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Ground Up

2024 · 35 min

A gritty, immersive climb that makes you feel the strain, risk, and quiet triumph of human endurance.

Overview
In an era where many climbers are using fixed ropes and sport-climbing tactics to free El Cap, climbers like Amity Warme and Brent Barghahn are choosing to keep adventure alive. Going ground up, Amity and Brent pull off a free ascent of the Pineapple Express variation of El Niño (5.13b/c) over eight days, battling variable conditions, friable rock, and, for Amity, a serious finger injury. This documentary captures the tenacity, grit, and performance mindset required to go ground up on a free ascent of El Capitan.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • ambition
  • nature
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action5
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Chris Alstrin
Starring
Brent Barghahn, Amity Warme
Runtime
35 min
Languages
English

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