Pure available as HD dowload

Chuck Fryberger's latest film Pure is now available as HD download from Bouldering.com. I just downloaded it and it looks really good in high definition. Get it here for $14.99 (~10 euros)

Here's the trailer:

Pure is about 19 extraordinary climbers in six countries on three continents, with no ropes.

Featured Climbers:

Nalle Hukkataival: This young Finnish climber has put in his time on the world cup circuit and is now focusing on climbing the most daunting boulders on Earth.

Kevin Jorgeson: Pure features exclusive footage of Kevin's first ascents and first ropeless ascents in California. A Unique

perspective on the mind control necessary to solo, and the rehabilitation needed when you screw up.

Kilian Fischhuber: Winner of the Mens 2008 Bouldering World Cup. No climber has ever had a more dominant season on the World Cup

Circuit then Kilian, and few have the sense of humor.

Anna Stoehr: Winner of the Womens 2008 Bouldering World Cup. Professional Climber. 20 years old.

Fred Nicole: No introduction needed. The author of the lion's share of hard boulder problems in the world. The leader and grand master of the sport.

Cody Roth: Psyched to get on just about anything, PURE showcases Cody on hair-raising first ascents from Rocklands to Europe.

Areas Featured:

Rocklands, South Africa.

Sonoma County, California.

Fountainebleu, France.

Innsbruck, Austria.

Colorado.

Arco, Italy.

La Vallei, Magic Wood, and Brione Switzerland

Join these visionary climbers as they test their limits against the rock of planet earth in search of Taller, Harder, Cleaner, and Farther. 

Pure Tour, Part 2: Salzburg

We are back at the base camp in Innsbruck again. The show in Salzburg went really well and we had a nice bouldering session before and after at the gym. We were syked to go bouldering in Maltatal but the weather wasn't on our side.

Busting some tricks with the scooter, (c) Chuck Fryberger

Now it is raining in Austria and the forecast looks pretty depressing. The next show is in Verona, Italy on Friday and we want to climb before that, but it looks like it will be raining all over Europe. Negative!! Ticino seems to be out of the question. Meschia is another option for bouldering, but it seems the weather will be bad there too.

Kilian whipping the crowd, (c) Chuck Fryberger

We've been training at Tivoli with Kilian Fischuber a couple times now, because the weather has been quite bad for this time of year. He keeps showing us these crazy problems that are actually really fun to climb. It's always a good workout pretty much for everything else, but not so much for finger strength. Luckily for increasing our finger strength, we have been playing a game called Catch-a-Mouse on my Ipod. That one we actually already beat, but now Chuck got addicted to a new game called Tap Tap Revenge 2 and has been playing it pretty much non-stop. He has already scored 259 116 points and his endurance has never been better. Now all he is talking about are multipliers and high scores.

Cody breakdancing in Salzburg

We are all hoping the weather gets better and we get to go climbing. If not, at least there is a lot of fresh snow up on the mountains so for snowboarding it should be good now. I only have another week left in Europe before I'm flying to Japan for three weeks, so I'm syked to climb while I'm still here.

Austrian way of promoting just another regular night at the club

Pure Tour, Part 1: Austria

I've been here in Austria for a few days now with Cody and Chuck and it's been great. The Pure tour is on and so far we have done two shows here in Austria, one in St. Anton on Friday and one in Innsbruck last night. The shows have been good and a lot of people showed up. The next screenings coming up are in Zurich on Thursday and in Salzburg on Friday. Now we have a few days to go snowboarding and hopefully climbing if the weather allows.

The biggest achievement of the trip so far has been beating a game called Catch-a-Mouse. Chuck managed to solve all the 35 levels on hard in one session. I've done all the levels, but I'm still working on the link-up.

Here is Chuck playing the game:

Beat the Finn!

Cody doing something wierd

1up

So, I'm back in Finland and it's snowing. Big surprise. Well, not really but I was expecting the weather to be better when I flew here. I might flee to Austria any day now in search of better weather. Anyway, last Saturday there was a premiere in Helsinki for the movie Pure, which went pretty well. It's good to notice how I seem enjoy the movie more and more every time I see it. That is a sign of a good movie if you ask me. Also, I think Chuck did a very good job with putting together the soundtrack. I'm really pleased with the music in the film.

Here is a short clip from last fall. We shot this at about 1 A.M, after hours of setting up camera equipment. This is the first ascent of a highball problem in Finland that I named '1up'. With about 9 meters height and the landing dropping away at the end, it is quite scary. The problem starts by climbing an 8A+ called Hottentotti, but instead of dropping off half way up, 1up climbs all the way to the top of the wall. The upper section isn't very physical climbing, but technically and mentally hard for sure. As the landing drops off at about 6-7 meters, falling off after that point isn't really an option. I felt like the last five metres of climbing surely add one grade, therefore the grade 8B.

Tomorrow in Helsinki!

Saturday 7.3 18.00
at Boulderkeskus, Helsinki

About the film...
From the producer of Dosage V - Alpine Blocs comes a 35mm bouldering flick about bouldering on planet Earth: PURE. Pure is about 19 extraordinary climbers in six countries on three continents , with no ropes. This is the first bouldering film to be shot entirely in cutting edge 35mm digital format.

PURE website

Make sure not to miss it!


PURE - A Bouldering Flick by Chuck Fryberger OFFICIAL TRAILER from Chuck Fryberger on Vimeo.

PURE

The official trailer for the upcoming bouldering movie Pure is out now! Check it out!

About the film...
From the producer of Dosage V - Alpine Blocs comes a 35mm bouldering flick about bouldering on planet Earth: PURE. Pure is about 19 extraordinary climbers in six countries on three continents , with no ropes. This is the first bouldering film to be shot entirely in cutting edge 35mm digital format.

PURE website

European Premiere Saturday 7.3 at Boulderkeskus, Helsinki

Make sure not to miss it!