Bridge Boys
In the midst of the pandemic, Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker embark on one of the most bizarre projects of their careers. Lockdown and travel restrictions force the UK climbers to look for new challenges in their immediate surroundings, and although Tom and Pete have always had a penchant for unusual crack climbing ("Wide Boyz" EOFT 13/14), this route may eclipse all previous efforts.
There are cracks not only in rock, but also in concrete structures; the difference is that they are called expansion joints and can be 800 meters long under a motorway bridge. Maybe this COVID summer will turn out to be better for Tom and Pete than they imagined...
Film Facts
| Length: | 28 min |
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| Direction: | Nick Rosen & Peter Mortimer |
| With: | Tom Randall, Pete Whittaker |
| Production: | Sender Films, USA / United Kingdom, 2022 |
| Language: | Original version with subtitles |
| Accessible: | Greta App (AD, SDH, SUB) |
| Track list: | Witch – Deadbuttons Midnight Vals – ANBR The Swan – Alon Peretz Space Fashion – The Delorean Lighter Than Air (Instrumental) – Boxwood Orchestra We Fall – Stanley Gurvich Zero Gravity – Matooma Seasons – ANBR Nomad Shuffle – Southside Aces Amore – Tommy Jervidal Blackwood Canyon (Instrumental) – Graham Barton In The Steps of Dust (Instrumental) – Jules Blueprints End Credits – Kyle Preston Mister Winter Bee (Instrumental) – Caspar Babypants Carmen (Bizet) – Ohad Ben Ari Still Here – Jameson Nathan Jones Carousel (Instrumental) – Boxwood Orchestra |
Interview
A concrete dream
Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker about their outlandish climbing project, their particular penchant for difficult crack climbing and their biggest challenge yet.
