The Fanatic Search

European DVD productions, especially in a language other than English, rarely see the light in places such as the US and UK, so ‘The Fanatic Search’ is probably not something you have seen down your local climbing shop recently.  But if you have then you may consider putting this in your shopping cart.

The first thing that comes to mind when finishing this film is its length. It’s just over 2 hours in length which is longer than many feature films out there! Many people may then be thinking that 2 hours is too long, and they may be right, but this film does keep you entertained and if viewed in sections, kind of like Big Up’s Dosage series, you will certainly be coming back for repeat viewings.

The film opens with a Mallorcan DWS short - ‘PSIKO FANATICS. It gives a nice playful look at Mallorca DWS. Not just the big number crunchers but also some of the more attainable lines at grades around F6c. It’s a fun, laid-back film of a trip to the island and will keep you entertained especially with the cornflake rescue!

The rest of the film is quite simply a view of climbing and life. Predominantly set in northern Spain and focusing chiefly around Dani Andrada, it gives quite a voyeuristic view into his life as a climber and those climbers, friends and family that surround his life. It's presented in a much rawer format than glossier productions like Big Up and Sender Films, having a more personal interaction between the film maker and his subjects and also incorporating home movie footage. This part of the film could be easily be described as a loose portrait of Dani’s climbing life and is simply quite fantastic to watch and very insightful. There is a lot of honesty and no-holds -barred views on many subjects including Adam Ondra’s ascent of La Rambla. Dani’s training and the work made on Dani’s project Picacho 9b+? In the Ali Baba cave at Rodella is a great watch!

 

 

 

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