Climbing, Filmmaking, and Finding Balance

Girls Gone Hueco is an all-female bouldering film now available on Vimeo. In this episode, I sit down with V11 climber Midori Buechli and filmmaker Long Truong to discuss the making of the film, the power of climbing with a girl gang, hidden costs of making a film, trash can showers, pad-less sends, imposter syndrome, advice for aspiring filmmakers, and more.

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Show Notes:  

thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/girls-gone-hueco

Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:02:38) – Midori’s background

(00:09:08) – Long’s background

(00:13:26) – What Long learned making Girls Gone Hueco

(00:15:41) – What surprised Midori about the experience

(00:17:32) – Why Midori wanted to make the film

(00:20:30) – Forming the girl gang

(00:24:36) – How Long got involved with this film

(00:28:36) – Making the film

(00:37:48) – What they wish they had known

(00:40:10) – Hidden costs of making a film

(00:48:08) – Carving out the time to make a film

(00:50:57) – Trash can shower

(00:55:39) – Amanda’s pad-less send

(01:00:36) – Will there be a Girls Gone Hueco 2?

(01:01:35) – Takeaways

(01:06:11) – Where to watch the film

(01:06:45) – Advice for aspiring filmmakers

(01:10:03) – Imposter syndrome

(01:15:15) – Don’t be afraid to try

(01:16:45) – V11 in legit

(01:18:03) – Shoutout to Julie Ellison

(01:20:45) – Congratulations