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Lakeland Rock - Incantations

1985 · 45 min

A quiet, patient record of climbers at work on a hard route, more about craft and nerve than spectacle.

Directed by
Paul Berriff
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Pete Whillance, Dave Armstrong, Chris Bonington
Overview
Documentary about the first ascent of "Incantations" (E6-6b) on the Tophet wall in Wasdale, UK, by British climbers Pete Whillance and Dave Armstrong, in August 1984. The film is part of the Lakeland Rock documentary series (5/6), which today constitute important documents of the history of modern free climbing and its evolution.

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Directed by
Paul Berriff
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Pete Whillance, Dave Armstrong, Chris Bonington
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    Themes
    • ambition
    • survival
    • nature
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    • countryside
    • wilderness
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    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
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    • Gore none
    • Language mild
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    Humour1
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    Complexity3
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Paul Berriff
    Starring
    Pete Whillance, Dave Armstrong, Chris Bonington
    Runtime
    45 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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