Reel Rock 17

It's Reel Rock time of year again. For two decades, RR has been sharing the biggest stories from the world of climbing and the 17th edition of its tour promises to be unmissable once again. This season is comprised of three films, featuring Seb Bouin attempting to free DNA in the Verdon Gorge, Andrew Bisharat and Palestinian climbers in the strife-torn hills of Palestine, and Barbara Zangerl & Jacopo Larcher tackling Eternal Flame on Nameless Tower in the Trango Towers massif of Pakistan’s Karakoram range.

SEB BOUIN IN DNA
29-year-old French sport climber Seb Bouin has been quietly working his way through the elite grades, culminating in his attempt to establish a long pitch out an overhanging cave in the Verdon Gorge of France. His proposed line is so futuristic, the moves so improbable, that if Seb can put it all together it may be the most difficult route ever climbed. (30 min)

PALESTINIAN CLIMBERS & ANDREW BISHARAT IN RESISTANCE CLIMBING
In the strife-torn hills of Palestine, a diverse crew of Bedouins, dirtbags and urban professionals embraces climbing as a much-needed respite from the burdens of the Israeli occupation. American writer & climber Andrew Bisharat visits the West Bank to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives. (40 min)

BABSI ZANGERL & JACOPO LARCHER IN BURNING THE FLAME
Big wall free climbing masters Babsi and Jacopo seek their greatest challenge yet: a free ascent of Eternal Flame, an elusive, 3,000-ft. route up the legendary Nameless Tower in Pakistan’s Karakoram range. Facing extreme conditions and 5.13 trad climbing at high altitude, a two-year quest comes down to one short weather window. Captured with drones and on-mountain cameras in one of the most stunning places on earth, Burning the Flame transports viewers to a place normally off-limits to all but the world’s best climbers. (50 min)

Info: reelrocktour.com