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FRI NIGHT VIDEO - James Pearson on The Quarryman

© Neil Hart/La Sportiva

Our Friday Night Video this week is a short film from Neil Hart about James Pearson climbing The Quarryman (E8 7a). It was first climbed by Johnny Dawes in 1986 and became infamous after the film Stone Monkey was released. I was utterly captivated the first time I saw Johnny bridging up the groove in his bright lycra and vest top, using his legs in ridiculously strenuous positions. Unfortunately, James didn't wear the lycra, but he did get himself into some unusual positions.


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27 Jan, 2017
Wow. Those Genius really are the shoe of choice for a new generation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lgLYGBbDNs
28 Jan, 2017
Really enjoyed this one, and yeah, the 'shoe praise' is up front, but I didn't really have a problem with it. Excellent drone footage throughout, probably some of the best I've seen. My only complaint was that the music was way too loud compared to the voice-over sections. I had to constantly adjust the volume to keep watching.
28 Jan, 2017
A really great film with some superb aerial footage so hearty congratulations to all involved! :-) Cheers Dave
28 Jan, 2017
Totally agree, Dave. Is it just me or is James Pearson a superb participant/presenter of climbing films? It's never just another hard route, there's always a little story why the route has a particular meaning for him, why it matters. So, if it matters to him, it's far more likely to matter to us, the viewers. Invariably the climbing is highly demanding. He's lifting the veil and showing what it's like to do iconic routes which are way too hard for us. But, in a risk business, there's always a sense that he's exercising as much control as one could ever have. Sometimes in climbing films you think, 'Well that was fantastic, thank God they got away with it... but please don't keep on in this vein else it may all end in tears.' There's never that feeling in James Pearson films. He seems a very good role model for responsible climbing. Sure he's got sponsors and they'd like their products displayed on his T shirt or whatever. Fine by me. He's got to wear some clothes anyway so why not! Yet another superb climbing film. Mick
28 Jan, 2017
I actually took the bit the shoes as a compliment to the Dawes rather than a plug - although it obviously was, as was the T shirt. But the lad has to make his money somewhere.
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