Valley Uprising (2014)

In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service.

Directors:

Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen

Writers:

Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen

Stars:

Peter Sarsgaard, Alex Honnold, Yvon Chouinard

7 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Narrator (voice)
Alex Honnold	...	Himself
Yvon Chouinard	...	Himself
Royal Robbins	...	Himself
Lynn Hill	...	Herself
Dean Potter	...	Himself
John Long	...	Himself
Jim Bridwell	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Graham Hunt	...	Himself

Storyline

In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service. And up on the walls, generation after generation has pushed the limits of climbing, vying amongst each other for supremacy on Yosemite's cliffs. "Valley Uprising" is the riveting, unforgettable tale of this bold rock climbing tradition in Yosemite National Park: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity -- and the laws of the land.

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Plot Keywords:

park ranger | drug | two word title | narration | voice over narration | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Release Date:

1 September 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Reel Rock 9

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sender Films, Big UP Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Masters of Stone II (1993)

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Soundtracks

Symphony No. 40 In G Major
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

User Reviews

Killer documentary

Super extensive documentary on the evolution of the Yosemite climbing community. Great film. My only criticism was that they skipped from the end of the Stone Masters era to the emergence of the Stone Monkeys in the late 90's and 2000's. I started climbing in 1991 and there was quite a bit being done to elevate hard standards in the late 80's and early 90's by the likes of Croft, Osman, Suzuki, Skinner, Piana and more but they moved past this era in the film. It was maybe not a particularly "dramatic" era in climbing history but that was where the sport really became "mainstream", if you can call it that, which is definitely historically significant.