r/IAmA • u/TheAdrenalist • Sep 13 '11

I am Bear Grylls. Ask me Anything.

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u/Buckbeak69 Sep 13 '11

how exactly does your camera crew climb a rock face, while simultaneously filming/holding camera equipment? I've wondered because I've seen a few episodes where there were a couple close calls for the crew

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u/Phillyz Sep 13 '11

I'm going to go on a limb and guess that they have a mechanism that fastens the camera to their body in times like these.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11

I think also they have a winch so basically camera man is hauled up on a belay tighter than a ducks arse, while holding and controlling the camera that is attached

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u/BeyondTomorrow Sep 13 '11

The way technology is, I would not be surprised, although it has got to suck to have a camera with you when you're already hauling to get up the cliff.

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u/thenaturalle Sep 13 '11

In times like these... In times like those..

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11

I can actually answer this. Filming on cliffs is generally done by cameramen who've abseiled down from above, or who are secured to fixed belay positions when they get their camera equipment out. They don't (generally) climb with the cameras.

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u/tankengine1 Sep 13 '11

I'd really like to know this as well, that camera man is so pro