Jim Bridwell The Yosemite Living Legend

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Jim Bridwell The Yosemite Living Legend
NR 53 minDocumentary, History
Jim Bridwell was one of the best climbers in the world in the 70s 80s The documentary chronicles Bridwells career from those early days to his final ascents in 2001 The film traces Jim Bridwells journey through numerous interviews with other legendary free climbing personalities such as Leo Houlding and Ron Kauk See him climb some of Yosemites historic routes with todays young climbers paying homage to this true legend of free climbing In an unpublished document from 1981 he is seen in one of his famous Zodiac ascents in El Capitan with and Fred East