Crackoholic - The climbingmovie
Week of January 15, 2018
Crackoholic – The climbingmovie dives into the granite dreamscape of Bohuslän on Sweden’s wild west coast, a place of laser-cut corners, sharp arêtes, and endless splitter cracks that has quietly become one of Europe’s great trad playgrounds. Through a mix of history and hard climbing, the film traces the scene from the bandana-and-EB days of the 1970s to today’s climbers raising the standard, meeting the locals and legends who shaped the area and the culture that grew around naturally protected climbing. What makes Crackoholic so gripping is how it balances beautiful, technical crack climbing with the human reasons behind it: why people choose gear, uncertainty, and consequence when easier options exist. With appearances and additional footage from the likes of Leo Houlding and Neil Gresham, it’s a full-bodied love letter to granite and commitment—packed with classic lines, strong personalities, and that familiar trad headspace where focus has to beat fear, because the rock doesn’t forgive daydreaming.
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