“Sometimes a climb is just a climb. Sometimes it’s more than that.” This eight-minute short film is a flawlessly told story of a new climbing route in Yosemite called Border Country, but like all good stories it’s not so much about the climbing but about people, their passions, and the connections you make along the adventures of life. Jeremy Collins and Mikey Schaefer were working on a stretch of granite blankness on Middle Cathedral, 1,800 feet of vertical, when they got rained off for the season. When their friends Jonny Copp and Micah Dash were killed climbing in China, the duo found renewed purpose and returned to Yosemite in the fall to tackle Middle Cathedral. This narrative of their journey is beautifully illustrated and patiently told, and no matter what your sport, you will find something in here that touches you.

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