It does look good and it'll be a blast to see the full movie when it comes out.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 25, 2015 - 06:35pm PT
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What a trio!
World class, all of them.
Looks gritty, too.
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onyourleft
climber
Smog Angeles
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Jul 29, 2015 - 09:31am PT
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I was fortunate enough to see this excellent film last evening at a screening in Culver City.
Afterwards, there was a Q & A session with Jimmy Chin, Jimmy's wife and producer of the film, Elizabeth Vasarhelyi, Conrad Anker, and Conrad's wife, Jenni.
Really compelling film with great visuals and gripping action.
The story isn't just about a climbing objective, it also reveals a great deal about the participants, Conrad, Jimmy, and Renan Ozturk.
It goes into limited release in the next couple of weeks.
Catch it on the big screen if you can.
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Hummerchine
Trad climber
East Wenatchee, WA
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Jul 30, 2015 - 06:06pm PT
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Kick-Ass trailer!
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Rieser
climber
SF, CA
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Jul 31, 2015 - 09:32am PT
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Tami I totally agree!! What's with that trailer? I think I saw the short a year ago and it felt like it was all about having the biggest stoke with your best friends... seems to have taken a dark turn what gives!? Hopefully the movie gets back to the fun part, too and its not all torture and loss...
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Banks
Trad climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Aug 14, 2015 - 10:53am PT
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Bump for the LA crowd. Playing at The Nuart in West LA starting today. Q+A for the Saturday 7:30 show.
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Aug 14, 2015 - 11:08am PT
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I was at Conrad's Meru slideshow in Groveland a few years ago. I, along with PTPP, were lucky enough to be invited by Conrad to the Priest Station for beers and an "exclusive" viewing of video clips from their expedition. We were up until 1:30am on the patio drinking beer and talking about climbing. He was genuinely interested in our accomplishments as well. We then had breakfast in the morning with Conrad and his mother. Conrad is a genuinely nice guy and class act. I'm looking forward to this film.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Sep 16, 2015 - 03:30am PT
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Best climbing movie i have ever seen. WOW!
I did notice some bolts up there.. Assumeing a power drill was too heavy and the batteries not happy with the cold temps? I do find it intersting how bolts usually get treated like climbings dirty little secret.. we will just pretend we don't notice them even though it's often a fairly dramatic part of the climb trying to get a hole drilled without going for the big ride.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 18, 2015 - 09:36pm PT
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I'm just back from seeing it and I concur! Go see it! It's a at the regular movie theatre here in Moab!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Sep 18, 2015 - 10:26pm PT
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Totally awesome, except for chiropractor scene.
Susan
edit: Do you think that sound was a sound effect? It looked "Exocistish" his head was twisted so far.
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Spiny Norman
Social climber
Boring, Oregon
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Sep 18, 2015 - 11:37pm PT
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^-- Yes to that. Only time I really flinched. Extremely well put together, though a few of the soundtrack songs really brought forth the bile.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 19, 2015 - 06:57am PT
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Susan and I jumped in unison at.that chiropractic crunch. We'd just watched this guy break his neck, then that!!
Edit; I was thinking about it right after that sound, and I think it was, enhanced for dramatic effect!
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Conrad
climber
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Sep 20, 2015 - 06:24pm PT
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This is the actual topo from the journal I kept on the climb.
@tradmanclimbs
6 1/4" spilt shank on aluminum Petzl hanger (on lead for protection)
16 bat hook holes drilled for BD Talon hook
6 3/8" belay bolts w/ Metolius Hangers
2 3/8" portaledge bolts for specific ledge hang w/ Metolius Hangers
All drilled by hand. When looked at through the prism of Yosemite - I'm cool with it. The next gen will dispatch with two bivies ~ all free.
Thanks all for the kind words regarding the film. Kudos to Jimmy, Renan, Chai and Bob for creating the story.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Sep 20, 2015 - 06:27pm PT
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You guys are bananas.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Sep 22, 2015 - 04:33pm PT
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WOW. Thats wicked cool. It must have added to the stress when there was annother team up there knowing that you had placed some critical bolts that would make their chances of success much higher.
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Texplorer
Trad climber
Sacramento
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Sep 22, 2015 - 04:54pm PT
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Have seen lots of movies and enjoyed how this one seemed to glide the fine line between sharing the true nature of the climb with all its risks but without sensationalizing the story.
Met Renan back in my first season in the creek and later the Valley (2002). He was quiet and stoic even back then but you could tell there was a passion there even then.
Great adventure and really captures the feeling and reasons I go to the mountains.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 22, 2015 - 05:01pm PT
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And by the way Conrad, if you're still in the building, Holy F*#k! This is a long way from getting friend wires fixed on Bueno street in the eighties!
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