Gigantor - A Chossy Climbing Film

Australian Climber Zac Vertrees is at home on the Dogface climbing Gigantor, a route first aid climbed in 1967 by John Ewbank. Zac freed the route in 2005, yet it has not seen a second free ascent since. 15 years later in 2020, he returns to re-climb it and finds it tougher than ever before. The Dogface is notoriously scary, gear can pop, holds break, rusty bolts snap by hand and the climbing is always a sandy affair. Zac gave the route 26R. Just quietly though, he mentioned to me that The Great Shark Hunt a grade 30/5.13c crack at Mount Buffalo felt easier than Gigantor...

Filmed and Edited by Ben Sanford
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https://www.bensanfordmedia.com

Film supported by La Sportiva Australia

Cameras used:
On the wall:
Sony A7R2 8bit 🥴, Canon R, and DJI Mavic 2 Pro
For Interviews:
Sony A7R2, Canon R5, Red Dragon X

Thanks to:
Zac Vertrees
Kamil Sustiak
Adam Darragh
Macciza McPherson
Paul Thomson
Bruce Cameron
John Ewbank
Bryden Allen
Ryan Jay Sayan
Jake Anderson
Albert Manning
National Library Australia

Songs:
Alice In Winter- Nuclear Conception
Alsever Lake - No Place To Go
Wastelander - Uncanny Valley
Cody Martin - Altered Fate
Wastelander - Grit
Wastelander - Boothill