I wouldn't separate "stunt people" from "real climbers." I used to work in the film biz. Stunt men and women often have a lot of different skills, climbing, in some instances, being one of them.

As for the helo shot, it doesn't look like it was anywhere near the spire-done most likely with a gyro-stabilized camera with a long lens, like the ones used on news helos. The commercial was shot by Sender Films, they have a Facebook page with some chatter about it.

btw, I started a thread on Alex Honnold a while back. He was featured on 60 Minutes for his solo free climbing accomplishments.


Edited by TomD (01/13/12 06:12 PM)
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