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Hard Grit
1998 · Film · documentary · 53 min
Directed by Richard Heap
Regarded as an important and iconic film in its genre, this award-wining landmark British climbing documentary showcases historic ascents on the dangerous gritstone edges of the Pennines. Exploding the myths that shroud extreme gritstone climbing, the film includes some of the most terrifying climbing scenes ever captured. The Peak District’s star names are climbing at the top of their powers – surely something has got to give.
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If this sort of thing interests you, I suggest you watch the following films (assuming you can find them):
* Hard Grit (http://www.slackjaw.co.uk/climbingfilms/hardgrit.html) * Committed, Volume II (http://www.hotaches.com/climbing-films/committed-vol-2/)
Committed is especially interesting, as it follows the Whittaker siblings as teenagers, doing cutting edge, dangerous grit climbs in the Peak with the parents holding the ropes. Good stuff.