First ascent first ascent is unlike any mountain climbing film youve ever seen. The movie has elements drawn from the history of the supposed first ascent of cerro torre in 1959 by the italian climber cesare maestri and his partner. Wide boyz ii slender men the cobra crack the rv project. Breaking dawn part 2 being chased by bella while free soloing. From what ive heard, fans of the film from germany are planning on making a fan edit of the film using footage from the bluray special edition, the television cut, and the workprint version. Beckychouinard route, and a couple of first free ascents. Join swiss climber didier berthod as he attempts the impossible to become the first man ever to climb the insanely treacherous cobra crack. First ascent is a film that shows a lot of great climbing.
First ascent full movie 2006 online free 123fullmovies. Wide boyz ii slender gentlemen hot aches productions. The ascent was shown in the delightfully named sequel, wide boyz 2. This section is one of the best on the dvd, capturing a rare hard first ascent on film. Tom randall and pete whittaker repeat cobra crack at squamish. Featuring dean potter, timmy oneill, sonnie trotter, and the amazing didier berthod on his quest for the first ascent of the cobra crack. Heres the video of the first ascent that was shown at the banff festival i. I must also say that a few scenes in the film are a waste of time and are probably included in an attempt to add humour i. First ascent 2010 is sender films groundbreaking 6part series that takes you to the cutting edge of adventure.
Jan 14, 2015 the classic film that inspired the national geographic series. Tom randall the final round first ascent of the final round 8a. First climbed by canadian rock star sonnie trotter after battling it out with didier berthod, the route hit the media spotlight in the film first ascent. The himalayas is the setting for the next first ascent before the film returns to squamish, and the continued efforts of didier berthod on the cobra crack, after which attention shifts to the hardest crack climb in europe greenspit. Swiss climber didier berthod tries to become the first man to climb treacherous cobra crack in british columbia. Oct 14, 2006 the classic film that inspired the national geographic series. Cobra looks and sounds as bad as it does because stallone hired george p.
Short 29 september 2007 japan add a plot added to watchlist. Jan 15, 2015 featuring dean potter, timmy oneill, sonnie trotter, and the amazing didier berthod on his quest for the first ascent of the cobra crack. That movie really gave it its legendary reputation for me. Oct 01, 2006 first ascent is unlike any mountain climbing film youve ever seen. Didier berthod guns for the first ascent of cobra crack and other notable first ascents. The cobra crack, won best short film at the bimff in 2006.
Cobra crack is an arching thinfinger crack splitting a steep wall at the cirque of the uncrackables on the chiefs backside. Watch first ascent full movie online video dailymotion. Wide boyz tom randall and pete whittaker slay the cobra. Their goal is the mighty cobra crack in squamish bc, considered to be the hardest finger crack in the world. First ascent is unlike any mountain climbing film youve ever seen. Filmed on location in thailand, the himalayas, british. Join a global quest with worldclass climbers in pursuit of the ultimate goal. First ascent download movie divx hd download movies. Jul 30, 2016 another day on the cobra crack logan barber. This is a short clip about a local kick ass climber from the dnv whos attempting to be the fifth person to climb the one and only cobra. Sonnie trotter, and the amazing didier berthod on his quest for the first ascent of the cobra crack. Logan barber makes 12th ascent of cobra crack gripped.
This clip from sender films first ascent shows didier berthod giving a strong effort for the first ascent of the cobra crack, one of the worlds. Dec 14, 2019 2008 northamericatrip with nicolas favresse and sean villanueva. Rock climb cobra crack, british columbia mountain project. Watch first ascent online vimeo on demand on vimeo.
Wide boyz tom randall and pete whittaker slay the cobra, squamish. Sender films first ascent was the featured film along with the short dosage vol. Dec 19, 2015 canadian sonnie trotter completed the first ascent of the muchtried overhanging finger crack in the summer of 2006. In 2005, swiss crackclimbing ace didier berthod, who had redpointed 5. First ascent free movie streaming, first ascent full movie free 2006 the classic film that inspired the national geographic series. Mar 16, 2012 now thats what i call a first ascent ep4 century crack 5.
I was extra psyched because didier, my personal climbing hero, had set out to make the fa of the cobra crack, a climb as elegant as it is improbable. Trotter is also prominently featured in the opening scenes of the hit motion picture the twilight saga. This is actually didier berthod climbing guru from swizterland trying to make the first free ascent of squamishs cobra crack 5. In 2005, swiss crack climbing ace didier berthod, who had redpointed 5. Oct 08, 20 british climbers, tom randall and pete whittaker the offwidth specialists, who star in the hot aches production, wide boyz, have recently climbed the single pitch crack, the cobra. Canadian sonnie trotter has made the first ascent of what he believes to be the hardest pure crack climb in the world, cobra crack 5. If youre not falling won best short film at bimff in 2008 and first ascent is the winner of multiple awards. The overhanging, 30m high finger crack had originally been ascended with a2 aid by squamish local peter croft in the 1980s and after swiss ace didier berthod had got excruciatingly close to the first free ascent in 2005, in june 2006 27yearold sonnie. My friend steve picked this climbing film up the other day and when i watched i must say i was impressed. Welcome to the climbing movie that has become my life. Canadian sonnie trotter completed the first ascent of the muchtried overhanging finger crack in the summer of 2006. It was also featured in the movie first ascent which covered didier berthod and sonnie trotters competition to get the first free ascent. This clip from sender films first ascent shows didier berthod giving a strong effort for the first ascent of the cobra crack, one of the worlds most notirious finger cracks.
It was a lot of fun, and not too different from filming friends at the boulders, except that everything is dialed up a notch. British climbers, tom randall and pete whittaker the offwidth specialists, who star in the hot aches production, wide boyz, have recently climbed the single pitch crack, the cobra. A compilation of trad, aid and extreme climbing clips from the movies. Cosmatos rambo, a hack with no ideas, to direct, and because stallone wrote the screenplay himself. The first ascent dvd by sender films and directorproducer peter mortimer, features some of todays top climbers as they go on their quest to be the first check out the first ascent dvd trailer below. The classic film that inspired the national geographic series. In 2006 cobra crack at the cirque of the uncrackables above squamish, canada, was hailed as the hardest pure crack climb in the world. Featuring dean potter, timmy oneill, and sonnie trotter. First ascent is the film that preceded the similarly titled national geographic series that featured in the reel rock film tour 2009. One of the best rock climbs in the world without question. After conquering north americas hardest offwidths in their film wide boyz, tom randall and pete whittaker set their sites on the notorious thin line. A stunning wall of overhanging granite split by a singular seam, barely wide enough to get your fingers into. This documentary focuses on climbers in pursuit of a first ascent. Sonnie trotter climbed the first free ascent of cobra crack 5.
Join swiss climber didier berthod as he attempts the impossible to become the first man ever. Tom randall repeating cobra crack at squamish, canada. Didier berthod tries to become the first man to climb treacherous cobra crack. To date cobra crack is one of the hardest crack routes in the world. Here, tom randall shows how he trained for the brutal. If you can climb the grade and enjoy cracks then the cobra is or at least should be on your ticklist. If youre not falling won best short film at bimff in 2008 and first ascent is the winner of multiple. On his first try of the day, after many weeks of attempts, will made it higher than ever before, falling off only one or two moves. First ascent 2006 the film that preceded the similarly titled national geographic series. First ascent was to be i hoped my biggest picture yet. Now thats what i call a first ascent ep4 century crack 5.
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