Stone Locals: Rediscovering the Soul of Climbing | Patagonia Films

[@ffffffelipe]

Came here for the climbing, ended up crying. Wasn't ready for the feels. Fantastic documentary.

[@patrickbeauchemin110]

Hahah not the only one for sure.

[@edmeruiz]

me too :c

[@marti1923]

Same here !

[@felipesabatte9263]

same, ended up with tears and smiles

[@awokeadoe]

Yeah it’s truly beautiful

[@alanemery1953]

Finally, a film about the people who climb, not just the jaw dropping sends! Thank you for taking so much time in your lives to show the people, the every day people, who are climbers.

[@mikeyschaefer5665]

Glad you liked it Alan!

[@dsenunez]

Yes, this is so refreshing and profound. A lot of meaning and love is display here. Thank to the universe there is no a single "common dude" said here.

[@k.moyers4746]

A film that understands me. Thank you.

You said it all.

[@BramHeerebout]

@@mikeyschaefer5665 liked it? Loved it!

[@compellingpeople]

I'm crying over here because of the letter. It's like his friend finally came to a great realization and then....

[@sebitecs69]

Crying here too

[@dannyflora]

@@sebitecs69 Makes three of us

[@jakecraft9365]

@@dannyflora me four!

[@javieralejandro7834]

@@dannyflora l lo 1Lqb

[@barneyadams9869]

Your definitly not on your own there 🙏

[@AaronCheck-dx3ud]

'I needed some stability so I decided to look for some of the hardest fissures in the world.' - Rock climbers are amazing.

[@Ed-rp1yw]

I'd love to learn more about Daniel Pohl and his time in Avalonia. He fascinates me so much and I feel as though he should have more recognition for what he has done. I have tried searching online to find more information or insights about him but there is little to nothing to show. Please Patagonia, I am sure there are a lot of curious Daniel fans out there and we would like to know more about this one of a kind man!

[@Giancarloilpe]

Me too

[@Giancarloilpe]

I found this kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ7Ylquql611d5Y

[@dsenunez]

Me too.

[@saposilvestre9257]

I was in Avalonia a couple times last year and the amount of work the dude has putted into the place is simply amazing

[@nathandarval1]

I relate and am similar to him in ways his spirit his past even how he climbs on occasion. I admire how he overcame what he talks about and how he gives joy and beauty to so many. He is a beautiful soul. And I hope he hears this

[@Climbboys]

Can’t wait to see Daniel in this Documentary. Avalonia is such a great and magical boulder spot.

[@mattnorris7124]

This documentary was incredible, genuinely. Everybody's back stories were so different but yet so interconnected through climbing as a safe space, a healing mechanism and a method of learning and teaching. Daniel to me was extremely fascinating. This year I started working for the Mental Health facility in a hospital in Australia so I'm progressively learning more and more about the types of people that end up in psychiatric units & the full spectrum of mental health issues that people have to deal with. This made everybody's story that little bit more interesting to me, but Daniel's really was something else. I love the fact they left it until later in the documentary for him to explain his background dealing with psychiatric hospitals to allow you to develop an opinion of him first (They did this with everyone but this case was extremely interesting). I think it's fair to say most people would have assumed the same thing that I did, he's very quirky, doesn't conform to systemic ways of thinking and maybe that he's a little bit weird because of those things. To see that he was effectively labelled and written off by people and has ended up where he has is super inspiring. He's not some "big time success", he's not killing it in the corporate world but he is having a huge impact on people and speaking to them in a way that they understand, helping them learn and enabling healthy growth within himself. I'm personally not a climber, I have considered getting into it of late and it's interesting to see the stereotypes & divisions that arise with rapid community growth. This documentary has made we want to educate myself more before I do go down that road to make sure when I do start, I'm more responsible & more understanding than I would have been otherwise.

[@wafford11]

Watching this at Miguels.

[@courtclimbs]

Aw this comment gave me feels

[@raullazcano7323]

lucky bastard hahaha

[@picklerick7731]

I never cried so much watching a climbing documentary

[@cesarmarulanda5786]

Same here haha sniff! :")

[@willcoll89]

53:47 has to be the most beautiful climbing shot I've ever seen

[@ethancampbell1631]

Obviously near Mt, Fuji, but does anyone know what the crag is called?

[@jaycceesfeliz6809]

@@ethancampbell1631 if you find out what it is lmk. I'm seeking this spot. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@ifap2animegrills15]

Mt. Mizugaki, 蒼天攀路(Souten-hanro) .12b 😉

[@emilyjones933]

Thank you for exposing many of the intersections of mental health and climbing. The rock keeps us authentic, let's continue that among our climbing community.

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

Amen to that!

[@compteofficiel4112]

climbing builds incredible mental strength and discipline, efficiency (in multiple ways), and the ability to remain calm under pressure, among other traits that will help you in life.

[@darrenjohn5069]

Can't believe! Live right next to Avalonia 'bout 15 minutes by car. So awesome seeing this!

[@pwalko79]

This is a beautiful film in so many ways and it seems like a lot of us needed it right now. Thank you Mikey and Cheyne and everyone involved in creating and sharing in this incredible work! Through the cruxes of life and on the walls, in the dark times I'm reminded of the literal, and now figurative, words of Cedar Wright, "Fight like a mother F*&%#!!" Like Kathy said, ya gotta dig deep, and Daniel was right, its not always constant happiness. We keep our balance. We are a family. And I'm perpetually grateful for all of you, those I know and those I'll meet.

[@natelynch4622]

hands down the best climbing documentary produced in years and so appropriate for the current state of the world. Please begin part 2 production :)

[@MissKimRose]

Agreed--and you're right, it couldn't have come at a better time.

[@mattrossi3810]

Nathan Lynch seconded!

[@TwoFingeredMamma]

Yeah, goddamned Freemasons and their capers.

[@taylorhorne6645]

Wow, the German mayor coming to check out Daniel's work and giving him praise and appreciation. What a refreshing interaction between a government official and what many Americans would consider a crazy hobo. How lovely. Daniel is a blessing to the world, and so are those who can see his work for what it is.

[@Miura.Powers]

It's a very small town and most "normal" people consider us crazy hobos here as well. ;)

[@AddisonDN]

Kathy is just the best. Inspirational, down to earth, and strong in many, many ways. Great film!

[@climberdad]

Best movie, climbing or not, I've seen in a long time. After stripping my small bouldering gym to an empty shell, something that I've worked so hard on for years, I feel shattered. Get up, climb, move on is the message I needed. Thanks!

[@rolandnelson6722]

Climber Dad Climbing has taught you to be economical. It didn't take you many words to generate a big feeling. Good luck for the future. You are prepared.

[@spxtra1159]

the world is your gym, get out there and get some reps in!

[@kcbarnes9742]

Wow, just ran into this with no expectations. I've not finished watching but when Kathy Karlo said "when you run out of hope, you either have to dig really deep or you don't--you know--so I dug deep" it really hit home. A lot of pain, beauty and strength it this film

[@dorianjlp]

The shot at 53:26 is absolutely stunning. I want to see the full length of the original clip!

[@HemstitchedIrony]

I love the first guy, "It is my hair, my blue hair, I put it down."

[@nonobegone2135]

The dad in red river gorge looks great for 67! Crazy

[@PeteSilveira]

An amazing video and not even once is a grade of a route mentioned LOVED IT Thank you Patagonia for this piece of art

[@MissKimRose]

This is so much more than a climbing movie, in my opinion. It is a beautiful story about five people who have, in their most painful moments, found healing through climbing and the climbing community. Brilliant editing and profoundly moving. Takes me back 20 years to those winter days in Joshua Tree, searching out some of the more obscure routes, to work out our own problems on the granite slabs.

[@compteofficiel4112]

it is likely i saw you in Josh back around then...that place changed my life and I spent a lot of time out there starting in 1990 through the mid-naughts (and a surprisingly delightfully deserted week just last fall). i consider it my spiritual home, and it was a lot more than just the climbing that got under my skin...things like stumbling on a den of coyote pups, the milky way at night, washes painted with wildflowers, 360 degree sunsets, snowstorms in April, finding plausibly undiscovered indian rock art deep in the Wonderland...all the facets of the genuine raw nature that still exist there. the climbing is just the icing on the cake. the community had its moments too, for sure...some timeless campfire scenes that felt downright neolithic surrounded the huge boulders and twisted yucca~

[@MissKimRose]

@@compteofficiel4112 Quite possible. I don't even bother trying to describe Josh to most people. I could live off memories of a weekend there for several days. The smell of that place would linger on my clothes, the scent of the desert igniting the rush of pure joy and adrenaline I'd experienced there, with my two beautiful climbing partners. The intimacy of literally holding another person's life in your hands is about as simple and direct as life gets. It's a sacred place for me, always. Thanks for sharing your story.

[@compteofficiel4112]

@@MissKimRose i can see that you understand the magic. :-)

[@nathanballentyne]

I definitely cried, may or may not still be crying

[@taylorhorne6645]

Hell of a film!!!! Amidst the shouts and screams of how divided we are, this is one grand glimpse into the heart of the world beating in the bodies of the people, fueling the songs of our shared joys and shared sorrows.

[@LorenzoMarsicano]

I'm not crying, I just got some chalk in my eyes

[@JoeKunsch]

I'm not crying, you're crying! This film has literally everything! Introduction, conflict, resolution. I will be recommending this to literally everyone I know, climber or not.

[@lubbersdan]

I spent my late teens 90's and all of my twenties climbing & camping at Miguel's with Dario, Sarah & Mark and the old crew. This documentary did a beautiful job of portraying Dario, Miguel, the business and the challenges they faced. In addition to being able to reminisce those years of my life, it was great to see the other "Stone Locals" and their stories. It's documentaries like this that really put life and the pursuit of what a person does into perspective. I have no emotional ties to anyone else in the film, but I really felt their passion and conversely their emotional turmoil as it was expressed. Humanizing mental health issues, sexual assault, physical health issues, etc really create that empathy viewers can relate to but might not be able to discuss openly and this might give a platform for each of us to open up to our friends because we never know what someone else is going through. I end with a quote from Ram Dass, "Be Here Now."

[@connorcmedia]

Beautiful.

[@benniemeetsworld]

This was crazy inspiring. Thank you everyone for making this film!

[@patagonia]

Thank you for tuning in!

[@camillahyllebergphotography]

Another great story. And important story. The deepest respect to the climbers for letting us into their world, and to the film crew for the hours, days, months and year of making Stone Locals.

[@inorog222]

One of the best rock climbing films ever!

[@toddlempe1454]

This footage and stories is so touching, feeling, and moving, that it's esentially healing. I want to watch it again to get what I may not have been ready to get. It's LIFE in such a freestyle way, it's not about the unreachable, it's about the awe and wonder, inwardly.

[@tuckermiddlebrook4505]

top 5 favorite documentaries...

[@ECGPills]

This is one of the best climbing movies I've ever seen, but it's so much more than just a movie about climbing. Wonderfully narrated parallel stories, so many different people with different history, tied by this one great, healing passion. Truly amazing work, as storytellers as well as cinematographers. The scene with mount Fuji at 53:30 made my jaw drop. Thank you so much for the inspiration

[@rnw4468]

Everyone is talented in a sense and his potential shouldn’t be ignored when it is not in the mainstream. Good documentary and thumb up can’t tell how much respect I owe folks presented in the documentary

[@nicktoozoff1362]

I haven’t climbed for 25 years, but this brought back everything that I looked for and enjoyed when I did. Thank you for your great work.

[@pgaunid]

Creo que es la mejor película de escalada. Escalada humana. Felicidades y gracias

[@Karodrinker]

I found that to be an exceptional and emotional take on climbing. Avalonia is now on the must visit list, well done Daniel!!!

[@Lese888]

Thank you for this film. Watching these people, hearing their stories, hearing of their struggles, and celebrating their accomplishments is extremely necessary for my soul. These people make me believe in humanity again. Thank you.

[@muscularibuprofen69]

Bravo! As much as I like the videos of power screams and the hardest climbs, this is a refreshing perspective on some of the most precious parts about the climbing world, and the dedication of some of our most committed.

[@mattrossi3810]

Thank you so much for this. Climbing has lifted me up over the past few years, and this film helps me understand why. That's priceless.

[@HerrBratpfanne]

Patagonia makes just exeptionally great films. Really bothers me, that this film got only 8k likes on 1.6 million views.

[@MichalOlender]

Really awesome. We all have our ways to self therapy, I do walking, for miles, and miles and miles.

[@majellbackhausen8000]

This was such an incredible insight into the world, community, life and family of climbing.

[@dennissullivan4746]

I'm not even a climber, yet this is absolutely FANTASTIC!

[@MixturaDementia]

That reminds us how it is not only about the strongest climbers but also about the community as a whole!

[@audiomystic]

Awesome - reminder that a ‘sport’ can be soulful. I love it.

[@jonolynchful]

Without a doubt one of the best climbing films ever. Thank you Cheyne and Mikey! Great stories can shift the world a little and these stories do that. Thanks to the participants as well. The climbing community has a way to go but it can get there- greater diversity, greater representation, more space, real equity and, always, honesty in what we want climbing to be about.

[@Freevisibility]

DIdn't cry for a long time. Thank you.

[@mark_handle]

Thanks for the message: It's not all about you. We need that today.

[@lucrosstyn]

Well done guys, that was a beautiful film that brought tears to my eyes multiple times. A beautiful blend of story telling, cinematography, emotion and connection. Being a new father, the film reinforced for me the duty I have to uphold and share with others the beauty of the climbing culture that I myself have enjoyed so much.

[@hippolytelhussier5220]

J’ai ri, j’ai pleuré, j’ai réfléchi sur ma pratique et sur la pratique de l’escalade.. Bravo et merci pour ces témoignages plein d’honnêteté et d’humanité !

[@shanesmith9053]

Excellent cinematography, story telling and characters! This is a unique film/story that was needing to be told for the greater understanding of the community and art of climbing. Thanks for your contribution to our community.

[@jamiehicks3533]

I liked this film more than I thought I would, and I figured I'd like it. So much more than a climbing film, its tenor is difficult to put into words. The people's stories shine like guideposts to be followed and emulated, not merely appreciated and forgotten. Maybe the right word is stirring; at least for me. Thank you P.

[@hsierra50]

An amazing documentary ,climbers stories that show all of us that the beauty of the climbing is precisely the humans behind this stories . I feel deeply touched by this film !

[@clarkebrogger2556]

I agree this was a great film. I love hearing stories about the normal everyday climbers. Those of us that are dads or moms that have full time jobs and need to provide for the family but also have a huge Passion for climbing and the trails. Thanks for making this fellas.

[@grebnevaN]

Thank you for the movie! I cried at the end listening to the stories and can definitely relate to that. I do climbing less than a year and already have felt that it's not just about doing some sport but about connection, support, being in the moment, overcoming fears, learning to trust others, and getting closer to people.

[@mariowaser5091]

Einer der schönsten und besten Kletterfilme den ich je gesehen habe. Er zeigt das Klettern mehr ist ,als einfach schwirigkeits grade abzuhacken . Etwas das leider immer mehr verloren geht. Danke für den Film Mario ein alter Kletterer.

[@DSDNT_]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful film

[@marcoburatti7569]

Meraviglioso premetto che non capisco la lingua ma a tratti ascoltando profondamente le voci dei protagonisti percepivo ogni loro discorso ogni emozione ogni sentimento......... Stupendo film 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@stuartjohnson7930]

These people are so brave talking about their lives like this so emotional and heart warming at the same time... I'm not crying, your crying 😭

[@timhansen2577]

What beautiful people. With such beautiful minds. Real people with their real scars, and blemishes. This is real life. Thank you for this. I really needed this today.

[@jasonmegrelis9728]

This moved me, thanks to everyone involved in this film

[@Argcz]

I love the scene about her having her period and the guy carrying tampons for her. Really added a lot to the movie and the overall story

[@franciscagomez4710]

0u

[@franciscagomez4710]

Baca ñoña

[@distinct36]

Beautiful. the mental health aspect of climbing gets tragically little attention. What makes some one give up everything to be in the rocks? Why do we run from the normalcy of 9 to 5 living? Because the rocks can be whatever we need them to be. Our family, our friends, our lovers, our longing and our pain. The stone can hold it all, and asks nothing in return beyond our gratitude.

[@alexbrewton4166]

granitude lol

[@alexslobin2156]

This documentary is amazing! Each person's story is amazing. They all have such amazingly beautiful souls!

[@cxtpace]

I am totally speechless . It's just too goooood! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Thanks to all who created this film. You rock! Best climbing film ever! 👏👏👏

[@risamatsumura3798]

I think this is so important for the world to see. And by making it available on a platform like KZbin will truly allow the world to see the authenticity and rawness behind climbing. Thank you, Patagonia, for sharing this part of climbing to the world and for truly representing the climbing community in its most vulnerable form. This film was incredible.

[@cham3784]

Wow- just incredible. Thankyou for showing us into the lives of climbers and going beyond the climbing. I didn’t expect to be so emotionally invested and crying by the end. Amazing 🙏🏻

[@gearhead8989]

I am 9 minutes in and I’m already so emotional that I’m fighting off tears and trying to stay calm enough to watch the rest. I’m so hyped to climb right now. I only just discovered climbing and my passion for it 10 months ago. All it took was 1 climbing trip with a friend, the first time climbing for each of us. Now we can’t imagine our lives without it. I have so much love for this community and way of life. I never want to be without it. In a world where nowhere feels like home, I feel I’ve found a home with climbing.

[@dhruvvishwasrao8439]

A big Thank You to all these people for sharing. It's about these stories at the end of the day, at the beginning of the day and all throughout

[@jarethstubbington4351]

This was such a beautifully made film!! it made me completely reconsider why I fell in Love with climbing and why I want to carry on. not for the grade, for the love.

[@muffinmuffinmuffin971]

Thank you. This film has made me think more about how to give back to the community more.

[@DM-ji7rq]

No better argument against climbing gyms than this nice film . . . one will never find one's spirit, strength of character, nor soul there; only outside and with nature.

[@raceface119]

Man I love this, the Kieghley family seem an awesome family!

[@stevenhughes1517]

fantastic film, made me want to go boulder in Germany, Timmy O Neil was great hosting the after discussion, already miss seeing him at the facelift this year

[@m.iguelantunes]

We need more movies like this.

[@barneyadams9869]

The last bit of that film had my eyes streaming! Beautiful humans. So close to my heart and its given me a fresh hope. Thank you everyone involved in making this film and thankyou even more for allowing it to us for free!!! One love ❤️

[@elliotsanford8183]

The Patagonia team has a way of capturing the most intimate and natural moments that are normally so hard to get on film without it seeming scripted. Kudos to all of you on the team for making such masterpieces. Thank you for all your hard work and your dedication to sharing the stories that need to be told. And thank you to all the climbers out there who are dedicated to keeping our sport alive and making sure we are being responsible and sustainable. Stay safe, we love you!

[@mikeyschaefer5665]

Thanks for the kind words Elliot.

[@MfJfb]

Omg i've cried almos all listening. I reconized a part of myself in every story. It's not just about climbing, i think. It all about doing somthing to evacuate or managing feelings behaviors... I live in a big city whitch you can no longer be simply yourself. By that i mean that humain being is becomming way too far; Artifficial ..

[@benwolpert]

This was something special. Its not about climbing. This is about life. This is about people. This is so real. I think climbers are special because were weird. We see the world for what it is. Its not always beautiful. Its difficult. But there is so much beauty in that.

[@henrydavis3373]

I like that Patagonia is fine with highlighting other brands gear in many of their shots. Shows they don't care about the gear and more about the climbing. props to them.

[@dhruvvyas4301]

Relevant, powerful and beautifully made. Thank you Patagonia

[@arnaudcavalletto]

Incredible story of people throughout the climbing community and how this great sport brings us all together.

[@TaliaColleen]

One of the best climbing films I have ever seen, INCREDIBLE!

[@oceanbreeze9248]

Good god... I was not ready and definitely not expecting those emotions! 😢 So real and raw and touching ❤

[@Corcioch]

Beautiful film about a collection of beautiful folks and their community. Thanks for creating it and sharing it.

[@camaycama7479]

Merveilleux. My heart was so much engaged with these marvelous peoples then, tears, joyfull, gracefull and love embrasses me. God bless you all.

[@_jinlee]

One of the best rock climbing films ever made hands down! Just so raw. I am hopeful that this film shows the spirit and philosophy that the climbing community should retain as we pass on the baton to the future generations.

[@christianvelascochavez9019]

54:13 the photography and the music...is just another level.

[@xSaMILEx]

Yes! Awesome editing as well!

[@mikeyschaefer5665]

I won't lie, we got a bit lucky with that shot. We hadn't done any real scouting at that location besides a quick drone flyover. Amazed everything lined up so well!

[@xSaMILEx]

​@@mikeyschaefer5665 Oh really? I think it's one of the best shots in the movie. Is there any chance that any still of that scene can be published? 54:13, 54:31 and 54:56 would all make awesome wallpapers. The 1080p resolution is just a little low to use a screenshot. 😉

[@leohulin3095]

@@mikeyschaefer5665 The film was an absolute wonder, thank you for that ! Just to know, what's the name of this place where Katsutaka is climbing at 54:13 ? So beautiful with mount Fuji in the background.

[@xSaMILEx]

@@leohulin3095 Yeah, he answered that in a comment below. The place is called Mizugaki 👍

[@rafaelarend6483]

Man, this film helped me so much, thanks Patagonia for showing that climb is bout climbers!

[@estebansanchez2287]

Wonderfull film about the Sprit of climbing!, a re direction to something thats getting lost with competitivity. Sooo many People climbing for the wrong reasons.

[@leopaulhan]

What an amazing and beautiful documentary, thank you so much 🙏🏻 I discovered climbing with the film « Valley Uprising » and when I came at my first indoor climbing session last year, I didn't understand this competitive spirit that prevailed. I thought « where are the hippies I just saw in this movie ? Where is the freedom ? ». Your movie gives me hope that climbers by love still exists ❤️

[@alph5186]

I cried tears watching. Thank you so much!

[@Justusd1904]

4:50 22:50 40:35 55:40 These are the parts about Avalonia and Daniel.

[@derekxiaoEvanescentBliss]

And 59:58, 1:00:44, 1:05:15

[@rostyslavshevchenko5226]

An amazing movie. Inspirational, insightful and so 'warm' to watch!

[@frederikeustachi816]

One of the best climbing documentaries out there!

[@juanpablonunez990]

Saludos Patagonia, desde Chile 🇨🇱💪🏼

[@jaroslav522]

Very interesting, and very beautiful. Well done. Thank you for sharing this Patagonia.

[@damiancaniglia6157]

What a stunning documentary....beautifully real and raw stories....thank you....

[@samhparker]

This is perfect timing for this film!!!! And it was so cool to see the local crag, Little Cottonwood, on the big screen!!! Thanks for sharing such a great message wrapped up in such a beautiful package

[@krazykev123]

Beautiful movie, very well done. Truly captures the amazing community that we all share as rock climbers.