Bridwell's Last Interview

Official Selection | Moorpark Film Festival | 2019
Official Selection | 27th International Festival of Mountain Films | Poprad, Slovakia 2019

Jim had an appointment for dialysis treatment in 30 minutes so we had little time. With no planning or prep, we hastily set up cameras in Jim's back yard and I (John Long) started asking him questions. Jim immediately went to questionably the most controversial event in climbing history: Cesare Maestri's purported 1970 ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, in Patagonia. The day following this interview, Jim, critically ill from Hepatitis C, dropped into a coma. And one of the seminal figures in modern adventure sports passed away soon thereafter.

A Digital Stoke Media Production
Support by Adidas Terrex
Produced by: John Long

Directed by: Ted Distel
Director of Photography: Ted Distel
Story Editor: John Long
Editor: Ted Distel
Original Music: Pat Dimitri
Animation: Ted Distel

Additional Photography and Ascent Cover: Rock and Ice
Additional Footage: Shutterstock
Additional Photography: Kelly Cordes
Additional Photography: Minded Pictures

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