Citadel DVD

A film by Alastair Lee
Featuring Matt Helliker & Jon Bracey

Dubbed ‹The Mountain God›, the Citadel is a stunning 3000m peak in one of the
remaining untouched corners of the Great Alaskan Range: The Neacola Mountains.
Due to their typically poor conditions and remote location they are largely
unexplored. Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey are one the UK’s most formidable
partnerships in alpine climbing with many world class ascents to their names
from the UK to the Alps and the greater ranges. Their objective is to make the
first ascent of the extraordinary 1200m long north-west ridge.

Adventure film maker Alastair Lee embarked upon this project with the
objective to push the boundaries and capture hard alpine climbing like never
before. Employing the latest cineflex 4K technology combined with an
innovative vision the final results are truly incredible; the next dimension
in mountain film. Citadel is a stunning visual. To match its visual prowess
Citadel is laced with a strong sense of narrative. Like all good stories it is
character driven and centres around one of the most unlikely yet successful
partnerships in world alpinism. That of Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey.

The stage is set for why two accomplished mountaineers must still seek out new
lines in unchartered territory where the odds are stacked heavily against
them. We take a front seat and are with Matt and Jon every step of the way
through all the hardships and struggles, hopes and disappointments. What
unfolds is a classic narrative arc where success is snatched from the jaws of
defeat.

MAIN FEATURE 50mins EXTRAS 30mins