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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 3, 2009 - 11:54am PT
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Here's a little ditty I put together from Saturday morning this weekend. We had to be home for breakfast with the kids(wifey was cookin' bacon eggs, little smokies and choco-chip pancakes)so Adam and I pulled out of Fresno at 3am. Ouch. We were on the approach by 4:00am and racking up at the base by 4:30. First pitch fingie/handcrack by headlamp and a killer sunrise at the first belay. Doesn't get any better.
Shot the footage with my new HD Canon Vixia and mixed it in Final Cut Express. Tried to give it that sleepy, alpine start, coffee high/donut crash feeling. Look out Martin Scorsese.
Music by U.N.C.L.E. and The Notwist
Route: Elephant Walk 5.7 Tollhouse Rock 5 pitches
Enjoy
http://www.vimeo.com/3447948
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tiki-jer
Trad climber
fresno/clovis
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Nice Video, Micro!
Thanks for posting that.
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TLloyd-Davies
Social climber
Santa Clara, ca
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fantastic video!
makes me wish it wasn't pouring rain outside
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Rudder
Trad climber
Santa Rosa, CA
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Yum, bacon! :)
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2009 - 01:30pm PT
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Thanks guys. That Final Cut Program gives things a nice look. And that HD camera makes me never want to go back to Regular Def.
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WBraun
climber
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Pretty cool.
How long a drive and how far (miles) from Fresno to Tollhouse?
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ec
climber
ca
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Well done!
'Like a dream...
 ec
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2009 - 02:13pm PT
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Werner, its 50 minutes to the parking spot at the top of the dome from downtown Fresno. We head up Auberry road to Prather, then shoot up the four lane hwy. Its our closest thing really. Fresno Dome, Shuteye, Kings Canyon are all about 90 mins and snowed up this time of year. Tollhouse gets a bit drippy but is an ideal winter spot at about 3600 feet I would say. You ever been there?
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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good stuff, micro.
I'll have to watch the whole thing later at home...faster pc.
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blacksun
Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe, California
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Nicely done video! I'd like to put it on my site, climbclips.com,
whaddaya say?
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2009 - 02:50pm PT
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Let me talk to my agent............................
Done. He said its cool but he wants 20% of whatever you're selling on your site.
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2009 - 02:54pm PT
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BlackSun, I just checked out your site. Super cool. I'll check it out in more depth when I get a few minutes. Well done.
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nutjob
Stoked OW climber
San Jose, CA
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You did a really nice job of conceiving, filming, and post-production on this. It was truly a pleasure to watch, and makes me want to get into making my own videos more than other stuff I've seen.
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blacksun
Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe, California
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Thanks Micronut. Yeah, it's kind of neat. I still don't get a lot of interested people so I have to upload stuff myself... It's worth poking around in though, there's a few cool vids in there.
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2009 - 03:08pm PT
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Nutjob, I'm just a hack and have very litle experience with this stuff. But I think its neat to create different moods with the music and stuff. Most videos are butt shots set to Led Zeppelin's Kashmir.
It'll be fun to look back on these climbs in this format ten years from now rather than shuffling through photos.
Cameras are getting cheaper 250-300....but high def is around 800-1200.
I-movie is EASY and cool and a good place to start. Good luck.
Here's a link to a little ski vid I did with a sony handycam and I-movie in about an hour or two.
http://www.vimeo.com/3279119
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Really nice video! Looks pretty pro, with the fades, double images and music. Well done, and thanks for sharing.
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mooch
Big Wall climber
The Immaculate Conception
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Way to represent MN. T-House is the place where the mooch got his roots wet. Special memories there.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Really nice, Micronut! Totally enjoyed it.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Great post, micronut. You brightened the middle of my workday, and even brought back a 39-year-old memory. In February of 1970, Larry Fielden and I made the second ascent of the left side of Beginner's Delight, while Mike Brennan and Walter Knapp were making the first ascent of the right side. Most of the first pitch of Elephant Walk coincides with the first pitch of the left side of Beginner's Delight (so named, by the way, because the first part of the route was done as a nail-up.)
Thanks again.
John
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 3, 2009 - 05:18pm PT
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John that is so cool. Its an amazing little route. That was actually my first time up the whole thing. I had done the first pitch once a while back but we left when the temps rose over 110 at the base one summer.
That first pitch is super delicious. I even found some of the upper slab stuff a bit thought provoking. I actually got a bit shaky somewhere on some runout dimples on the 3rd pitch and thought I might actually peel. How lame would that have been on a 5.7 slab thats been done thousands of times. Thats what its all about though.
I've climbed all over and still think Tollhouse is kinda magical. Especially with the owls hooting in the night and the Valley sprawling out below.
Much props on your ascent. Glad to share it again.
See you around.
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