Oct 20: Roraima
This new film from Leo Houlding looks like being well worth watching.
In November 2019, Leo Houlding headed deep into the Amazon jungle. The objective: to climb a new route on the overhanging prow of Mount Roraima, a 2,810m high tepui that sits on the border between Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana. Leo was joined by Anna Taylor on her first big wall expedition, plus Waldo Etherington, Wilson Cutbirth, Dan Howard, Matt Pycroft and two local guides.
Roraima is the location that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic work of fiction ‘The Lost World’. After arriving in South America and arranging a tricky parachute drop of equipment near the base of Roraima, the team completed a 53km trek before starting their attempt. Just getting to the prow involved ‘vertical tree wrestling’ and crossing swamps, while trying to avoid poisonous snakes, tarantulas and scorpions. Once on the wall, the team lived on portaledges hanging hundreds of metres above the jungle, while the tropical climate presented regular deluges of heavy rain.
The climbing proved extremely challenging, with lead climbers Leo, Anna and Wilson each putting in huge shifts to forge a free route. Time started to run out, and the weather deteriorated. Doubt began to form in the climbers’ minds…
Join Leo, Anna, Waldo and Matt Pycroft as they recount their experience, accompanied by jaw-dropping film and images of the attempt. As Anna says, “It was wild. Crazy storms, creepy crawlies, waterfalls, endless ascents, vertical mud slides, swamps, slime forests, river crossings, countless cuts and bruises, plenty of suffering, bags of exposure, and some pretty amazing rock climbing. All in all, the most incredible experience of my life.”
Roraima is the location that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic work of fiction ‘The Lost World’. After arriving in South America and arranging a tricky parachute drop of equipment near the base of Roraima, the team completed a 53km trek before starting their attempt. Just getting to the prow involved ‘vertical tree wrestling’ and crossing swamps, while trying to avoid poisonous snakes, tarantulas and scorpions. Once on the wall, the team lived on portaledges hanging hundreds of metres above the jungle, while the tropical climate presented regular deluges of heavy rain.
The climbing proved extremely challenging, with lead climbers Leo, Anna and Wilson each putting in huge shifts to forge a free route. Time started to run out, and the weather deteriorated. Doubt began to form in the climbers’ minds…
Join Leo, Anna, Waldo and Matt Pycroft as they recount their experience, accompanied by jaw-dropping film and images of the attempt. As Anna says, “It was wild. Crazy storms, creepy crawlies, waterfalls, endless ascents, vertical mud slides, swamps, slime forests, river crossings, countless cuts and bruises, plenty of suffering, bags of exposure, and some pretty amazing rock climbing. All in all, the most incredible experience of my life.”
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