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Lakeland Rock - Raven Crag: Closing the Gap
10.0 / 10• 1985• 45m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Jill Lawrence and Gill Price, members of the women's climbing club Pinnacle Club, made the first female ascents of difficult routes, laying the foundations for what would develop in the 1980s. In 1984, in the Lake District, Gill Price and Jill Lawrence were filmed climbing Empire E3 6a at Raven Crag, Thirlmere, for a Channel 4 program, Lakeland Rock, with Chris Bonington, broadcast on Channel 4 on 25 May 1985. This event marked a turning point in British women's climbing, as few, if any, women appeared on television climbing difficult sport routes.
Cast & Crew
Jill Lawrence
Self
Lead
Gill Price
Self
Chris Bonington
Narrator
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Berriff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. Lakeland Rock - Raven Crag: Closing the Gap is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
