UKC

The Marmot "On Sight" Film Clip Competition

MEETING PAUL WILLIAMS by Alison Stockwell

Nick Colton remembers the first time he met Paul Williams and an unforgettable climbing experience at Stoney Middleton.

You can watch here: http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=1343

There are more than £1,000 worth of MARMOT prizes on offer

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS OCTOBER 31st

What You Have To Do?

Film or have filmed a short climbing or mountaineering clip, it could be of your mate leading or even a short piece acted by a whole troupe of climbers, the brief is wide open, it could be a clip of beautiful mountain scene with an environmental theme, the ascent of a boulder problem, a fall, or a funny sketch. It's up to you, but it must be your own work.

Full details here: http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=1202

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

That was brilliant.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: That was fantastic, its got to be a contender.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: Really enjoyed that, well done to all involved.

Great stuff.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: this one made it for me - well done all and especially Alison.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Ive not seen them all, but I think this is the best so far.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
This is an absolute beauty!
Well done

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

I'm guessing it was also the last time he ever saw the guy, after he walked away shell-shocked?!

Definitely a contender!

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
excellent!
maybe more for the story than the actual film and audio quality. great use of music though.. really added to the story. one of the top 2 so far for me

In reply to grumpybearpantsclimbinggoat:

Thanks grumpybearpantsclimbinggoat. It's been a huge learning curve for me and I'm really pleased with the results. It's great that people enjoy it. It was fun to make and I had almost as much of an epic filming it. It's harder than you'd think getting up a rope with a large and fragile camera.

In reply to Alejandro: I'm guessing it was also the last time he ever saw the guy


Definitely wouldnt have been.

Nice vignette Nick.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

I liked everyting about that film

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Absolutely brilliant, my favourite so far by a clear margin. Well done.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Just brilliant. Could easily be expanded with other people's tales, and make an excellent doco.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Good job!

In reply to AlisonS:

Ha - what a lovely skit - Nick waffling on was great - it left me wondering though if Paul ever got to do the second pitch!

Si

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: Brilliant Alison!

The first time I ever met Paul he walked into the shop where I worked and asked if there was a brew on, which come to think about it was pretty much exactly what he did every time I met him over the next few years. He also told me it was disgusting not wearing socks in rock shoes - a point he made quite forcefully. I think I had been laughing at him for being the first OTE cover boy ever to have been wearing socks in their photo!

Not nearly as exciting as Nick's story and wouldn't have made such a great video.

It's good that more than a decade later we still all talk about him. That's says a lot about a man.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: What a wonderful little film! Especially nice to see something so good produced by a woman. Makes it very special.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: Definitely the best of the lot so far. Actually interesting!

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

An excellent and interesting short film, great watch.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Beautiful... just beautiful. Says so much about Nick and Paul.

Interestingly, I had a similar belaying 'moment' with Noddy about twenty feet away in one direction... as did Andy Parkin and Paul Mitchell about twenty feet away in another direction. Did we all have Stoney belaying epics? Probably.

But this is a beauty. Well done.

Mick

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Nice one, quality. Love the commentary on the wall before the fall, the bloke's a real gift to the camera.

Just a slight dodgyness with the sound at points.
Brilliant, would get my vote.

In reply to StefW:

yeah coz usually they're rubbish ;p

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: Fantastic!

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: Alison - what a great film.

Superb, really enjoyed it.

Jack

In reply to StefW:


I hope, StefW, that by this statement, you're not implying that women don't usually produce good things!!....

Especially nice, ....and special for me to see, as it has my husband in it!!

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Many thanks for everyone's really positive comments. It's very generous, and it really is appreciated.

Cheers, nick

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

That is a really great little video. I love it. Definitely one of the top two so far.

Brilliant: well done!

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Fantastic clip.

In reply to Nick Colton:

Nick, I've just seen this, awsome! I like the way it packs so much evocation of the time into a short film

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

I'll watch this when I go home. I met Paul Williams when he was DMM rep. I knew of him but didn't realise for a while this person was in fact he. Great bloke, very wired. He talked about DMM's new gear for a couple of minutes then drank tea and blethered non-stop for an hour about climbing (making him very late for his next appointment). He went on at length about Centurion on the Ben (as I'm Scottish) and all the places he wanted to climb in Scotland. A sad loss of what seemed like a great character.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Fabulous wee film, well done all. Made me smile.

Many thanks to everyone for your kind comments. It's appreciated. I really enjoyed making this film, I've learned a lot from it and it's inspired me to want to go on and make more.

In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC:

Superb, really enjoyed watching it.

Really enjoyed this. Well done Alison.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Excellent stuff - nice whipper (x2!)


Chris