Film
In Search of New Summits
1980 · 30m · Documentary · Adventure
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Overview
"The first of three films by Sid Perou that trace the story of rock climbing from its simple and accessible beginnings to the exclusive world of today's dedicated rock athlete. In this episode of Rock Athlete, leading Northern climbers in action show how the increasing use of technical aids eventually led back to the primitive contest between man and rock. The film starts with film footage of the Abraham Brothers climbing the Napes Needle in 1915 and ends with Ron Fawcett soloing Tensor on Craig y Castell (Tremadog). A TV series by Sid Perou produced by the BBC."
Cast
Alan Austin
self
Ken Wilson
self
Steve Bancroft
self
Ron Fawcett
self
George Abraham
self (archive footage)
Ashley Abraham
self (archive footage)
Ken Cooper
narrator
Crew
- Sid PerouDirector
- Brian ThompsonWriter
- Douglas B. SmithExecutive Producer
- Bryan JonesEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1980
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 30m
- Genres
- Documentary, Adventure
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