Climbing in Kenya

The handful of climbing films set in Kenya on this site centers on a single, unruly objective: Mount Poi. In Of Choss and Lions Cedar Wright and Alex Honnold travel to that formation—presented in the film as Africa’s biggest big wall—and find the expedition is as much about logistics, wildlife and unreliable rock as it is about pitch‑by‑pitch movement.

The film frames expedition big‑wall climbing as a mixture of reconnaissance, risk management and a kind of resigned humor. You see route finding on unfamiliar, loose granite, partners trading jokes mid‑effort, and the practical work of hauling, bivvying and managing a team where the rock can’t be taken for granted. Because the footage was shot and edited by people who were on the sharp end of the choss, the result reads like a field notebook: attempts, retreats, and the small decisions that shape whether an unclimbed face yields. For viewers curious about what a remote African wall feels like under real expedition conditions, this film delivers a grounded, candid record rather than a polished summit montage.