Climbing
Documentary featuring some of Britain's leading rock climbers demonstrating their skills on different British rock climbing locations. In the Lake District, the 71-year-old Rusty Westmorland and Monica Jackson climb Napes Needle. In Idwal, Gwen Moffat, the first woman mountain guide in Britain, leads a climb on the Idwal Slabs, seconded by her husband Johnnie Lees. At Windgather Rocks, Geoff Sutton and Gordon Mansell teach a group of novices some basic climbing techniques. The documentary also includes reflections on mountaineering and climbing by George Abraham, Geoffrey Winthrop Young, George Band and Joe Brown. The film ends with shots of Brown leading Suicide Wall at Idwal.
Director: Stanley Williamson
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Joe Brown as self |
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George Band as self |
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Geoffrey Winthrop Young as self |
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Horace 'Rusty' Westmorland as self |
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Monica Jackson as self |
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George Abraham as self |
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Johnnie Lees as self |
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Gwen Moffat as self |
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Geoff Sutton as self |
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Gordon Mansell as self |
| Directing | Stanley Williamson | Director |
