Crank Media Review: Big Up – Bouldering In The Gunks
This week we are going waaay back. Like, 1997 back. Did you know that before Josh Lowell started the now world famous powerhouse of Big Up Productions, he produced a…
This week we are going waaay back. Like, 1997 back. Did you know that before Josh Lowell started the now world famous powerhouse of Big Up Productions, he produced a…
Sometimes its hard to imagine what bouldering was like 20 years ago. Many of the climbers I interact regularly with weren't even born yet. I was ten years old. Pogs…
Get ready for "the greatest climbing film ever made."A film that was so great it was given its own rating. Rated "A" for Awesome; totally awesome for all ages. Viewers…
Does anyone remember that sweet mag Urban Climber? Well, the way I acquired my copy of Friction Addition - Black Hills Gold was through my subscription. Originally intended as the…
How important is it to be the first to do something? Is it still worth it to be the first if nobody else notices?Shot in 2004, First Ascent covers just…
Widely billed as "The Greatest Climbing Film of All Time", Stone Monkey was something that existed only as a legend to me for years. Recently it has been transferred over to…
Just like in May, my work season gets out of control as we pack up for the winter. As such, everything else gets put on the back burner, but at…
Continuing on our highball theme from the last review (The High Life), we bring you a much more modern film about getting way off the deck - Rocky Mountain Highball.Right…
Do you like highballs? Do you like Mike Call films? Do you remember when Steven Jeffery was probably the most brutally powerful guy on the scene?It took going to…
Remember Free Hueco! ? Of course you do, we reviewed it last month. Now its time for Best of the West. Hueco Tanks, Check. Chris Sharma, Check. New Projects, Check.…