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The Verdon Gorge, The Origin Of Sport Climbing

The Verdon Gorge, The Origin Of Sport Climbing

20169m
DocumentaryAdventure

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Release

2016

Runtime

9m

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Released in 2016, the short film by Keith Ladzinski, Josh Povec and Andy Mann traces the origins of sport climbing in the legendary Verdon Gorges, which Americans inevitably compare to the US Grand Canyon. The Verdon is where climbing flourished in the 1970s. Through the eyes and experiences of Bruno Clément, Alan Carne, Emily Harrington, François Guillot, Matt Segal and Jonathan Siegrist, we take a look back in (very beautiful) images at the different routes of the Verdon Gorges.

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Status
Released
Runtime
9m
Jan 1, 2016
Languages
EnglishFrench
Director
Andy Mann
Andy Mann
Keith Ladzinski
Josh Povec
Production
National Geographic Documentary Films
National Geographic Documentary Films
3 Strings Productions
3 Strings Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
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