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Colin Sprague
climber
Los Angeles
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 15, 2015 - 04:57pm PT
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Hello All!
My name is Colin Sprague and am a Developing Producer at Punchdrunk Development/Original Media Productions in Los Angeles. We are a multi-media production company behind shows such as Dual Survival, the Unplugged Series on MTV, as well as award winning independent films such as Half Nelson and The Squid and the Whale.
The reason I'm posting on here is that I am in the early stages of development on a show for a major outdoor network that would revolve around climbing. Specifically, I'm trying to find or cast a group of people who find that the best way to challenge themselves, connect with nature and live life to the fullest is through climbing. Each episode in this series would revolve around the group as they prepare for and execute a new climb in a different remote part of the world.
If you are an experienced climber and are interested in this idea, I'd love to hear from you and tell you more! Feel free to shoot me an email at colin@punchdrunkdevelopment.com. I've included a link below to Original Media's website so you can check out ur past and current projects to get a sense of who we are! I hope this message finds you all well and I look forward to talking with you soon!
Wishing all of you the best,
Colin Sprague
Associate Producer
Punchdrunk Development -- In Association with Original Media
http://www.originalmedia.com
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:09pm PT
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Dawn Wall
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:10pm PT
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Weld_it!
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:15pm PT
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I'm sure if you get the word out properly you will get plenty of people to sign up.
Good luck herding the cats...... ;-)
I vote for locker!
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c wilmot
climber
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:23pm PT
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Bear Grylls is not available?
On a serious note Nico Favaresse and crew might be the people you are looking for if you can find them
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:26pm PT
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I wonder if James is ready to stop being a dirtbag climber by being cast as a dirtbag climber...
...and someone should definitely send them a tin of the Bloot's ashes... he's gotta be there!
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Colin Sprague
climber
Los Angeles
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 15, 2015 - 05:30pm PT
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You guys rock!
Thank you so much for the suggestions!
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:38pm PT
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Medusa or Pyro or both
Tucker Tech
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LearningTrad
Trad climber
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:38pm PT
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Sounds like a job for JJ Yosh
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:49pm PT
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I will watch your show only if you get Jeremy and his mom.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:55pm PT
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Hey, I could be the old(ish), wise-cracking atheist guy who can still climb wide. Oh, man, this could be my big break! Getting paid for playing yourself. So, where do I audition?
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:59pm PT
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That's actually been my main deterrent to freeing the dawn wall first.
I could never decide on the right chalk.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jan 15, 2015 - 06:16pm PT
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It seems you want someone without a job, so they would have time to travel.
And maybe not already with a major sponsor (since you could just contact those folks from the sponsor websites.
If you had Jim Donini on your show, it could be gold - he's very experienced, active, and climbs worldwide. He's older and interacts well with younger folks.
You could look someplace like the AAC Live Your Dream award - those are people who are looking for money to do challenging climbs.
http://www.americanalpineclub.org/grants/g/17/Live-Your-Dream-Grants
(see the lists of 2012-2014 grant recipients)
Some of these folks have jobs and use the grants in the summer, though.
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ruppell
climber
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Jan 15, 2015 - 06:18pm PT
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I'll second the Myles and Amy idea. I'd love to see them actually get paid to go climb something.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:12pm PT
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You'd have to think that Locker has a lock on this thing so far...damn you Locker!
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:34pm PT
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This is kind of ironic considering one of our southern AZ climbing areas was CLOSED from 1-9-15 to 1-28-15 so they can film some episode of Fat F*cks in the Woods or some such b.s. for two weeks!!!
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jgill
Boulder climber
Colorado
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:50pm PT
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You could cast the series back in time, say the 1970s. Colorful clothing, big hair, booze, babes, dope. Anti-Vietnam rhetoric and hunky stonemasters.
What you propose sounds rather sterile by comparison.
Think about it.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:53pm PT
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I vote for Locker and Norwegian, kinda like Salt and Pepper.
I'm sure they're ready for Prime Time, but I doubt Prime Time is ready for them.
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