Generation Dry, discovering the world of Dry Tooling
The film Generation Dry that explores the world of dry tooling, mixed climbing and winter mountaineering. Directed by Pierre Chauffour, with Gaetan Raymond, François Damilano, Jeff Mercier, Fred Degoulet, Tom Ballard and the late Stéphane Husson.
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Tom Ballard climbing A Line Above the Sky D15, Tomorrow's World, Dolomites
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"Dry Tooling is a recent word, but the activity isn’t." Highly talented French mountain guide François Damilano sheds some ligfht on the magical world of drytooling in this must-see film with Gaetan Raymond, Jeff Mercier, Fred Degoulet, Tom Ballard and the late Stéphane Husson. Directed by Pierre Chauffour, the film was complete after two intense years documenting climbs across the Alps, from the North Face of Dru to Mont Blanc and the Marmolada.
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