![]() We went climbing and just got to know each other. I had the main actors come and visit me in Barcelona. A great experience nonetheless!ĭid you do anything to help the other actors understand our sport? There were some moments where it was a little bit of torture as well, being up there and wanting to just climb, but we had to go to work. We were definitely able to squeeze some good climbing in. We would escape and go climbing, but we’d still be dressed up. It was funny because we had to wear all sorts of fake tattoos and wigs and stuff because we were stunt doubles. Between our takes we’d escape off and go bouldering. ![]() If you’ve seen King Lines, it’s a similar landscape on top of these tepuis. Were you guys able to put up any first ascents on your downtime? It’s hard to grade them, but I’d say 5.13 or something like that. The coolest section of climbing right alongside the falls had some pretty powerful sequences. There’s huge potential for really hard climbs. At the same time, I was alongside my buddy Dani Andrada and we were just climbing, making up cool sequences, and finding beautiful lines in one of the most spectacular places on the planet. There was a lot of stuff going on for sure. For such a big production, doing something in such a remote place in expedition style was complicated. All in all there was about 150 people helping out in one way or another with the logistics. There’s definitely a lot of things that are similar, and definitely some things that are different. How was climbing for a movie different than your typical sport climbing adventure? You gotta go to the tepuis in Venezuela.” For me it was a cool opportunity to include some of my own personal goals, and to go to a place that I’ve always wanted to go to. I was like, “You gotta go to Angel Falls. In their script they had the climbing next to a waterfall over the jungle. He came to me when they started developing the scene. The director, Ericson Core, is a good friend. Photo: Reiner Bajo Above: Edgar Ramirez on Angel Falls as Bodhi, whose climbing stunts were performed by Dani Andrada. ![]() Director Ericson Core with Chris Sharma on the set of Point Break. I’ve done a lot of climbing movies over the years, whether it’s Rampage or King Lines, but obviously for a big Hollywood production this is the first time. Was this your first time climbing for a big-budget Hollywood movie? Chris Sharma performed in the climbing scenes. We spoke to him about his experience. For the 2015 version, filmmakers recruited the top athletes from a variety of action sports to film the stunts. A remake was released in December (in theaters now). The original Point Brea k is a cult classic. Former college football star turned FBI agent Johnny Utah immerses himself in the radical lifestyle to infiltrate a crew of criminal extreme sports athletes and learns some things about himself along the way. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
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