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New Climbing Film to Raise Money for Mountain Rescue

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Dom Bush and Joe Beaumont are making a film to raise money for Mountain Rescue UK and BMC Access and Conservation Trust.

In 2011 Joe, an experienced climber, sky diver and mountain biker fell 40 metres from a crag in the Lake District. He sustained very serious injuries and lay close to death. Thanks to the exceptional work of the Wasdale Mountain Rescue team and RAF Boulmer Joe was airlifted to hospital where he began a very long and painful recovery. Not content to sit back Joe has been challenging himself and raising money ever since and is planning his most audacious challenge to date.

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Joe Beaumont
© Dom Bush

From their kickstarter.com Page:

"Joe Beaumont is planning a monumental challenge, to travel from Holme Fen in Cambridgeshire at -2m below sea level to the highest point in the UK, the Summit of Ben Nevis via Tower Ridge.

That is a substantial journey for anyone, and the climb would be on the ticklist of many experienced climbers but for Joe it is an even greater challenge. Joe will undertake the entire challenge with a large metal cage fixed to the outside of his lower leg. Why?

In March 2011 Joe, an experienced climber, mountain biker and sky diver fell 40 metres from a rock face in the Lake District. Though his injuries were incredibly severe his resilience and determination kept him alive and he began a very long and painful recovery whilst undergoing multiple operations on different parts of his body. Just over two years later Joe is learning to walk again, learning to live with his disabilities and formulating big plans!"

So, what is kickstarter.com?

Kickstarter is a crowd funding platform that helps creative projects get off the ground, you pledge a little money to a project and you get a choice of rewards in return. It means you can be an active part of exciting projects whilst helping to get them off the ground and in this case raise much needed funds for charity.

There are some incentives down the side (like free copies of the film, t-shirts from ALPKIT, your name in the credits) that you get when you pledge a certain amount.

Dom Bush told UKC:

"Here is the important bit - only if we hit our £3000 target do any funds get released from pledges. So if we don't hit our target within the next 12 days we get nothing. That's right, nowt! If we do hit it, pledges are collected within two weeks of the project finishing and we can get on our way!

We are really committed to making this project happen and want you all to be involved so have a look at our project and if you can share it around. Thankyou!"

The guys are raising money via kickstarter to fund their film project. They are then going to premiere the film at Kendal, and sell it via download. All money from the sales of the film will go to the Mountain Rescue and The BMC ACT.

Here is the link - kickstarter.com


Special thanks go out to the sponsors Alpkit, BMC and Lyon Outdoor for all their support so far.


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15 Aug, 2013
Nowhere in the Kickstarter site does it mention any fundraising for Mountain Rescue. Only the UKC news headline. On the Kickstarter website, where we are asked to pledge the money, there is a link entitled, "what are you spending the money on?." And the answer is: "Making films to a professional level takes time and expertise. Part of this budget is reserved for post production (that's basically editing and putting the film together) but most is specifically for our expeditions, that's food for 6 people, fuel for two live in vehicles, contingencies and kit" So UKC News, where is the money going? Mountain Rescue or making a film?
15 Aug, 2013
Very good question. The whole 'we're doing this for charity' thing has always been a problem for me. If your a really good guy then shut the f# up and write the cheque. There is also the question of the Joe's own personal financial security after two yearsof this. That may be just fine but at the first thought of this I wondered if he can afford to live, which is more important than filming expenses. Wasdale MRT? Good cause. What's wrong with Scafell Pike and Wast Water?
15 Aug, 2013
I made a pledge to Dom Bush and Joe Beaumont via Kickstarter before the UKC article. I don't know either of them and came across the project via Facebook. I was very impressed with the project and the made the pledge assuming the money wasn't for the Mountain rescue, if they are going to raise money for the MR too then that's great. I am a bit surprised at the tone of your post, not the question, just the way it has been put. It seems to insinuate that this is not a worthwhile project if it is not raising money for the MR, I hope I have misunderstood. We all seem happy donating money to aid rescuing people, why not help to aid their recovery? From my own experience (on a minor scale) these sort of challenges are essential for rehabilitation. I am looking forward to the finished film too.
15 Aug, 2013
More info from In The Frame, (hosted on most websites covering it, including the BMC.): 'The film will be premiered at Kendal Film Festival in November, and sold as a download. All proceeds from the download will go to charity: 75% to Mountain Rescue and 25% towards the BMC Access and Conservation Trust.' Maybe read a little more about the project before kicking off.
15 Aug, 2013
I didn't think I was "kicking off". I said it wasn't clear where the money was going. UKC said the money was going to Mountain Rescue. The Kickstarter page said the money would be spent on making a film. I read the entire Kickstarter page and watched both videos, looking for confirmation that the money was for Mountain Rescue,- there was no mention. I didn't trawl round other websites for clarification, I thought I'd ask the question on here, because on here UKC said the money would go to Mountain Rescue. (They didn't say 75% of the money would go to mountain rescue) If Joe succeeds, I will make a 100% donation to Mountain Rescue. OK?.
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