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INTERVIEW: Mike Cheque at the Seaside - Filming on Britain's Coastal Cliffs

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UKC Articles 18 Jul 2018

Last week's Friday Night Video featured some of the UK's best sea cliff climbing, produced by filmmaker Mike Cheque. Theo Moore interviews Mike about the process...

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danm 18 Jul 2018

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It was great seeing the film at the premiere, there being a neat symmetry between the inherent madness of sea cliff climbing (especially the looser, more poorly protected stuff) and Mike's project to document and film it almost single-handedly. Glorious madness, mind you.

Nice to see GvG getting name-checked along with Doyle for their film-making prowess too. West Coast Gimps and The Gritual are classics.

Mick Ward 18 Jul 2018

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Lovely interview. Many thanks indeed. (And many thanks for 'the filim', as folk used to say in Ireland.)

> There are loads of climbing films out there, from phone to helicopter footage. What do you think makes a good climbing film?

> I think it comes down to just two things - do you think the climber's going to succeed and do you care if they do or not?

Totally agree. Sometimes you're willing them on, so, so much - as if that can somehow make a difference! The grade doesn't matter. Nothing really matters but wanting them to succeed.

Life enhancing, I guess...

Mick