Summer is winding down and I’m back spending hours behind the desk catching up on all the back log. Man, what a great summer! I’ve been on a project tour of Virginia, Washington DC, Aspen,Co, Boulder, CO, Peru, and of course some climbing in between. I’ve met some incredible people, been inspired by their talents, and stories.
One lucky opportunity this summer was working with pro climbers Courtney Sanders and Daniel Woods at Dominion River Rock earlier this year. I was doing my first film project and did a short on Courtney. After only climbing for about 6 months, Courtney met Daniel Woods and was immediately thrust into the professional climbing world. Can you imagine? Six months in, I don’t think I even knew what half the climbing terms were! The simplest problem seemed so impossible, even when someone showed me the moves.
This story intrigued me.
I recently published the short on Vimeo and shared it with Courtney. I was completely nervous that she might not like it.… But fortunately she not only loved it, she shared it on her blog. I was so very honored by that!
This being my first short documentary piece, I was a bit shy to post it. There is so much of the story yet to be told, so it feels a bit unfinished & rough. But, I’m trying to let that go and embrace the learning/adventure that is film making. 
Either way, Courtney & Daniel are amazingly talented climbers and genuinely sweet people. Courtney has been able to accomplish in a few short years what many top climbers have spent a good portion of their life on. So, please check it out and let me know what you think!
Tags: climbers, climbing, courtney sanders, daniel woods, film making, summer, video
Love it! Great job on this film. To be able to put together two passions, and nail the film.…outstanding.