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Catherine Destivelle Climbing Solo in MaliFri Night Vid

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A blast from the past this week. This pre-YouTube video is of Catherine Destivelle soloing in Mali. Filmed in 1987, High Magazine commented,

"the film Seo of her soloing on a sandstone cliff in the Mali desert is one that has been seen worldwide and the one clear image that has stuck in the minds of the general public in Britain".

This was undoubtedly true at the time, and most climbers of a certain generation will have seen this film before, however now that video is ubiquitous across the internet, it is easy to forget such classics as this.

The film examines the local people, the Dogons of Sanga, for whom climbing is part of their everyday life. Catherine is fascinated by these people, and they admire her daring solo climbs.


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23 Oct, 2009
the video is missing?
23 Oct, 2009
Not any more - refresh Alan
24 Oct, 2009
she needs to rethink the length of her shorts...
26 Oct, 2009
Thanks for sharing, realy enjoyed it
27 Oct, 2009
Good Lord, it's quite possible I've just fallen in love.
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