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About
Britain's first complete rock climbing film, by Stanley Watson. A film about climbing in the Lakes. Norah Johnstone, a teacher at Keswick Grammar School and later Watson's wife, starred as a Victorian climber. The film includes footage of Stanley Watson himself climbing Kern Knotts blindfolded and a young girl, Vivian Verity, whose first climb at aged 9 was up Napes Needle. Stanley Watson is a keystone in the history of British climbing. He established the British Mountain Guides Organisation in 1930.
Director
Stanley Watson
Studio
Zenifilms Watson
Keywords
england
great britain
mountain
europe
mountaineer
talkie
climbing
black and white
britain
united kingdom
mountain climbing
mountaineering
european
rock climbing
climber
1930s
british cinema
climb
1900s
soundie
short film
documentary
20th century
mountain sports
documentary short
lake district
mountain climber
mountainclimbing
rockclimbing
english
