Origins - Joshua Tree

Welcome to our new series "Origins" -- a fun video concept developed with the crew at Evolv Shoes, and also sponsored by Mountain Gear. "Origins" focuses on climbing's rich history, following top athletes of today as they team up with their heroes from the past, and attempt to climb the iconic (and iconoclastic) routes of earlier generations.

The First "Origins" episode features two climbing stars: Kurt Smith, who put up some badass routes in Joshua Tree in 1988, and Chris Lindner, who was sending 5.12 routes when he was 5 years old. In this "Origins" episode, Chris sets out to climb Kurts slab test-piece on The Dunce Cap, UNREPEATED for 22 years -- right in the heart of J-Tree climbing.

Directed by Rob Frost, and filmed by Frost with Russell Holcomb, this is a short film about Chris journey to do the second ascent of this forgotten Joshua Tree classic.

Stay tuned for more "Origins" episodes online and on the 2010 REEL ROCK Film Tour.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Evolv
• Mountain Gear
• rock climbing
• Joshua Tree
• Origins
• Chris Lindner
• Kurt Smith
• Rob Frost
• Russel Holcomb
• Peter Mortimer
• NIck Rosen
• Josh Lowell
• Barry Thompson
• Jay Peery
• Best climbers
• Buck Branson
• Jeremy Collins

[calebjohnson93]

Where is that climb at 1:08? I want to check it out next time i'm out there.

[EvolvSports]

@matzecc Yes, search 'Origins The Hulk' with Lisa Rands and Peter Croft.

[tgnyra]

Route starts @3:28 and again @4:30

(thumbs up)

[zimflo1]

my uncle is in that black n white photo...

[matzecc]

Any chance for new videos in this series?

[pheindel]

@2deathcore3 Noticed this too... I hope he wasn't actually belaying like that.

[thedancingtelephone]

Awesome climb!

[tcsurvivor03]

that made me sweat just watching. crazy

[guidokestens]

Great video

Thanks for sharing

Guido

[Dargortheshadowlord]

Beautiful climb