Joe Ramos just dropped a new short climbing film yesterday on Vimeo. Beautiful places, struggles, inspiration and good tunes to be had in this film.
“What you do will be noticed. What you’ve done will be forgotten.”
The Process is the story of Five Ten climber, Alex Biale and his trials and tribulations as he faces the most challenging climb of his career.
This could be the next generation’s version of “Goodnight Moon.” The words are so beautiful I could play this video for my son every night before bed. Screw filling his head with visions of sugarplums – let’s fill his head with the joy of air.
Leave the ground beneath your feet,
Rise up, your inner legend greet.
A body in motion –
Twisting, turning, churning, yearning –
Apex found, heaven bound.But remember, what goes up must come down.
Director Bryan Smith of Reel Water Productions explores the concept of catching air across a variety of sports. Words by Fitz Cahall.
The pull of the mountains is strong. Find out if Hunter Wood will ski down the Grand in David Reichert’s upcoming film, One Mountain.
Here is the short film, CASCADA, I promised you. It does not disappoint!
Tangled vines. Endless rain. Dodgy hotel rooms. Mud. Biting flies. Aggressive viruses…Perfection.
Is this a vacation? Erik Boomer, Tyler Bradt, Galen Volckhausen, Tim Kemple, Anson Fogel, Blake Hendrix and Skip Armstrong hunt the remote Mexican jungle for the perfect waterfall…and the perfect shot. Paddler and cinematographer alike explore a world beyond the expected.
Cascada.
The Group Shred is a clip from the full length film All.I.Can. There’s some pretty sick before / after effects in the first 30 seconds of this clip – the rest of it is raw shredding. You’ll love it.
The Sherpas are proud to present All.I.Can: a two-year feature film project that fuses our passions for riding and exploring the mountains with our potential to help the environment. The film strives to unite global mountain culture and bind us together as the leaders of a revolution. We must be inspired to do all we can for the environment, and we must learn how to take that first tiny step in the right direction.
I just caught wind of this mini-series today – it’s called Balance, and it’s Produced and Directed by Kelsey Thompson. I’ll let the director’s description of official trail do the talking – but it looks amazing and I can’t wait to dive in. Each episode is roughly 6 minutes long.
As a nine part web series Balance will share the stories of three individuals who live there lives in very different ways. The characters will not be professional athletes but rather working class heros; people who don’t earn a living from their sport but still understand the importance of extracurricular activity. These are the people who work to make time for the things they love rather than pushing their hobbies aside for a larger paycheque.
All 9 episodes are available here.
You must watch this 3 minute film before your next climb / hike. You must not fear, and you must finish strong!
It’s hard to describe the emotions captured from just watching the trailer for Into The Mind. It’s the same feeling I got when I saw The Dark Knight Rises trailer, or The Hobbit trailer, or Prometheus … just something that looks so incredible that even the trailer gives you goose bumps.
Blur the lines between dream state and reality, as you perceive the world through the minds of many. Into the Mind contemplates the experiences passed between mentors and peers to paint a philosophical portrait of human kind. What drives us to overcome challenge? How do we justify risk? What forces are at the core of a mountain addiction? Unique athlete segments over a multitude of mountain sport genres depict the connectivity of Earth, and window into never seen before moments. Explore how we begin our perception of self, construct the foundations of confidence, and are ultimately led up the path of self-actualization.
As Buddha once said, “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Into The Mind is about becoming.
This is a great video of a guy and his girlfriend on their trip through Chile & Patagonia. Excellent story telling and voice over work.
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Matt Blank has no death wish, but what he has is the desire to live without apprehension or regret. He has no corporate backing, no sponsorship deals -he spends what little he has to fuel his passion.
Tally-Ho from mattblank1412 on Vimeo.