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Which film was used for cover photo of Troll Wall book?

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 alex_th 18 Feb 2011
Can anyone make an educated guess as to which film would have been used to take the photo on the cover of the Troll Wall book?

http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.php?id=166205

Alex
 John Lavelle 18 Feb 2011
In reply to alex_th: Kodachrome 25 or 64 transparency film would be the most likely guess - if the picture was taken back in the day. It was practically industry standard for publication.
johnamatt 23 Feb 2011
In reply to alex_th: As the guy who took the photograph, I can tell you that the film was Kodachrome 64, using a pentax SV camera. John Amatt
 deepstar 23 Feb 2011
In reply to johnamatt: In my teens I bought "The Book of Modern Mountaineering" which featured your photo,I found it very inspiring and the best in the book I thought.High praise indeed considering its companions,Martin.
 Mick Ward 23 Feb 2011
In reply to deepstar:

Martin, you rich git! I had to get it from the library (Irish peasant). Agree though, it was a great photo.

Mick
 Tall Clare 23 Feb 2011
In reply to deepstar:

Oo, I've just found that on the bookshelf upstairs - forgot I had it.
 deepstar 23 Feb 2011
In reply to Mick Ward: I think I paid for it with my college grant,the textbooks were really boring.
 Tall Clare 23 Feb 2011
In reply to deepstar:

63 shillings, apparently. What's that in real money?
 deepstar 23 Feb 2011
In reply to Tall Clare: Spot on and the jacket photo was by John Ammatt as well.
 sutty 23 Feb 2011
In reply to Tall Clare:

£3.15 in decimal coinage.

A pint of beer was less than 10p then!!
johnamatt 24 Feb 2011
In reply to deepstar: Right place at the right time! I do recall that we'd been bivouaced on that ledge for 2 full days and were lying in water on snow. We were getting hypothermic and had to get the hell out of there. It was a bit of an epic. I'm sure that Tony will cover it in his book. As well as a great climber, he is, after all, a great writer.
OP alex_th 24 Feb 2011
In reply to johnamatt:

Many thanks!

Alex
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