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Alf Randell is a self-described "dirtbag" who has spent nearly a decade of his life climbing amongst the soaring sandstone cliffs of Indian Creek, Utah. In November, 2011, I spent some time climbing with Alf and documented his life in "The Creek," his love of tall splitter cracks, and his decision to shun city life in favor of a small camper in the middle of the Utah desert.

Music:

This Will Destroy You
Song: Freedom Blade

Ki:Theory
Song: Step Outside
kitheory.com

Gregory Alan Isakov
Song: If I Go, I'm Goin'
gregoryalanisakov.com

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John Roark 1 month ago

Nice job man! It's a great story and told really well visually. Thanks for sharing!!
~John
Austin Siadak 1 month ago

Thanks buddy, I'm psyched you liked it! You look way too serious in that photo btw!
Pat MacLane 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing great story.
Austin Siadak 1 month ago

Thanks Pat, I appreciate it!
Dahlman Cook Productions 1 month ago

Really well done. I've been hearing about Alf for years but never met him. Your video portrait feels honest and true. Congrats on a great video and thanks for sharing.
Resto 1 month ago

Beautiful! :)
Ryan Nevius 1 month ago

Incredible work Austin. Thanks for sharing.
Jaume Garcia 1 month ago

incredible!! So beautiful
kevin butters 1 month ago

that was the best video i have seen. An amazing man, with an outstanding, inspiring life. Thank you for sharing your story. A man living in a picture hanging on a lounge wall.
Beautiful.. the world needs more humans like him
Vortax 1 month ago

Very inspiring! I really enjoyed watching.
Casey McCallister 1 month ago

Beautifully done. Inspiring and motivating. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your films!
amir gilboa 1 month ago

Amazing amazing amazing
Very nice work. Amazing video footage
S Raviv 1 month ago

Wow..I met Alf 20 years ago in Penitente Canyon when I was young and impressionable!! Kind of a full circle thing going here!!
Alpinist Magazine 1 month ago

Austin that is a pretty awesome video. Do you mind giving me an email at keese@holpublications.com ?
-Keese Lane
Online Editor Alpinist.com
Jesse Ryan 1 month ago

Exceptional.

Captures Alf, Dirtbag living, and the Creek.
CCblog.it 1 month ago

Passion is there! Much lov from Montréal.
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iam 1 month ago

Beautiful, thank you.
Petter Åsander 1 month ago

Thank you! I won´t stop!
mtsplitski 1 month ago

Way to show Alf in his most positive light. Great job, seriously.
gego 1 month ago

just saw this sitting at my working desk in the office...torture...nuff said ;)
Robert Rogoz 1 month ago

The pits of DSLR- no usable sound, man, some good shots, but the discrepancy between his voice and music volume mede it impossible for me to watch. Sorry.
Austin Siadak 1 month ago

Yes, the audio was a big problem because I had wrecked the audio hardware in the camera when I dropped it off the top of a 20m climb earlier in the trip, but didn't realize this fact until later. I'm currently working on fixing the audio and will re-post the video, so I hope that you'll be able to watch it then. Thanks for the honest feedback regardless.
Jodie Bentley 1 month ago

4:25-4:36 Best I've seen of the Creek.
Niko Sánchez 1 month ago

thanks for remembering me again how much I LOVE CLimbing. Ill never Stop
great guitar and light by the way
On Snow and Ice and Rock 4 weeks ago

Nice one bra
Fred Rhoderick 4 weeks ago

Great stuff!
William 3 weeks ago

I loved seeing this, and knowing that their are people out there who love the outdoors of Utah like I do. Great video!
Andrew Kornylak 3 weeks ago

Lovely gem of a video!
Anthony DeLorenzo 3 weeks ago

What a great story and shot so very well. Shame about the audio but nevertheless, nice work!
Corvus 2 weeks ago

Awesome.
Colin McCarthy 2 weeks ago

Soo good man!
Geoffrey Holstad 2 weeks ago

the audio didn't bother me a bit, has a good podcast-ey feel to the whole thing, just beautiful.

this video is going to stick with me for a long time to come.

great work, please keep this going!

geoff
geoffreyholstad.com
cabintime.tumblr.com
nobordersmag 2 weeks ago

This is truly beautiful!
Steven Hubert 2 weeks ago

Great story. Great shots. Great editing!
Heather Furman 2 weeks ago

Thank you for sharing his story. What a great message, and beautifully filmed, too. Guess I need to go back to Utah...
Pat Branch 1 week ago

Really well done!!
Dan Ransom 1 week ago

Simply awesome. Nice work Austin.