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Thats right Folks, the next installment from the Big Up guys is really awesome!!
Been helping them out to finish the film off... not sure when its official release is.
HD downloads will be available from 1 Oct from their site.
As usual, there is a bunch of Sharma, cool stuff from "the rocklands", Gritstone.....
All in all, its a pretty inspiring flik!!
Details etc on their site:
www.bigupproductions.com

sick sick! the boys have got toys! nice tracking shots

8a.nu review

9b+ score for Progression by BigUP 06/10

Review/Jens: Progression by BigUpproduction is the best climbing video I have ever seen. The footage is excellent and in some shootings, they follow the climber with some kind of wire camera. You also get inside some celebs personalities and the highlight is of course the Chris Sharma but you got all the Progresser's: Ondra, Ernst, Woods, Caldwell, Robinson, Woods, Jorgeson, Segall, Honnold and Usobiaga with some nice training regimes and adrenalin screaming :-)

Downloads are available from the BigUp site.
Hope we can get the DVD in SA soon, any news from the retailers (MMO,City Rock etc..) on when it will be available?
It's getting rave reviews all over the world.....

P

Is Robert doing the ReelRock film tour this year? Amped to see Progression!!

I downloaded the HD version the day it was released, Gonna wait for a few friends to pop round before watching it ... stoked!

Its a big download though!! 1.8GB or something..
So it will probably take a year or so on my 3G..
I guess you can always order the hardcopy from overseas if you cant wait..
And apparently the extras on the DVD feature a ton of stuff from rocklands which isn't available on the download
So I'm gonna wait for it to get here and support the local scene....
Hope you enjoy MIcky, its a wicked film, more doccie than the usual "climbing porn"...
Inspiring!

yes Robert will be organising the ReelRockTour2009 in SA. no dates and venues have been set though.

Fantastic news, Robert! Shout if you need a hand getting projectors or sound in Pta/Joburg. Will you have copies for sale?

yes DVDs will be for sale as well. stay tuned for details.

It would be great if we could get the movie on the DC... you at UCT by any chance micky?

not too be a bit of a dick but does anyone know where to download it?

I am an out of the closet climbing movie whore - and this is the best climbing movie EVER!! Gives insight into what it takes to be the "best" and some of the pressure that there guys are under. Awesome!!

My only gripe (and it is just a wee one) is the usual American nonsense about the USA being the greatest country on Earth and all the other climbing areas are merely training for the climbing in the USA (Sharma training for Clark Mountain in Spain, Jorgeson training for Bishop in England and Caldwell training for Yosemite in Rocklands).

You can buy the DVD from Big UP (or easier from CityROCK) or you can download the HD version from www.bigupproductions.com

The HD download requires some serious bandwidth and does not have the 90 mins of extras - but you do get instant gratification.

Buy it if you are at all interested in high performance and impressive routes - it really is very good.

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CityROCK; Cape Town, November 26 @ 8 pm.
working on screenings in Jo'burg. if anyone has any ideas about a Durban or Pretoria screening let me know.
- Robert

Noooooo,

I'm going to be in Spain then. Cost. Can I pre-order a DVD and pick it up from the shop when I get back?

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i am still looking for venues for Johannesburg, Durban and Pretoria. if you got any ideas please pm me.

Hey Robert

Yous gots a PM..

Yep, you can pre-order it from CityROCK Shop! No problems! I guess they'll go for abouts R315 per pop, same as the other dvds .
j

If you really want to get you hands on the DVD, just order it on the Bigup productions website. It was delivered within 10 working days!

what a gr8 film!

The price of DVD's in this country has always interested me. if indeed CityRock will have them for about R315, it is cheaper (including postage) to order it online.

Who knows, there might be a nicer price waiting for those who make the pilgramage to the Reel Rock Tour on the 26th... worth checking out I reccon...

This movie is badass... if ever there was a DVD that needed to be in your collection, this is it! Watch it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over

badass!

I just watched Progression. It is fantastic - it really is a glimpse into what is possible, the next level which is already being attained by a few. Some of the moves and sequences defy what I thought could be achieved on rock. Wow.

We are showing the2009 Reel Rock Tour at CityROCK this Thursday @ 8 pm.
Progression is the Main Feature. R50 entrance. Grape and malt juice will be on sale.

fivesix, yep, badass over and over and over again!


j

....and over....

Only a few movies gets the evergreen status from me - in other words - movies that u want to watch over and over and... again:

1. First Accent
2. Sharp End
3. Front Range Freaks
4. Pilgramage
5. King Lines
6. Dosage 4
7. Hard Grit
8. And now, Progression

Am I missing one?
j

Obviously this is completely subjective.

My list would include The Real Thing (the DVD version is available with commentary from Ben and Jerry recorded in 2009), Stone Monkey (Johnny's commentary and the extra's are superb, especially Johnny's rants and the long feature on Indian Face), Rampage ands Pure.

I would exclude Pilgrimage and First Ascent.

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I enjoyed the trad climbing in Return to Sender, Timmy O'Niel was just a bit of a pain though.