Wild Country ambassador James Pearson has had an incredible year. 
Earlier in the year his trip to Rocklands yielded a swathe of new adventure routes in this bouldering mecca; then his flashed ascent of Something's Burning, E9 the first flash of this grade in the world (see more here) raised the bar in UK trad climbing; and finally his third ascent of the UK's only E11 Rhapsody meant he could legitimately lay claim to being one the best around.
However, James although always talented has not always had things go so well and earlier in his career a series of incidents left him isolated and feeling pretty much ostracized from the UK scene. However, rather than retreating his 'comeback' has been spectacular and inspirational. This unique story has been captured by the talented crew at HotAches (including his ascent of Rhapsody) to try and piece together a climbing life and to bring some sort of closure to
Redemption: The James Pearson Story - tells the controversial story of one of the World's best trad climbers, Englandʼs James Pearson. After a dramatic rise to become one of the top climbers in the UK, controversy surrounding the grading of his routes left him feeling ostracised from the climbing scene. The film tells James’ story and follows his return to the UK as he faces his demons and looks to redeem his place within the UK climbing community.
You can buy Redemption here...