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REEL ROCK 18 is here

In Aussie and NZ cinemas from March, this selection covers an awe-inspiring ascent in the Andes, gets philosophical with climbing purist Sachi Amma on Mt. Mizugaki, heads to Mallorca for camaraderie and deep water soloing with Angie Scarth-Johnson and Hazel Findlay, and follows a tight knit Ukrainian climbing community in the midst of war.

Climbing Never Die

Filmmaker Matt Groom chats to VL about the story he was prepared

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