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    Valley Uprising

    2014 · Documentary · 1h 26m
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  3. Valley Uprising is the riveting, unforgettable tale of the bold rock climbing tradition in Yosemite National Park: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity -- and the laws of the...

    • 99 min
  4. Sep 1, 2014 · Valley Uprising: Directed by Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Josh Lowell. With Peter Sarsgaard, Alex Honnold, Yvon Chouinard, Royal Robbins. In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service.

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    • Documentary
    • Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Josh Lowell
    • 2014-09-01
  5. In death defying acts, climbers do what they must to get the adrenaline they crave. "Valley Uprising" is the riveting, unforgettable tale of this bold rock climbing tradition: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity and society. Featuring Alex Honnold with narration by Peter Sarsgaard. 245 IMDb 8.1 1 h 38 min 2014.

    • 98 min
  6. Sep 1, 2014 · Watch Valley Uprising with a subscription on Prime Video. Generations of beatniks and madmen drop out of society and take up a life of rock climbing on the massive granite walls of Yosemite ...

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    • Robin Holabird
    • Documentary
    • Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer
    • Half A Century of Climbing Comes to Life in The New Film Valley Uprising.
    • A: Did They Know at The Time That They Were Part of Something Important?
    • A: What Were The Most Important Climbs of This Era?
    • A: Where Did You Find The Photos?
    • A: What Should People Expect from Valley Uprising?
    • A: Why Did Peter Sarsgaard Want to Do The Narration? Does He Climb?

    “It’s not just a film about climbing, but about living life in this very free, present way where the focus of one’s existence is experiential, not materialistic,” says Pete Mortimer, co-director of the upcoming feature documentary Valley Uprising: Yosemite’s Rock Climbing Revolution, which will premiere in Boulder, Colorado, on Thursday and Friday ...

    PM:I think they were aware that they were part of something bigger in climbing circles, but that was a very small world back then. In terms of the growth of climbing and their influence in the whole outdoors and adventure world, I don’t think that was clear at that time. They were really living on the fringes of society, and it wasn’t till the foll...

    PM:The northwest face of Half Dome was the first big one because that is such an iconic wall—it’s just so steep and intimidating. Then The Nose of El Capitan was a major undertaking by Warren Harding with a series of partners that fixed ropes on the wall and spent 18 months going up and down the thing. After that, Royal Robbins did the first ascent...

    PM:Most of these photos come from Glen Denny and Tom Frost, two renowned photographers who documented many of the people and the climbs from that era. Denny was a real artiste, documenting events but also with an eye toward light and composition—his photos were a big inspiration for this film. Frost was involved as a climber in so many ascents of t...

    PM:It’s not just a film about climbing, but about living life in this very free, present way where the focus of one’s existence is experiential, not materialistic. Most of the heroes of this film are living in dire poverty, but they are doing exactly what they want with the people they want to be with, and they are performing ground-breaking athlet...

    PM:Peter Sarsgaard is a bit of a climber, and he’s also a runner and outdoors enthusiast. He knows Alex Honnold and some of the people in the film, and I think he connects deeply with the philosophy and lifestyle behind climbing. He’s kind of a countercultural guy, if you meet him he’s not like some Hollywood star and he just naturally fits in with...

    • Mary Anne Potts
    • 2 min
  7. Sep 17, 2014 · Now 60 years of Yosemite’s climbing history—and its colorful tapestry of bold dirtbags and outlaws—come to life in Valley Uprising, a new release by Sender Films screening on the Reel Rock ...

  8. Nov 25, 2014 · Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes. Subtitles: 17 languages + Show. Availability: Worldwide. For the past fifty years, Yosemite’s massive cliffs have drawn explorers and madmen to leave materialism behind and venture onto the high, lonesome granite.

    • 3 min
    • Sender Films
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