El Capitan (film)

The film follows three climbers as they do the 3000-feet (900 m) vertical ascent of The Nose, the classic first big-wall climb on El Capitan.

The climbers need three days to reach the summit, which means they have to spend two nights sleeping on steep ledges, waking to magnificent views.

Filming in 16mm format started on the wall 20 May 1968 and lasted through June, with additional scenes shot in the Fall and Spring 1969.

The project was initially funded with the help of The North Face founder Doug Tompkins, who brought in his friend Peter J. Avenali, as well as by climber Glen Denny and the filmmaker.

[3] The DVD and Blu-ray are being distributed by Western Eye Press,[4] a company owned by Lito Tejada-Flores, one of the climbers featured in the film.