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| 01 E8 On Sights!! |
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| As part of the forthcoming climbing flick On Sight we've been following some of the best and boldest on sight climbers in the country. Here's some video grabs of ... |
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| 01 Posing Productions Preview |
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| On Sight – Posing Productions Due Out Autumn 2008
On Sight is a gripping adventure into the world of cutting edge rock and ice climbing documenting w... |
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| Alpine Burn out |
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| A few snaps from film maker Alastair Lee's 3 day training course with Andy Perkins. There's going to be some Alpine footage in the new Posing Productions film so Alastair thought it'd be a good idea to learn how to get around in all types of snowy co... |
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| Birkett's New Line on Scafell's East Buttress |
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| Here's a few video grabs and snaps of Dave Birkett's stunning new route 'Return of the King' E9 6c, French 8a+ climbing on 30m of seriously overhanging rock, trad gear. It may look well protected, rest assured most of its marginal, particularly aroun... |
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| Birkett's New Line on Scafell's East Buttress 002 |
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| Here's a further selection of video grabs and snaps of Dave Birkett's stunning new route 'Return of the King' E9 6c, French 8a+ climbing on 30m of seriously overhanging rock, trad gear.
Two downloads of the ascent are now in the |
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| Cam Crag - new E9 |
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| DAVE BIRKETT NEW E9
'*******' 25m, E9 6c
On Friday 20th July Dave Birkett sent his latest project at Cam Crag, Wast Water, weighing in at E9 6c. Dave reckons its by far the hardest thing he’s done this year. The route takes a plumb line to the ... |
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| Caption Clip no.1 |
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| Think of a title for this stormy clip and you could win a Posing Productions dvd. Filmed at Loch Coruisk, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
THE WINNER IS....
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| Caption Clip no.2 |
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| Caption clip no.2 competition is now at the movies .
The winner!
"DWS - Deep Water Stripping" - Mathieu, Toulouse
Other Captions<... |
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| Customer Feedback for Mountain Prints |
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| To create an impression of the level of detail you can expect from one of our Mountain Prints. we've put this illustration together. <<<
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| Dave Birkett in South Africa |
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| Some holiday snaps from Dave Birkett's recent trip to South Africa including the first ascent of the stunning 'Timeline' a 14 pitch 7c+ at the Yellow Wood Amphitheater. |
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| Dave Birkett on his hols in Utah. |
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| Quick gallery of snaps from Dave Birkett and Mary Jenner on there annual trip to Utah. |
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| Dave Birkett on Pabbay and Mingulay |
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| Gallery of Dave Birkett's latest trip to Pabbay and Mingulay in the Outer Hebrides.
Highlights of the trip for Dave was the overwhelming abundance of bird life, here is a short list of some of the birds he saw - Great Northern Diver, Puffins, Gold... |
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| Dave Birkett repeats Pembroke E9 |
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| Dave Birkett has just repeated Dave Pickford's April 29th 2007 new route at St Govan’s Head in Pembroke. The Brothers Karamazov E9 6c takes the groove of Pat Littlejohn's 1986 route Crimes of Passion (E6) at the Public Enemy Area.
A quick gallery ... |
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| E8 On Sight.... |
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| Images from Upper Gorple in the West Yorkshire Moors -
Jordan Buys on Carmen Picasso E8 6c. Jordan made an 'On Sight' ascent of the route with one pre-placed piece of gear.
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| E8 On Sight.... Part Two |
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| Images from Upper Gorple in the West Yorkshire Moors -
Jordan Buys on Carmen Picasso E8 6c. Jordan made an 'On Sight' ascent of the route with one pre-placed piece of gear.
Images from the top -
Its not the longest route in the world bu... |
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| Free Desktops |
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| To receive your Posing Productions screen desktop (for your PC or Mac) just send either 'SKIDDAW' - 'GABLE' - 'SCREES' or 'IMPACT' with your screen resolution to - contact us
Desk... |
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| Its a boom! |
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| Some snaps of our fancy new kit made my Dave Reeves (he would have to be called Dave wouldn't he), Reevos is from South Africa and is an engineer. Bravo Reevsey!!
That's Gillercombe Buttress, we're filming Dave Birkett on one of his Lakeland testp... |
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| Joshua Tree Part 1 |
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| Its been a hopeless winter here in the UK - to lift our spirits we went in search of sunshine, climbing and an awesome landscape.
Introducing Southern California's Joshua Tree.
Photography by Alastair Lee
From top to bottom -
'Stewart Hug... |
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| Joshua Tree Part 2 |
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| More sunny inspiration from across the pond...
From top to bottom - 'Stewart Hughes Climbes Equinox 5.12c (E6)'
'Luke Mehall lowers off Rubicon 5.10d (E3)'
'Luke Mehall climbs Hot Rocks 5.11c (E4)'
'Stewart Hughes warms up on the much fal... |
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| Joshua Tree Part 3 |
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| Do you want to go yet?
From top to bottom -
'Luke Mehall starts the fine finger crack of Rubicon 5.10d (E3)'
'Luke Mehall on the crux section of Hot Rocks 5.11c (E4)'
'The final glow of the day on a Joshua Tree near the Hall of Horrors a... |
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| Joshua Tree Part 4 |
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| We're going back to the JT as soon as possible.
'Valerie Le Clerc high on the classic slab of Stitch at Quits 5.7'
'Final light of the day on the impressive Saddleback'
'Climbers top out on a classic 5.8 in the Real Hidden Valley'
'Rachae... |
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| Kendal Film Festival 2007 |
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| A few snaps of the awards ceremony and cafe scenes from another triumphant Kendal Festival for Posing Productions.
Thanks to Tristan Johnson for taking the photos! |
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| Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2005 |
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| Alastair and Dave collecting the prize for Mountain Culture for their film 'STORMS - THE MOVIE'.
Al and Leo Houlding, Al explains... |
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| Lake District Temperature Inversion |
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| These photographs were captured with the Roundshot Super 220 camera just before it stopped working... phew. Its now receiving a much needed service in Switzerland.
You can view larger versions and buy them as prints by clicking the links below -
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| Masters Edge - Ground up! |
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| James McHaffie and Pete Robbins go for the superb Masters Edge (E7 6c) at Millstone in the Peak, ground up on sight! On his first attempt Pete takes the huge lob from the crux move landing just a foot or so above the ground.
James climbed all the... |
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| Patagonia Winter |
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| Andy Kirkpatrick and Ian Parnell attempt first winter ascent of Torre Egger
Two of Britain's most successful and popular alpinists Ian Parnell and Andy Kirkpatrick have set off for another spectacular adventure in the depths of a ... |
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| Patagonia Winter 02 |
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| Patagonia Winter Update
We've had an update from top British Alpinist Ian Parnell on his and fellow alpinist Andy Kirkpatrick's progress in Patagonia and it sounds pretty wild out there! Here's the message from Ian -
'We´re back in Chalten aft... |
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| Patagonia Winter 03 |
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| Here's the latest about Andy and Ian's trip to Patagonia. They have now opted for Cerro Standhardt rather than the proposed Torre Egger. As you'll see from Ian's message below they are giving it their all on what sounds like an amazing adventure. Th... |
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| Patagonia Winter 04 |
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| Andy Kirkpatrick and Ian Parnell's epic Patagonian adventure has come to an end. Thankfully both Ian and Andy are alive and well. Their original goal was to make the first winter ascent of Torre Egger however the unusually fierce and inclement Patago... |
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| Previous Caption Competition - 04 |
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| After a record breaking number of entries for last month's competition, it time to sharpen your wits with another lookalike photo.
The winner gets a |
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| Previous Caption Competition 01 |
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| The Winner is -
"It's not easy to invent a new sport for the winter olympics!"
Mike Hunting, UK.
Other entries -
"Damn! He's wearing that infernal helmet again!"
Mr Halsted, UK.
"It was the first time ... |
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| Previous Caption Competition 02 |
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| The Winner is -
"It's a Ford"
Colin Wells, Hope UK.
Other entries -
"His Driving test went from bad to worse."
Alasdair
"He said 'Liquid Cooled!' This ****ing radiator is ridiculous though!"
Dave Hals... |
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| Previous Caption Competition 03 |
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| Spot the difference with this side-splitting (pun intended) photo and you could win an Open Edition Mountain Print.
The Winner Is -
'I said... |
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| Previous Caption Competition 05 |
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| After the all out lunacy of last month's competition, its time to observe the unobservable with this intriguing image. Photo taken during the making of |
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| Previous Caption Competition 06 |
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| The original and best climbing caption competition on the web is back!
The winner gets a copy of SET IN STONE.
Enter your caption |
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| PSYCHE DESKTOPS |
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| To receive your PSYCHE screen desktop for the forthcoming dvd (for your PC or Mac) just send either 'PSYCHE McClure' - 'PSYCHE Kirkpatrick' or 'PSYCHE Birkett' with your screen resolution (1024, 1400 etc) to - |
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| Reservoir Dogs E8 7a |
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| Reservoir Dogs situated on Purgatory Buttress at Widdop (Yorkshire) is one of the finest lines on grit. As I live just 20 minutes drive away it's a line I've often admired and wanted to film for years. It was first climbed in 1995 by Robin Barker. As... |
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| Skye Wall - Alan leads out |
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| At 53 Alan Steele does a fine job of seconding the route and leads the final pitch.
SKYE WALL PRINT
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| Skye Wall - arrival |
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| From the top -
The Cuillins as seen from Elgol where we caught the boat 'Bellajane' to the inlet at Loch Coruisk.
Dave constantly scouting the horizon for any sightings of the awesome clean buttress of rock which his old buddy Tom Walkington t... |
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| Skye Wall - Dave bags the route |
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| Two days and an 870 mile round trip later and we're back whilst the weather holds.
Dave high above the crux and poor gear on more delicate holds.
The spectacular Loch Coruisk
Balancy and thin scary moves are the order of the day, Dave was on... |
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| Skye Wall - first attempt |
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| We're blown away with the size of the wall, some 300 ft of vertical rock.
Dave's first attempt at the route - only a day after finding the line. Dave took a scary fall onto dubious protection, to everyones surprise it held! Dave didn't want to ris... |
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| South Pole Aurora |
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| Amazing shots for the aurora provided by Denis Barkats, currently in the South Pole, brrrrr. Here's some word from Denis -
'From here, all directions point North. That's because I am located at the southermost part of the Earth, the South Pole, in... |
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| Steve McClure shines on Roc Trip |
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| Last weekend (16th June) hundreds of people gathered in Thaurac, Southern France to participate in the third and perhaps last Scalatabel. Scalatabel is a climbing festival where amateurs and pros can have a go at the designated routes and keep a scor... |
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| Steve McClure's Hardest Line Yet....? |
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| Its that man Steve McClure again this time working a new line on the famous North Buttress of Kilnsey. The route, as yet unclimbed, is an extension to Northern Exposure which finishes halfway up a blank wall. From the top of Northern Exposure Steve g... |
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| Summer in the Lakes |
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| Photography by Alastair Lee. I've been making the most of some scorching conditions in the Lake District capturing some great mountain light with this new selection of summer prints from the high fells - for further info and image pop ups see
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| Winter in the Lakes |
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| Photography by Alastair Lee. I've been making the most of fantastic conditions in the Lake District capturing some incredible mountain light with this new selection of winter prints from the high fells - for further info and image pop ups see
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