Some places have a reputation for good reason. The ascent started at 1,800 feet in calm morning light and ended at 6,500 feet in wind and sideways snow. That range, from warmth to whiteout in a single day, is what made this footage worth capturing. This personal project follows me and David Caldwell up Mt. Washington in late fall, a raw, unscripted climb with a flimsy 8mm camcorder, complete with a dying battery.
What started as a warm sunrise hike became something closer to a survival exercise before the summit. The gap between those two realities, captured honestly and without embellishment, is where the best footage lives. No setup, no safety net, just the mountain doing what it does.
Few locations test a crew and a camera like the Northeast's highest peak. If your story belongs somewhere that doesn't pull punches, let's talk.
