4 brand-new films. 1 legendary host. 1 weekend only – Reel Rock 15 global premiere is set for this weekend!
Presented by Alex Honnold, Reel Rock 15 features four epic films, whopping partner giveaways, Q&As with the stars and live interactions.
The Global Online Premiere takes place on Saturday 12 December and is available to watch for 72 hours.
The film line-up includes First Ascent / Last Ascent, starring UK climbers Hazel Findlay and Maddy Cope on a wild expedition to find new routes in Mongolia. Plus lots more climbing action from across the globe.
With $25,000-worth of gear in total, prize draws for climbing swag start as soon as you’ve got your ticket. Plus UK viewers will be entered into an exclusive bonus draw for a Yeti Hopper Flip 12 cooler worth £250!
So grab the snacks, get your mates watching (in their houses), and join Alex and the worldwide climbing community for the greatest stories and sends from the year in climbing – from the sofa.
> Some great films, black ice especially is brilliant. Conrad’s Donald Trump impression is pretty good too
I was a little concerned it might end up a bit too 'woke' but it was filmed, edited and presented in a fantastic way. Very moving as well... Have still got to watch Kauk's final part but so far Black Ice was the best of the set.
Possibly the best reel rock selection for a while IMHO. All good films but I particularly liked black ice, well made, fun and thought provoking. I also absolutely loved (spoiler alert) the way they showed Lonnie Kauk pause before finishing the route, captured that weird wonderful but a bit sad feeling of finishing a project.
> Yeah I had similar worries. I enjoyed the Deep Roots film way more than I thought I would, really interesting.
Likewise - again it had the potential to be dreadful but ended up really moving. I got the impression Ron is/was a bit of a dick (rightly or wrongly) although he could just be an awkward bugger
Not for me. I really enjoyed it. The shots of the camper crawling across the steppe was like something out of a pixar film. I think it just doesnt follow the standard format of climber finds hard route, struggles, tries again, tries, succeeds, comments about how it was never about the grade/difficulty but the journey. Both the film about the french climber on action direct and Lonnie Kauk both followed this format to the letter. I thought first ascent last ascent did a good job of capturing the battles of new routing; it's a lot of crawling through brambles to find short chossy routes
If you missed it first time around, Reel Rock 15 is now available to stream until 3 January! Once you buy a ticket you can watch (and re-watch) the whole line-up at any point for 72hrs. For info, head to https://www.reelrock.co.uk/tickets