Release Date

03 Oct, 2026

Runtime

00:29: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Documentary featuring some of Britain's leading rock climbers demonstrating their skills on different British rock climbing locations. In the Lake District, the 71-year-old Rusty Westmorland and Monica Jackson climb Napes Needle. In Idwal, Gwen Moffat, the first woman mountain guide in Britain, leads a climb on the Idwal Slabs, seconded by her husband Johnnie Lees. At Windgather Rocks, Geoff Sutton and Gordon Mansell teach a group of novices some basic climbing techniques. The documentary also includes reflections on mountaineering and climbing by George Abraham, Geoffrey Winthrop Young, George Band and Joe Brown. The film ends with shots of Brown leading Suicide Wall at Idwal.

Original Title

Climbing

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Actors

Joe Brown

George Band

Geoffrey Winthrop Young

Horace 'Rusty' Westmorland

Monica Jackson

George Abraham

Johnnie Lees

Gwen Moffat

Geoff Sutton

Gordon Mansell

Crew