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Climbing

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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.

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CAST

Joe Brown
self
George Band
self
Geoffrey Winthrop Young
self
Horace 'Rusty' Westmorland
self
Monica Jackson
self
George Abraham
self
Johnnie Lees
self
Gwen Moffat
self
Directed by Stanley Williamson

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
BBC
Country
GB

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