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Pilgrimage DVD 000 by Josh Lowell

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I've long been a big fan of Josh Lowell's climbing videos (www.bigupproductions.com). They are the best bouldering DVDs out there. Pilgrimage is good but doesn't quite live up to the standard set by Josh's earlier videos Rampage and Dosage in terms of pure climbing footage.

One explanation is that the climbers were hit hard with stomach illnesses. You can see them dehydrated and gaunt. But they climb on. And tear apart beautiful problems.

The production value of Pilgrimage is much better than previous BigUp DVDs (no more shaky handy-cams). And there's even a story line!

We get to see the return of Katie Brown (a child climbing phenom who was thought to be the best female competition climber in the world at the age of 17 and first female to on-sight a 5.13d) to the limelight and hear her story of why she dropped out of the climbing scene for so many years. We hear Sharma talk about his rise to fame and dealing with his icon status. And we get to see them search for and climb hard problems in Hampi, India.

If you've already seen Rampage and Dosage, then Pilgrimage will be a great addition to your collection of climbing movies. The scenery and footage are gorgeous. The problems are burly. I just wish there was a bit more pure climbing footage and a bit more footage of Katie Brown's climbing style.