Reel Rock 18 Spotlight_ Climbing Never Die (BQ)
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Climbing journalist Matt Groom journeys deep into war-torn Ukraine to discover a community held together by climbing and patriotism, but indelibly changed by war. Featuring Danyil Boldyrev, Ksenia Zakharova & more.
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As a commentator for World Cup climbing competitions,
I was shocked when Ukrainian speed champ Daniel Boldyrev
invited me to his country.
So I'm going to Ukraine
to find out how, amidst the Russian invasion,
climbing can survive.
No water. It's minus 4 degrees.
A tank missile has gone through the climbing wall.
Incredible Ukrainian heat.
The Ukraine national championships.
For some of these guys, it could mean that
instead of being an athlete, they have to go to war.
I need to be a champion.
My father now in army.
He's at the front line.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I want to find this legendary alpinist
who's joined the fight.
But the further east we go, the worse it gets.
Russian forces are intensifying their offensive.
We're in the middle of this big attack.
Ukraine always stay alive.
I love my country.
During the war, we still believe in our dream
that climbing never die
because of this ******* war with Putin.