Amity Warme

Amity Warme appears in this catalog as a climber working at the intersection of hard granite trad and high-end big‑wall free climbing. The two films here—both from 2024—frame her in Yosemite Valley: one as a short, movement‑specific ascent on a steep, technical corner and the other as a multi‑day, ground‑up push on an El Capitan free line with a partner.

Amity Warme climbs Book of Hate 5.13d is a compact, close‑camera record of forty‑five meters of stemming and body‑tension climbing on a corner that steepens toward the top. The piece emphasizes technique over spectacle: opposition and subtle footwork dominate, and the film gives viewers the chance to study linking, body position and the small trad placements that matter in that style. A striking detail revealed after the climb—that she climbed with a ruptured A2 pulley—recasts the movement and highlights finger‑injury management even in short ascents.

Arc'teryx Presents: Ground Up follows Warme and Brent Barghahn over eight days as they attempt a ground‑up free ascent of El Niño (Pineapple Express variation) on El Capitan. The documentary foregrounds process: hauling, fixing and unfixing lines, reading fragile granite, and the way sustained difficulty breaks into named pitches—the La Niña crux, the “Black Cave” pitch and “Lucy Is A Labrador” among them. Viewers who watch both films will come away with a clear sense of how precise movement on hard, single‑pitch trad feeds into the different rhythm and logistics of sustained big‑wall free climbing.