Crank Media Review: Spray

Spray.  We at Crank Climbing hate spray.  We've written blogs about it.  But lets talk about a kind of Spray we can all enjoy, and that's Brian Solano's film....  Spray…

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Crank Media Review: Reunion at Taquitz

And now, for something completely different.   Reunion at Taquitz isn't really a climbing film in the traditional sense, but its a film with climbers in it, and I'm gonna review…

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Crank Media Review: Tea for Three

Its better to burn out than fade away..... Lies.  Tea for Three is a film about three "older" South African climber, who 'by day' are a surgeon, carpenter, and a…

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Crank Media Review: Wall Rats

Wiz Kids. Every sport has them. In the 00s, climbing's rising stars were Tori Allen and Scott Cory.  Sure they are crushing the indoor circuit, but how would they fare…

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Crank Media Review: Out of Sight III

The third film in a series is always going to get scrutiny.  Return of the Jedi, Return of the King, Alien3, sigh, Jurassic Park 3. Less so for climbing films, as…

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Crank Media Review: Ghetto Hillbillies

Ghetto Hillbillies..... if nothing else this film has a title that'll catch your eye.  Its a film that leans in to the stereotypes people like to paint on the state…

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Crank Media Review: Lisa Rands Hit List

The To-Do list.  Its a staple of getting through your trip to the grocery store, a home improvement project, or the workday.  For many climbers, its also a way to…

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Crank Media Review: Out of Sight II

Neil Hart is back with another installment of "hidden" gems in the forest of Font, with Out of Sight II.Like the first film, Neil has been kind enough to put…

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Crank Media Review: Out of Sight

Fontainebleau is Mecca for boulderers.  Don't believe me?  Bleau.info has a log of 245 sectors and almost 30,000 boulder problems listed for Font. Speaking of famous forest, Neil Hart has made…

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Crank Media Review: Frequent Flyers

What makes a "perfect" boulder?Is it the tangibles like moves, the texture, the location, the difficulty? Is it the intangibles like the history, the weather, who you were with at…

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