So for the last couple of months my dad's been telling me about an old VHS tape he had at the school he works for, finally he managed to have it burnt to DVD and posted it over to me. In it a 'free style' girl climbs to the top of an African cliff face, all the time my dad told me about it I assumed he'd mistaken the commentator saying Free Solo for Free Style but it turns out, nope they're definitely saying 'Free Style', new phrase on me!
So it turns out ultimately that this clip is actually on YouTube already, it's one of Catherine Destivelle and features one of the finest Jazz Trumpeting Shamans you'll ever hear, you can watch it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N70DLM8Az_8
What was more interesting however was the other clip on the documentary, an expedition to Foula in the Shetland Islands, where my dad used to be based as a bird ringer. In this clip a plethora of fine climbers take on what was considered as possible the highest sea cliff in the British Isles. As the film developed I realised just how historically important it was, featuring non other than Johnny Dawes dancing his way up a coastal cliff slab. Having uploaded it last night it's already been viewed 217 times and I can imagine it will be watched an awful lot as word spreads, I can't recommend it enough - it's classic piece of British Free Climbing!
Climbing on Foula from Lil Pete on Vimeo.
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