Release Date

01 Jan, 2006

Runtime

01:20: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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'.

Original Title

Don Whillans - Myth and Legend

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Actors

Ian Clough

Reinhold Messner

Peter Habeler

Norman Dyhrenfurth

Eric Jones

Dougal Haston

Cliff Phillips

Michel Vaucher

Chris Bonington

Joe Brown

Martin Boysen

Hans Peter Trachsel

Murray Sayle

Yvette Vaucher

Mick Coffey

Marcus Taylor

John Streetly

Elizabeth Hawley

Derek Walker

Dave Peterson

Barry Page

Crew

Leo Dickinson

Leo Dickinson