In Search of New Summits

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In Search of New Summits (1980)

Directed by Sid Perou

Documentary, Adventure · 30m

"The first of three films by Sid Perou that trace the story of rock climbing from its simple and accessible beginnings to the exclusive world of today's dedicated rock athlete. In this episode of Rock Athlete, leading Northern climbers in action show how the increasing use of technical aids eventually led back to the primitive contest between man and rock. The film starts with film footage of the Abraham Brothers climbing the Napes Needle in 1915 and ends with Ron Fawcett soloing Tensor on Craig y Castell (Tremadog). A TV series by Sid Perou produced by the BBC."

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Cast

A
Alan Austin self Ken Wilson self Steve Bancroft self Ron Fawcett self George Abraham self (archive footage) Ashley Abraham self (archive footage)
K
Ken Cooper narrator

Crew

Director
Sid Perou
Writer
Brian Thompson
Editor
Bryan Jones

Details

Release date
1980-01-01
Runtime
30m
Genres
Documentary, Adventure
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC