Reel Rock Film Tour at Anthology Film Archives, New York

Reel Rock delivers the year’s most exciting climbing and adventure films to audiences in over 100 cities around the world. Reel Rock shows are festive events where climbers and outdoor lovers gather to celebrate their passion for adventure. Gear giveaways, appearances by top climbers and fundraising for non-profit organizations all add to the fun and community feel of our events.

Reel Rock Film Tour will showcase :

First Ascent: The Series

First Ascent: The Series is co-produced by the innovative producers at Sender Films and Nat Geo Adventure Channel. This leading new series features top athletes attempting unclimbed walls and peaks around the world from Patagonia and Brazil to Yosemite and beyond. Slated to air in over 150 countries starting in January 2010, Sender Films and Nat Geo Adventure Channel are proud to offer a special preview of First Ascent: The Series to Reel Rock audiences.

Progression Up:

Progression tells the story of the world’s best climbers and their efforts to advance the sport in all its forms. Chris Sharma climbs the world’s hardest sports route, Jumbo Love. Kevin Jorgeson pushes bouldering to dangerous new heights on Ambrosia in the California Buttermilks. Patxi Usobiaga and Johanna Ernst train like Olympians for the World Cup competitions. Tommy Caldwell ups the ante on Yosemite’s big walls, and much more.

Reel Rock founders Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer have been producing and directing climbing and adventure films for over a decade, with devoted audiences around the world. Their work has been featured on NBC, NPR, and the New York Times, and has won a Sports Emmy Award, plus dozens of awards at international film festivals.

After organizing small tours for their individual film releases, Lowell and Mortimer realized the huge demand for exciting live events in the outdoors community and combined forces to create the Reel Rock Film Tour in 2006. By 2008 the tour had grown into one of the biggest climbing events in the world, with over 90 shows and more than 20,000 attendees, plus over $10,000 raised for local and national non-profit organizations.