STONE MONKEY (DVD)

It’s finally back – the greatest climbing film of all time (probably!).
Reissued for the first time on DVD Johnny Dawes› ground breaking film is now
available. Johnny Dawes is one of the most exciting climbers ever to emerge on
to the British scene – a Nureyev of the rock, dynamic and balletic. In the
1980s when climbing standards were leaping forward, Johnny stood out for his
understanding of the rock and his unique approach.

This award-winning video traces Johnny’s boyhood influences and films him on
his gritstone masterpieces and on the spectacular Quarryman groove in North
Wales. Winner of 5 international film festival awards. ( 25 mins) ALSO ON the
DVD is a compelling 30 minute documentary about of Britain’s hardest adventure
climb, the Indian Face (E9, 6c). This spectacular line on Clogwyn Du’r Arddu
is as controversial as it is deadly.

The best climbers of the 80s attempted it, but it was Johnny Dawes who finally
topped out in 1986. We unfold the story using never-before-released footage of
Johnny Dawes repeating the crux section of Indian Face during the first ascent
of West Indian Face in 1988. The DVD also features a host of extras including
The Story of Indian Face, Johnny’s rants and Johnny’s alternative commentary
on Stone Monkey. THE DVD is only available in PAL format for the time being (
which will work in the UK, Europe, Australia & Asia but may not work on DVD
players in the USA, Canada or Japan).