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Valley Uprising
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Title: Valley Uprising

Release Date: 1 Sep 2014

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genre: Adventure, Documentary, History

Director: Sender Films

Production Companies: Sender Films

Overview: In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service. And up on the walls, generation after generation has pushed the limits of climbing, vying amongst each other for supremacy on Yosemite's cliffs. "Valley Uprising" is the riveting, unforgettable tale of this bold rock climbing tradition in Yosemite National Park: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity -- and the laws of the land.

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Average Vote: 7.7 (90 votes)

Cast

  • Himself: Royal Robbins
  • Self: Warren Harding
  • Self (archive footage): John Bachar
  • Self: Ron Kauk
  • Himself: Jim Bridwell
  • Himself: John Long
  • Himself: Yvon Chouinard
  • Herself: Lynn Hill
  • Himself: Dean Potter
  • Self: Alex Honnold
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