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Alastair Lee
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Alastair Lee is a director and camera man specialising in the outdoor world. Twenty years in the industry he is a veteran of expeditions to the likes of Baffin Island, the Venezuelan jungle and Antarctica. Producing award winning films and TV commercials with stunning photography his special talent for combining the spectacular with the human have made him one of the leading forces in his industry with over 170 international awards to his name.
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NRAccomplished all-round climber Neil Gresham seems to be the fine wine of UK climbing; at 50 he realises his hardest traditional project, Lexicon. The steep and blank headwall of Pavey Ark’s East Gully in the Lake District has a smattering of tiny holds and notably no protection. A successful ascent would rank it as one of the most significant. Such a stunning line has not gone unnoticed by the UK’s other trad masters as entertaining cameos from Dave MacLeod and Steve McClure bring additional depth and credibility. We also witness one of the biggest lead falls ever captured, scary stuff!
E11 - Lexicon
2021
8.0Adventure climber Leo Houlding and film maker Alastair Lee are back with another sumptuous production of truly epic proportions. This time Leo (UK) and fellow climbers Sean Leary (USA) and Jason Pickles (Salford) head deep into the Amazon in an attempt to make the first ascent of the east face of the remote tepuy; Cerro Autana.
Autana
2012
7.0By the time he was 30, Jesse Dufton's vision was reduced to just light perception with around 1 or 2% field of view. As a life long climber, Jesse flies in the face of adversity training for world cup events and leading traditional rock climbs with his sight guide and fiancee Molly Thompson. As his sight degenerates, his climbing continues to make remarkable progress. Despite his devastating condition, Jesse attempts to be the first blind person to make a ‘non-sight’ lead of the iconic Old Man of Hoy sea stack in Scotland.
Climbing Blind
2019
NRGrit flick (dvd) film by alastair lee. Marmot presents - grit flick. This superb dvd features the highlights from one of the best gritstone seasons ever(!), filmed and produced by award winning film maker alastair lee. Headline acts headlining with jordan buy's second ascent of the coveted widdop wall, followed by what has been touted by gritstone guru john dunne as 'the hardest route on grit' as ryan pasquill makes the first ascent of the outrageously difficult 'gerty berwick'; the blank wall to the left of 'the new statesman' at ilkley, yorkshire. Then lucy creamer stars in the hardest uk female ascent of a gritstone route as lucy tries her luck on 'slab and crack' e8 at cubar, peak district. Another main attraction is one of gritstone's unsung heroes ben bransby with his first ascent of a stunning highball boulder problem at rylstone, yorkshire.
Grit Flick
2009
NRNever before have there been so many indoor walls; so many climbers obsessed with training; so many beasts of superhuman strength. That talent is not going to waste. We follow the fearsomely strong Blocheads as they quest for new lines and push the limits of human ability. It’s a story of adventure, rocky passions and mutant fingers. It’s the story of a search for bouldering gold.
Blocheads
2016
NRThree action-packed segments make up this riveting mountain-climbing film that showcases the skill and athleticism of British sport climber Steve McClure, alpine climber Andy Kirkpatrick and traditional climber Dave Birkett. "Magic Numbers" profiles some of McClure's most amazing climbs; "Patagonian Winter" documents Kirkpatrick's attempt to ascend Torre Egger; and "Skye Wall" follows Birkett's first ascent at the famous Cuillin Range.
Psyche
2007
Behind the camera
NRAccomplished all-round climber Neil Gresham seems to be the fine wine of UK climbing; at 50 he realises his hardest traditional project, Lexicon. The steep and blank headwall of Pavey Ark’s East Gully in the Lake District has a smattering of tiny holds and notably no protection. A successful ascent would rank it as one of the most significant. Such a stunning line has not gone unnoticed by the UK’s other trad masters as entertaining cameos from Dave MacLeod and Steve McClure bring additional depth and credibility. We also witness one of the biggest lead falls ever captured, scary stuff!
E11 - Lexicon
2021
8.0Adventure climber Leo Houlding and film maker Alastair Lee are back with another sumptuous production of truly epic proportions. This time Leo (UK) and fellow climbers Sean Leary (USA) and Jason Pickles (Salford) head deep into the Amazon in an attempt to make the first ascent of the east face of the remote tepuy; Cerro Autana.
Autana
2012
8.0Adventure climber Leo Houlding and film maker Alastair Lee are back with another sumptuous production of truly epic proportions. This time Leo (UK) and fellow climbers Sean Leary (USA) and Jason Pickles (Salford) head deep into the Amazon in an attempt to make the first ascent of the east face of the remote tepuy; Cerro Autana.
Autana
2012
8.0Adventure climber Leo Houlding and film maker Alastair Lee are back with another sumptuous production of truly epic proportions. This time Leo (UK) and fellow climbers Sean Leary (USA) and Jason Pickles (Salford) head deep into the Amazon in an attempt to make the first ascent of the east face of the remote tepuy; Cerro Autana.
Autana
2012
7.0By the time he was 30, Jesse Dufton's vision was reduced to just light perception with around 1 or 2% field of view. As a life long climber, Jesse flies in the face of adversity training for world cup events and leading traditional rock climbs with his sight guide and fiancee Molly Thompson. As his sight degenerates, his climbing continues to make remarkable progress. Despite his devastating condition, Jesse attempts to be the first blind person to make a ‘non-sight’ lead of the iconic Old Man of Hoy sea stack in Scotland.
Climbing Blind
2019
7.0By the time he was 30, Jesse Dufton's vision was reduced to just light perception with around 1 or 2% field of view. As a life long climber, Jesse flies in the face of adversity training for world cup events and leading traditional rock climbs with his sight guide and fiancee Molly Thompson. As his sight degenerates, his climbing continues to make remarkable progress. Despite his devastating condition, Jesse attempts to be the first blind person to make a ‘non-sight’ lead of the iconic Old Man of Hoy sea stack in Scotland.
Climbing Blind
2019
7.0By the time he was 30, Jesse Dufton's vision was reduced to just light perception with around 1 or 2% field of view. As a life long climber, Jesse flies in the face of adversity training for world cup events and leading traditional rock climbs with his sight guide and fiancee Molly Thompson. As his sight degenerates, his climbing continues to make remarkable progress. Despite his devastating condition, Jesse attempts to be the first blind person to make a ‘non-sight’ lead of the iconic Old Man of Hoy sea stack in Scotland.
Climbing Blind
2019
NRGrit flick (dvd) film by alastair lee. Marmot presents - grit flick. This superb dvd features the highlights from one of the best gritstone seasons ever(!), filmed and produced by award winning film maker alastair lee. Headline acts headlining with jordan buy's second ascent of the coveted widdop wall, followed by what has been touted by gritstone guru john dunne as 'the hardest route on grit' as ryan pasquill makes the first ascent of the outrageously difficult 'gerty berwick'; the blank wall to the left of 'the new statesman' at ilkley, yorkshire. Then lucy creamer stars in the hardest uk female ascent of a gritstone route as lucy tries her luck on 'slab and crack' e8 at cubar, peak district. Another main attraction is one of gritstone's unsung heroes ben bransby with his first ascent of a stunning highball boulder problem at rylstone, yorkshire.
Grit Flick
2009
NRGrit flick (dvd) film by alastair lee. Marmot presents - grit flick. This superb dvd features the highlights from one of the best gritstone seasons ever(!), filmed and produced by award winning film maker alastair lee. Headline acts headlining with jordan buy's second ascent of the coveted widdop wall, followed by what has been touted by gritstone guru john dunne as 'the hardest route on grit' as ryan pasquill makes the first ascent of the outrageously difficult 'gerty berwick'; the blank wall to the left of 'the new statesman' at ilkley, yorkshire. Then lucy creamer stars in the hardest uk female ascent of a gritstone route as lucy tries her luck on 'slab and crack' e8 at cubar, peak district. Another main attraction is one of gritstone's unsung heroes ben bransby with his first ascent of a stunning highball boulder problem at rylstone, yorkshire.
Grit Flick
2009
NRNever before have there been so many indoor walls; so many climbers obsessed with training; so many beasts of superhuman strength. That talent is not going to waste. We follow the fearsomely strong Blocheads as they quest for new lines and push the limits of human ability. It’s a story of adventure, rocky passions and mutant fingers. It’s the story of a search for bouldering gold.
Blocheads
2016
NRNever before have there been so many indoor walls; so many climbers obsessed with training; so many beasts of superhuman strength. That talent is not going to waste. We follow the fearsomely strong Blocheads as they quest for new lines and push the limits of human ability. It’s a story of adventure, rocky passions and mutant fingers. It’s the story of a search for bouldering gold.
Blocheads
2016
NRThree action-packed segments make up this riveting mountain-climbing film that showcases the skill and athleticism of British sport climber Steve McClure, alpine climber Andy Kirkpatrick and traditional climber Dave Birkett. "Magic Numbers" profiles some of McClure's most amazing climbs; "Patagonian Winter" documents Kirkpatrick's attempt to ascend Torre Egger; and "Skye Wall" follows Birkett's first ascent at the famous Cuillin Range.
Psyche
2007
NRThree action-packed segments make up this riveting mountain-climbing film that showcases the skill and athleticism of British sport climber Steve McClure, alpine climber Andy Kirkpatrick and traditional climber Dave Birkett. "Magic Numbers" profiles some of McClure's most amazing climbs; "Patagonian Winter" documents Kirkpatrick's attempt to ascend Torre Egger; and "Skye Wall" follows Birkett's first ascent at the famous Cuillin Range.
Psyche
2007
10.0Master climbing film maker Al Lee, does it again with his film of Leo Houlding's ascent of The Prophet on the East Face of Yosemite's El Cap. This is the main feature and is 43 minutes long. Also includes deep water soloing with Neil Gresham and Liam Cook, Mary Jenner (Dave Birkett's Mrs) on Bleed in Hell - the hardest female trad leed in the UK, Dave Pickford on Dusk till Dawn in Pembroke and Leo again, big wall climbing in Africa.
Psyche II
2011
10.0Master climbing film maker Al Lee, does it again with his film of Leo Houlding's ascent of The Prophet on the East Face of Yosemite's El Cap. This is the main feature and is 43 minutes long. Also includes deep water soloing with Neil Gresham and Liam Cook, Mary Jenner (Dave Birkett's Mrs) on Bleed in Hell - the hardest female trad leed in the UK, Dave Pickford on Dusk till Dawn in Pembroke and Leo again, big wall climbing in Africa.
Psyche II
2011
NRThe amazing story of the epic first ascent of 'The Prophet' on El Capitan, Yosemite. Following the UK's top big wall climber Leo Houlding as he revisits his 10 year project; 'The Prophet', an exceptionally steep, loose and difficult route on the east face of Yosemite's El Cap. Leo describes the route as 'the wildest climb I've ever been on'. This has to be seen to be believed, crazy climbing. Extended cut 48mins.
The Prophet
2010
NRThe amazing story of the epic first ascent of 'The Prophet' on El Capitan, Yosemite. Following the UK's top big wall climber Leo Houlding as he revisits his 10 year project; 'The Prophet', an exceptionally steep, loose and difficult route on the east face of Yosemite's El Cap. Leo describes the route as 'the wildest climb I've ever been on'. This has to be seen to be believed, crazy climbing. Extended cut 48mins.
The Prophet
2010
NRTake a front seat ride and experience what it takes to make a first ascent on one of the world's biggest alpine faces in 2011. The film joins top British alpinists Jon Bracey and Matt Helliker as they honor their late friend Jules Cartwright by following his original vision of making a stunning and formidable new line on Mt Hunter's incredible north buttress; The Moonflower. Climbing the steepest and coldest section of the buttress; marvel at the dogged determination of the world class climbers as they approach exhaustion in an effort to complete the line before the increasingly freezing conditions irrevocably turn against them. The fruits of their efforts result in 'The Cartwright Connection' Ca 6000ft, Alaskan grade 6 (M6, AI6, 5.8, A2).
Moonflower
2011
NRAs we face the drastic impact of our actions on climate change across the world, this documentary series portrays climate change in a different way by immersing the viewer in nature’s bounty and in listening to stories told by people who integrate their lives closely with nature. The driving force for Day Zero is to give climate change a relatable resonance—in that the less extractive our lifestyle is, the more fully we embrace life.
Day Zero
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6.0Dubbed ‘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 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.
Citadel
2015
7.0Pete Whittaker is renowned for his world class crack climbing and roped solo ascents. He take a new direction with a free solo ascent of the imposing Kjerag(1,082m) big wall in Norway. Pete has turned his attention to his native big walls to test not only his own climbing skills, but also align the difficulties of wet and dirty rock that often come with the inclement conditions.
Kjerag Solo
2022
NRThe unassuming and unlikely Steve Birkinshaw is one of the great fell runners. In this Lakeland tale of epic proportions, family man Steve turns to the people's champion as an inspirational figure through this extraordinary challenge. Have your mind and arteries blown as Steve attempts to break the legendary Joss Naylor's 27 year old record by linking up all 214 Lakeland Wainwright summits in under seven days. A level of suffering breaching into the super human. Featuring stunning cinematography by multi-award winner Alastair Lee, this wholesome, touching and personal account will not fail to leave you uplifted and believing anything is possible. We share every high and low as Steve questions his motives and battles on through 20 hour days with little or no sleep, blister hell, dehydration, searing heat and tendonitis are just some of the obstacles between Steve and a place in fell running history. Essentialy this is not a story about fell running but of the relentless human spirit.
Wainwright Record Attempt
2015
7.0The 2013 film from Alastair Lee is an epic to end all mountain epics se t in the stunning mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The feature documentary follows top adventure climber Leo Houlding with his tried and tested team of Jason Pickles and Sean ‘Stanley’ Leary as they attempt to make the first ascent of the NE ridge of 'the master piece of the range'; the majestic Ulvetanna Peak (2931m). One of the most technically demanding climbs in the world’s harshest environment. The film tells the story of a climber's life long dream reach one of the world's most remote and difficult summits, interweaved with the fascinating story of the mountain itself; which incredibly was only discovered in 1994. All set against the backdrop of the current age of mountaineering where few great lines remained unclimbed.
The Last Great Climb
2013
4.8The film follows Leo's ambitious project to make a first free ascent on the North Tower of the incredible Mt Asgard on Baffin Island deep in the Arctic. Leo teams up with fellow big wall climbing god, Stanley Leary (USA), the duo hope to make a wingsuit descent from the summit. Arriving late in the season the trip soon begins to go wrong, after a spectacular arrival skydiving over Mt Asgard, conditions turn against the team where just reaching the base of the climb becomes a massive challenge. The film produced by multi-award winner, Alastair Lee, is an all out spectacular film documenting a truly cutting edge adventure with all its twists and turns. Prior to the Baffin trip they embark on training trips to Riglos, Brento in Italy and El Cap in Yosemite.
The Asgard Project
2009
NRBorn with a rare genetic disease, retinitis pigmentosa, Jesse Dufton no longer receives any useful information from his eyes. Despite this, Jesse’s climbing has continued to progress. This season Jesse’s ambition is set on a successful on-sight of an E3 and chooses the infamous ‘El Matador’ rated 5.10d (E3/4) on the spell-binding Devil’s Tower in Wyoming, USA. What unfolds is one of the most remarkable feats of persistence and human endeavour you will ever witness.
Climbing Blind II
2024
NRBrit Rock has all the best new climbing films featuring some of the country’s most popular climbers. Leading filmmaker and founder of the Brit Rock Tour Alastair Lee is collaborating with the best of the UK’s adventure filmmakers as well as his own new productions resulting in this stunning new line up of compelling stories from the vertical world.
Brit Rock Film Tour 2018
2018
NRSit back and marvel at this cinematic wonder as we see the famous Cerro Torre towers of Patagonia like never before. Filmed by local drone expert Ty Lekki and produced by multi-award winner Alastair Lee, this film is a glorious marriage of sound and vision as we enter a new phase of mountain film making. A team of three Argentinian and one German Alpinists attempt the Punta Hernon/Torre Egger traverse, encountering the unique rime and mushroom formations found only in this special part of the world.
Dreamrime
2026
Early in the alpine season of 2024, all-round climber Freja Shannon suffers a serious fall on the North Face of Les Droites in the French Alps, resulting in a broken back. Despite a grim prognosis, Freja fights her way back with surprising speed—first on her feet, then on the rock. Joined by her climbing partner Ariane Moreau, Freja attempts to ascend Ave Ceasar, a pristine 7c trad route on the spectacular Petit Clocher du Portalet (2,623 m) in the Swiss Alps.
Freja's Back
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NRIn 2014 the Posing Productions crew produced an all new series of adventure films employing the full gambit of state of the art film making kit. From cutting edge athletes, palm-sweating solo climbs to wild downhill mountain biking.
Brit Rock Film Tour 2014
2014
NRThe scene is the almost mythical landscape of Ben Loyal, one of Scotland's most remote mountains towering over the Arctic Ocean. The cliff is one of the finest sweeps of clean unclimbed rock to be found anywhere in the land. The climber is the thought-provoking controversial live-wire, who goes by the name of Franco Cookson. This is the epic story of the UK's most dangerous trad route and the 105 days of climbing it took to realise one man's dream; 'Nothing is Lost' E12 7a.
Journey to the End of the Ego
2026
Up-and-coming tradster Anna Hazelnutt is mentored by renowned Wide Boyz and Bridge Boys climber Tom Randall as she attempts a handful of precarious trad routes in North Wales.
Queen Lines
2023
NRA gritty journey into the brutal Scottish winter climbing season, as two renegades attempt new lines that could disappear under their axes.
Ephemeral
2023
NRAn expedition to an unclimbed seacliff in Greenland includes hundreds of miles of arctic kayaking and iceberg dodging – and that's just to get to the base of the wall, where the real adventure begins.
Sea to Summit
2022
NRAn expedition to an unclimbed seacliff in Greenland includes hundreds of miles of arctic kayaking and iceberg dodging – and that's just to get to the base of the wall, where the real adventure begins.
Sea to Summit
2022
NRThe film follows three climbers as they attempt to open a new climb, ground up, on a 700m Big Wall called Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar. The walls of Tsaranoro are as wild and bold as the country, the rock beautifully carved as if by providential hand, and the story... that of a real adventure of friends taking the risks that come hand in hand with pushing boundaries.
Blood Moon
2018
NRAlex Waterhouse and Billy Ridal are two recently retired competition climbers that attempt to apply their indoor skills to real rock in the most extra-ordinary fashion. With almost no traditional climbing experience and barely a multi-pitch climb between them, our audacious duo set out to be the first Britons to make a free ascent of the world famous Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite. The route was first climbed by Lynn Hill in 1993 and has subsequently only received eight ascents in 30 years. To say the odds were stacked against them would be an understatement comparable in size to the route itself. Hold tight as the action-packed film tracks this most unlikely of journeys to success.
Nose Job
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An action packed profile of one of the UK’s strongest female boulderers on rock; Frances Bensley. We follow Frances’ journey on some stunning and hard problems throughout the UK. Beautifully filmed, this revealing short revels in Frances’ insightful and refreshing approach to bouldering all accompanied by her very enthusiastic and entertaining sister Alice.
The Big Deal
2019
NRThe Brit Rock Film Tour is back for 2021 with a stunning lineup of films representing the best of UK climbing and adventure stories. The action packed program includes: E11 Lexicon, Great Sheikhs, Kjerag Solo, and Fall Theory.
Brit Rock III
2021
NRThe Brit Rock Film Tour is back for 2021 with a stunning lineup of films representing the best of UK climbing and adventure stories. The action packed program includes: E11 Lexicon, Great Sheikhs, Kjerag Solo, and Fall Theory.
Brit Rock III
2021
