A film about moving from competition climbing to exploring the world beyond
#Evolve is the first autobiographical short film featuring Italian climber Jacopo Larcher. The short film follows Larcher through his climbing career, starting from competition climbing in gyms to leaving its boundaries and exploring the world beyond.
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Larcher stepped into his first pair of climbing shoes when he was 11 at a local gym’s youth climbing course. He soon developed the affinity and skills for the sport, and began competing in national and European circuits. While Larcher was traveling frequently for competitions, he barely had a chance to experience anything beyond the gyms, and he felt a strong desire to break out, do something more, and connect with nature.
With that in mind, Larcher left the competition circuit and took his skills outdoors. Since then, he not only explored new territories and mountains with new people, but also experimented with different styles of climbing. The step Larcher took to go outside is the start of a long journey to keep exploring the world, learn about himself, challenge his limits, and find new ambitions to take on.
Photo credit: Klaus Dell’Orto; Francois Lebeau
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