Climbing film scoops award.A DOCUMENTARY about the brilliant young rock climber climb·er n. 1. One that climbs, especially a person who climbs mountains. 2. Sports A device, such as a crampon, used in mountain climbing. 3. A plant that climbs. 4. Ioan Doyle has scooped another major award - this time at the Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival in Germany. S4C's Dringo i'r Eitha' (Climbing to the Limits), a programme first broadcast last year, won the top prize in the Mountain Experience category. The film was directed by Llanberis-based filmmaker and climber Alun Hughes for production company Cwmni Da and portrays Ioan, just 16 at the time, as he tackles some challenging climbs during his first summer of real rock climbing rock climbing Sports medicine An 'extreme sport' in which the participant climbs rock formations, with or without ropes Injury risk Fractures, abrasions, death. See Extreme sports. in Snowdonia, Greece and California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). . The programme also gives a vivid portrayal of Ioan's mother Catrin, who has to cope with her own fears over her son's climbing ambitions. The programme also features Ioan's climbing partner, Mills, who remarkably has a fear of heights. The film also won awards at this year's Celtic Media Festival. CAPTION(S): Ioan Doyle |
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