Amity Warme

The film in this catalog places Amity Warme squarely in the mechanics of contemporary big‑wall free climbing. In Arc'teryx Presents: Ground Up she partners with Brent Barghahn on a ground‑up attempt of El Niño (Pineapple Express variation) on El Capitan; the edit trains its attention on hauling, fixing and unfixing protection, and the micro decisions that shape a multi‑day push on a huge face.

Rather than a single highlight reel, the film breaks a hard wall into named pieces — the La Niña crux, the “Black Cave” pitch (called 5.13b in the film) and “Lucy Is A Labrador” (noted at 5.13a on pitch 22) — to show how sustained difficulty is assembled from multiple demanding pitches. Director Chris Alstrin leaves room for weather management, route finding and quieter recovery moments, and the narrative also follows the team as they work through a serious finger injury while staying on route. The result is a focused record of process: choices about protection, reading fragile granite, and the incremental mental adjustments needed to keep moving. For viewers who care about how high‑end big‑wall free efforts are executed, the film is a practical, close‑up document of contemporary El Cap climbing.