Doing it Scared

British climber – now resident of Tasmania – Paul Pritchard, was one of the leading climbers and mountaineers of the 1980s and 1990s, renowned for his hard and extremely bold first ascents. In 1998 Paul was abseiling in to climb the Totem Pole in Tasmania when he dislodged a rock with his rope that hit him on the head, leaving him with a severe head injury that he was lucky to survive. The aftermath of the accident left him with hemiplegia, which means he has little feeling or movement in the right side of this body. Despite this disability, Paul’s continued to live a life filled with adventure. Eighteen years later Paul returns to the Totem Pole to find out if he has recovered enough to finish the climb.

Country:

Australia

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

12 minutes

Year:

2016

Director:

Matthew Newton

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Company:

Rummin Productions

Cast:
Paul Pritchard

Self

Steve Monks

Self

John Middendorf

Self

Neale Smith

Self

Melanie Oogjes

Self

Crew:
Ashley Seward

Editor

Matthew Newton

Director

Catherine Pettman

Producer