The Dosage climbing videos series is the definitive annual portrait of climbing's state-of-the-art. Volume 3 raises the bar with six new doses of maximum strength action and inspiration. Features: Chris Sharma bouldering in the Ozarks. Beth Rodden and Tommy Caldwell at Smith Rock. Klem Loskot deep-water soloing in Vietnam. Dave Graham bouldering in Switzerland. Ben Moon, Jason Kehl and others putting up first ascents in Utah. Yosemite legend Ron Kauk reflects on a lifetime of climbing in the Valley. DVD BONUS - Bouldering in Australia and New Zealand by Cooper Roberts.
Summing up Dosage III in one word is easy: MOTIVATION. The footage is, as we become accustomed to, impeccable and the characters the usual suspects. After having watched Chris Sharma pull, swing and scream his way through spectacular problems of the Ozarks, Arkansas and Dave Graham's fingers of steel grasping minuscule crimpers on Swiss gneiss, you really want to get out there and pull! When it comes to the D.W.S. in Vietnam, I'm not sure I'd like to stick my neck out quite that far, but it's always thrilling to watch someone else doing it. Absolutely wild!
What I didn't really get was Ron Kauk's 'Return to balance' dose... I guess it's good for your soul in some way, but in a climbing movie I'm looking for action and adrenaline, rather than meditation.
Dosage III also features Beth Rodden climbing 'The Optimist' and Jason Kehl, James Litz and company climbing in Utah.
The Lowell brothers and crew have found the right balance between too much and not enough emphasis on the working of the problems/routes and you also get a realistic feeling of how hard these things really are i.e. close-ups of the holds, multiple angles.
I've gotten my dose. Now I suggest you get your...
