Bachar-Yerian film

Hey everyone, I'm sure most of you are familiar with the Bachar-Yerian (5.11c R/X) in Toulumne Meadows. A good friend of mine, Cole Gibson, directed a short film about one of his friends, Andrew Rock (appropriate name, huh?), training for and climbing it.

It's a cool flick, with some awesome cinematography and great shots of the route itself. If you ever wondered what it'd be like to climb such a sweet line, this film will give you some answers!

vimeo.com/14878084

Feel free to give me comments and let me know what you think. Hope you enjoy it!

This is really awesome - wonderful job.

Very nicely done. Way to bring the climb to life. Congrats Andrew!!

Awesome, thanks for posting that.

Very cool. Thanks a lot!

A+

I liked the film a lot. In days of saftey conscious everything it's nice to know people have left Bachar's vision as it is. Makes me want to go back to Tolumune and spend some time.

Loved it thanks, well done!

Great film.

Wow, no helmet, really!? Great video of a classic. Makes me want a margarita just watching it. How intense!

that was cool . thanks

Lovely psych-inspiring little movie!

Since you asked for comments, I'll give one reaction. Seems to me not telling the viewer--until topping out makes it clear--that pitch one is the crux in both difficulty and danger made the story-telling a little incomplete or anti-climactic.

Amazing, thanks for posting it.

Right on, Cole! Great work.

Beautiful. It's always fun to see an Average Joe accomplishing un-average things. That's inspiring. Congrats to the film crew and the climbers.

Good story line and video, but all that high speed playback of the climbing pretty much ruined it for me. No offense, do what ya want, have fun. :)

Liked it. I would have watched each move at normal speed given the character development/background, editing, the route, etc. Seems like so many videos show little glimpses of the route or overviews, as it can be boring watching climbing at normal speed . . . but I think a longer version would definitely be worth watching. Nice work.

Awesome, glad people seem to be enjoying it and thanks for all the feedback.

Win. Thanks for charging me up before work! :)

Shawn Mitchell wrote:Lovely psych-inspiring little movie! Since you asked for comments, I'll give one reaction. Seems to me not telling the viewer--until topping out makes it clear--that pitch one is the crux in both difficulty and danger made the story-telling a little incomplete or anti-climactic.

Knowing that information does not change a thing. I know real solid climbers that have fallen huge on the upper pitches. The fact that the technical crux is stated as being down low doesn't change a thing.You have to be on it the whole way on this route. It more of a relief to the potential leader. Anti-climactic my foot. Quit picking it apart.It was a great little film about one of the most intense climbs put up in that era from the ground up. Good job.

Awesome video, great production value. But I have to agree; re-edit the high-speed sections to real time. They won't add much time to the video but will make the experience that much better.