The Verdon Gorge, The Origin Of Sport Climbing (2016)

10.0/10 9 min Documentary Adventure

Overview

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.

Cast

François Guillot

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Emily Harrington

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Matt Segal

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Alan Carne

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Nina Caprez

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Jonathan Siegrist

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Bruno Clément

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