The 80's: Birth of Extreme

Bad hair, bad lycra; What more could you want? The Al Hughes archive - Double DVD with 3hrs of the best 80's adventure films. A definative collection of a decade of British climbing - the era that gave birth to 'EXTREME'

The Al Hughes archive - Double DVD with 3hrs of the best 80's adventure films. A definitive collection of a decade of British climbing - the era that gave birth to 'XTREME'

DVD 1. Introduction by Stevie Haston
• Total Control with Jim Jewell (35min)
Extreme solo climbing in North Wales. “It's nice to see someone 200 feet up in the air without a rope; it's a liberating thing.” Stevie Haston.
• Waterfall Kayak with Shaun Baker (12 min) Winner of several international film festival awards, this is the original extreme kayak film. “This film makes climbers look like wimps!” Jerry Moffatt
• The Fourteen Peaks with Colin Donnelly
(12 min). After 20 years, Colin Donnelly's record still stands. The epic run over the 3000ft peaks of Snowdonia.
• Swallow Falls, The 1st descent by Canadian Canoe!
(5 min)With Phil Blaine & Dave Crook.

DVD 2.
• Gogarth (25min) First ascents & big falls by Johnny Dawes & Paul Pritchard, including the first British E7 onsight first ascent - Johnny Dawes on Hardback Thesaurus.
• Strone Ulladale (30min) New routing in the Hebridies with Johnny Dawes, Paul Pritchard, Bob Drury and Crispin Waddy.
• Buoux 8c (25 min) Award winning film with Jerry Moffatt, Ben Moon & Johnny Dawes. The best climbers of the 80's on the hardest routes of the time. Ben Moon climbs Agincourt; the world's first 8c.
• Statement of Youth (5 min) Ben Moon on the first 8a in the UK - Lower Pen Trwyn, Llandudno.
• Liquid Amber ( 5 min) Jerry Moffatt on the first 8c in the UK - Lower Pen Twyn, Llandudno.
• Hubble (5min) Ben Moon on the world's first 8c+ at Raven Tor, Derbyshire.

Compilation Editor: Paul Higginson
Producer: Alun Hughes
Cover Design: Mark Lynden, matrix10.net
Photos: Courtesy of Kurt Albert & Paul Williams
Available from: www.alhughes.tv
© 2007: Alun Hughes