Don Whillans - Myth and Legend

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Don Whillans - Myth and Legend (2006)

Directed by Leo Dickinson

Documentary · 1h 20m

Don Whillans was one of the leading rock climbers of his generation. This film examines Don’s gritstone horrors, his hard routes in Wales, then follows him to the Alps and beyond on several of his epic expeditions. But it also focuses on Don’s unique humor, his devastating oneliners that pricked pomposity wherever he found it and poked fun at those who deserved it. Don may have died 20 years ago but the myth surrounding Whillans can still be heard whenever climbers reminisce about a time when hard men were hard and legends were being made. Perhaps his partner Joe Brown best sums him up, 'Don was unique'.

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Cast

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Ian Clough Self Reinhold Messner Self Peter Habeler Self Norman Dyhrenfurth Self
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Eric Jones Self Dougal Haston Self
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Cliff Phillips Self Michel Vaucher Self Chris Bonington Self Joe Brown Self Martin Boysen Self
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Hans Peter Trachsel Self

Crew

Director
Leo Dickinson
Producer
Leo Dickinson

Details

Release date
2006-01-01
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Production
Kendal Mountain Film Festival, BMC