Hook or Book (2003)

  • NR
  • 01/01/2003 (FR)
  • Documentary, Adventure
  • 45m

Overview

Yosemite National Park, in California, is one of the most fascinating in the United States. In the eastern part of the park, isolated granite peaks rise 3,900 meters above the valley floor: El Capitan, Half Dome, and Sentinel. El Capitan is the largest unbroken mass of granite in the world and a legendary site for mountaineering and free climbing. Every year, the world's best climbers challenge its impressive face. The film, enhanced with interviews and spectacular footage, follows the preparations for and ascent of El Capitan by a group of elite climbers: Scott Burk, Leo Houlding, Jim Bridwell, Jean-Marc Troussier, and Valerio Fulco, with whom humor is one of the essential ingredients of this adventure.

Robert Nicod

Director, Writer

Cast

Leo Houlding's headshot

Leo Houlding

Self
Jean-Marc Troussier's headshot

Jean-Marc Troussier

Self
Jim Bridwell's headshot

Jim Bridwell

Self
Tomaž Humar's headshot

Tomaž Humar

Self
Carlos Suárez's headshot

Carlos Suárez

Self
Scott Burk's headshot

Scott Burk

Self
Valerio Folco's headshot

Valerio Folco

Self
Danita McGee's headshot

Danita McGee

Self

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