The Verdon Gorge, The Origin Of Sport Climbing

The Verdon Gorge, The Origin Of Sport Climbing

2016 en 9 minutes

Rating: 10

Plot

Released in 2016, the short film by Keith Ladzinski, Josh Povec and Andy Mann traces the origins of sport climbing in the legendary Verdon Gorges, which Americans inevitably compare to the US Grand Canyon. The Verdon is where climbing flourished in the 1970s. Through the eyes and experiences of Bruno Clément, Alan Carne, Emily Harrington, François Guillot, Matt Segal and Jonathan Siegrist, we take a look back in (very beautiful) images at the different routes of the Verdon Gorges.

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Cast

François Guillot

François Guillot

Self

Emily Harrington

Emily Harrington

Self

Matt Segal

Matt Segal

Self

Alan Carne

Alan Carne

Self

Nina Caprez

Nina Caprez

Self

Jonathan Siegrist

Jonathan Siegrist

Self

Bruno Clément

Bruno Clément

Self

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