Best Climbing Videos : 1979

The first episode of Rock Athlete explores the changing culture of rock climbing in the late 1970s, as a new generation moved away from its older public image.

This Rock Athlete episode examines Pete Livesey’s pioneering climbing and the debate around his approach to preparing routes.

Ron Fawcett attempts a first ascent on the Cromlech in North Wales’s Llanberis Pass. This Rock Athlete episode includes his widely remembered encouragement to himself: “Come on arms.”

Kim Grandfield narrates an ice-climbing film made with Paul Hara, Gary Clark and Dave Ohst. The equipment and wool clothing document the era’s approach to climbing ice.