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130. Park Life - Yosemite Bouldering
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lt11.com/2012/01/16/park-life-yosemite-bouldering/

Jon Krakauer wrote, “In any human endeavor, some fraction of it's practitioners will be motivated to pursue that activity with such concentrated focus and unalloyed passion that it will consume them utterly. As a result of this infatuation, existence overflows with purpose. Through immoderation, he experiences something akin to rapture.”

Yosemite Valley has long been regarded as the holy land for climbers and boulderers throughout the world. The origins of rock climbing lie in the 3000-foot granite walls lining the valley and the boulders that sit strewn about below these staggering monoliths.

In the late weeks of November, the Louder Than 11 crew gathered from all corners of the country to experience Yosemite Valley bouldering. As a group of passionate individuals, we enveloped ourselves in the landscape for two weeks, attacking boulders as if tomorrow would never come. On the surface, the very foundation of our identities is built on rock climbing—a sport that we believe is the greatest on the planet—but there is much more to this seemingly inherent addiction than meets the eye.

With Park Life, we strive to answer this age-old, omnipresent question: Why? By combining difficult climbing, captivating visuals, and engaging music under the all-encompassing umbrella of a professional production company, we hope to portray a unique lifestyle that has given us all a palpable sense of unwavering purpose. The long-lasting friendships, incessant failure and equally abundant success, reckless commitment and dedication driven to the point of complete and utter irresponsibility; it’s an eternal battle. We do it because we love it. At LT11 our media is always free, whether you like it or not.

A Louder Than 11 Production

Starring
Natasha Barnes
Rich Crowder
Sarah Fullerton
Jon Glassberg
Jordan Shipman
Ryan Silven
Ben Vernon
Anson Whitmer
Dave Wetmore
Max Zolotukhin

Directed by
Rich Crowder
Jon Glassberg
Jordan Shipman

Video by
Rich Crowder
Jon Glassberg
Jordan Shipman

Additional Camera Support by
Ben Vernon

Director of Photography
Rich Crowder

Edited by
Jon Glassberg
Jordan Shipman

Motion Graphics by
Jordan Shipman

Visual Effects by
Jordan Shipman

Music Supervision by
Jon Glassberg

Music
Django Django "Default"
The Japanese Pop Stars "Take Forever"
Metronomy "Everything Goes My Way"
Gramatik "Dungeon Sound"
Umek, Baltek "Out of Play"
Mr. Sche & L. Ceasar "Hustle Maniac"
Flowers and Sea Creatures "Secrets we Stole from the Dance Floor"
Kemek "Certain Frequencies"
The Japanese Pop Stars "Shells of Silver White Sea"
Flowers and Sea Creatures "A.M."
T&K "Summer Night"

Best Boy Grip
Ben Vernon

Special Thanks to
Urban Climber
Revolution Climbing
Buck Hoover
Ethan Pringle
Chad Wolak
Doug Hartman

Free. Whether you like it or not.
© 2012 Louder Than 11
  • Benjamin L Eaton 1 month ago
    Thanks for this free gift. You guys rock.
  • Louder Than 11 pro 1 month ago
    You rock! And thank you :)
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  • Chuck Fryberger 1 month ago
    Well played guys. Excellent concept, best motion graphics in a climbing video ever?
  • Louder Than 11 pro 1 month ago
    Woah! Thanks Chuck :)
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  • Prana Living pro 1 month ago
    Awesome!
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  • Brian Sabourin 1 month ago
    Before I saw the ending I wondered if there would be a conscious decision not to show Midnight Lightning. As if to say "we are going something different?" Great movie. Best yet.
  • Louder Than 11 pro 1 month ago
    hahaha! Cheers! Thanks for watching :)
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  • Alton Richardson plus 1 month ago
    Possibly the best collection of valley climbs in one film. Excellent work!
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  • Redcrashpad 1 month ago
    11+/10, yessssssssshhh. thanks for the psych!
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  • Ben Norman 1 month ago
    Real big fan of this one guys, the climbing, motion graphic stuff and the interviews. Living the dream!
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  • Mike Wilkinson 1 month ago
    Your footage was fantastic. Nice balance of climbs with beauty broll and interviews. Loved the graphics in this too. Thanks for sharing this, keep doing what you guys love.
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  • Touchstone Climbing 1 month ago
    "We'd all just be doing this anyway."
  • Louder Than 11 pro 1 month ago
    Word.
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  • Kieran King 1 month ago
    Another gem to watch during my bath time psyche sessions. Keep on rocking in the free world!
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  • Graeme Sandiford 1 month ago
    Excellent work, insightful and inspiring!
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  • Louder Than 11 pro 1 month ago
    Really appreciate all the positive feedback so far! Thanks for watching guys!
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  • Pat MacLane 1 month ago
    Nice job guys! Always a pleasure watching! Keep up the great work.
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  • Colin Delehanty plus 1 month ago
    That was awesome! It was nice running into you guys at King Cobra.
  • Louder Than 11 pro 1 month ago
    Hell yeah! Good to meet you :)
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  • Kyle McLeod 1 month ago
    This was an absolute pleasure to watch! Such good vibes! Your passion and dedication for climbing really shined through in this video. So inspirational :) This has further encouraged me to follow my dreams :D
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  • Joey Kinder plus 1 month ago
    Killllllled it!
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  • this is brilliant guys, keep going. And don't feel bad for not being a slave of our society. We have only one life haha !
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  • neil hart plus 1 month ago
    fucking amazing, def one of the best bouldering fils I have seen in a long time

    keep it up guys, and cheers for the tutorials :)
  • Louder Than 11 pro 1 month ago
    Cheers Neil! That's a nice thing to say. Thankyou very much!
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  • Timothy Cross 1 month ago
    Love It!! Really shows your energy and passion!! It's got me psyched for living the dream :-)
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  • Joshua Steenburgh 1 month ago
    Awesome job! Really beautifully filmed. It's also more thoughtful than a film that just shows hard boulders being climbed.
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  • sock hands 1 month ago
    omgsodope. this vid might just have pulled me back from the brink of fully quitting climbing to pursue sucking at bmx again.
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  • William Mondragon 1 month ago
    Sock hands quit climbing??? woa
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  • LluisGerard 1 month ago
    Nice footage :)

    Sorry for the bad news but I've seen a dead pixel on minute 1:17 (on the head)
  • Louder Than 11 pro 1 month ago
    Damn. Eagle eyes!
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  • Reji Kinn 1 month ago
    This is brilliant! The reason that I love to climb has been reaffirmed. I love that there are men and women climbers. Thank you for this. I am a bit addicted to this video today...
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  • Eliasn 1 month ago
    This is great, really makes me psyched to get back out there! Cheers from Sweden.
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  • Piotr Wojnowski 1 month ago
    You are amazing guys. Thanks for sharing :)
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  • sebastian asencio 4 weeks ago
    its so cool, but and midnigth ligtinhg?
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  • Very cool. Thanks for taking us there.
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  • Amelia Siwa 2 weeks ago
    This is great!
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  • b.peszkowski 2 weeks ago
    Best video I've seen in a long, long time..
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  • Zack Barbee 2 weeks ago
    Seeing this video as an inspiring film maker & climber energizes me to keep pushing forward with my own projects. I thank you for reenforcing the passion and love for climbing, and wish the best of luck for future projects. You keep making em', I'll keep watching them.
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