The Al Hughes Archive - double dvd with 3 hours of the best 80s adventure films. A definitive collection of a decade of British climbing.

DVD 1
Introduction by Stevie Haston
Total Control with Jim Jewell (35 mins) - extreme solo climbing in North Wales
Waterfall Kayak with Shaun Baker (12 mins) - winner of several international film festival awards, this is the original extreme kayak film
The Fourteen Peaks with Colin Donnelly (12 mins) - After 20 years Colin Donnelly's record still stands, the epic run over the 3000ft peaks of Snowdonia
Swallow Falls (5 mins) - The first descent by Canadian Canoe, with Phil Blaine and Dave Crook

DVD 2
Gogarth (25 mins) - First ascents and big falls by Johnny Dawes and Paul Pritchard, including Johnny on Hardback Thesaurus the first British E7 onsight first ascent
Stone Ulladale (30 mins) - New routing in the Hebrides with Johnny Dawes, Paul Pritchard, Bob Drury and Crispin Waddy
Buoux 8c (25 mins) - Award winning film with Jerry Moffatt, Ben Moon and Johnny Dawes the best climbers of the 80's on the hardest routes of the time, including Ben climbing Agincourt the worlds first 8c
Statement of Youth (5 mins) - Ben Moon on the first 8a in the UK, Lower Pen Trwyn Llandudno
Liquid Amber (5 mins) - Jerry Moffatt on the first 8c in the UK,Lower Pen Trwyn Llandudno
Hubble (5 mins) - Ben Moon on the world's first 8c+ at Raven Tor Derbyshire

A thoroughly enjoyable look back at how things used to be. This series of short films depicts what it meant to be a climber in the 80’s. From Ben and Jerry clipping bolts to Paul Pritchard and Johnny Dawes on sighting scary Gogarth death routes, these films give an inspiring insight into the era when the first really hard rock routes came into existence. The films also depict other aspects of climbing culture in the 80’s, be that madcap stunts in the welsh slate quarries or the thoughtful reflections of Jim Perrin on the solo climber. For me the footage of Ben, Jerry and Johnny enjoying a sunny Bouox really makes this film. Inspiring stuff. Will