The results of the AAC video contest are in, and we’d like to offer congratulations to first-prize winner Peter Valchev, who submitted “Ice Climbing in the Ghost: Candlestick Maker and Hidden Dragon” and received over 4,000 views. Peter, an Osprey Mutant 38 pack is on it’s way to you!
Here’s a short description of the vid:
Ice climbing in the Ghost River Valley, Canada. Orient Point is a drainage that hosts several high-quality ice climbs that can be combined for a nice day. We climbed the easy approach ice and started off with a short pillar to the left of Hidden Dragon, after which we continued to Candlestick Maker, our real objective. It consists of a short & stout free standing pillar, pouring in front of a large cave. The second pitch is a longer version of the same.
This is a 3-minute compilation I made with my helmet camera to show parts of the experience. Soundtrack is “The Rapture – Sister Saviour (Blackstrobe Remix)”, Creative Commons licensed: creativecommons.org/wired/. Video created with Cinelerra for Linux. Photos & trip report: http://sightly.net/peter/trips/ghost/candlestickmaker2009/
Stay tuned for the 2nd and 3rd place finishers!
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:42 am
[...] The American Alpine Club recently ran a video contest, and this was the first place winner. It’s a compilation of footage from a helmet cam of climbing some sweet looking pillars in the Ghost River Valley in Canada. You can find out more about the video here. [...]