High Hazard

Britain's first complete rock climbing film, by Stanley Watson. A film about climbing in the Lakes. Norah Johnstone, a teacher at Keswick Grammar School and later Watson's wife, starred as a Victorian climber. The film includes footage of Stanley Watson himself climbing Kern Knotts blindfolded and a young girl, Vivian Verity, whose first climb at aged 9 was up Napes Needle. Stanley Watson is a keystone in the history of British climbing. He established the British Mountain Guides Organisation in 1930.

CAST

George Abrahamself

Stanley Watsonself

Vivian Verityself

Jerry Wrightself

Helen Johnstoneself

Norah Watsonself

Dunbar Usherself

Le Breton Martinnarrator