Break on through | Bob Carmichael

My first film 1972. Climbing was my passion and I wanted to let America see the new sport. Freeclimbing was just breaking out. Roger Briggs and Duncan Furgeson were two of the top climbers in America. My DP was a never been on rock DP named Len Aitken. We protected him and he did a great job. He also edited this film. Tommy Bolin one of the top guitarists in American Music composed the soundtrack. I sold everything I owned to produce this film and hitch-hiked to NYC and sold it to CBS Sports. It was one of the first climbing TV broadcasts. It was the early 1970's and we believed in climbing as a consciousness endeavor as much as a physical endeavor. It's a bit crude but it captured the moment. It started my career. Tommy's soundtrack is great! He simply played to the projected image ... with his band Energy. This film was certainly one of the influential film in the newly emerging adventure filmmaking genre. Directed and produced by Bob Carmichael