A son climbs his father's legacy—literally—on Yosemite's sacred stone.
Lonnie Kauk’s personal journey to honor his indigenous Yosemite roots, and to connect with his legendary father by repeating his iconic climbs.
Cinematography
Yosemite granite has never looked this alive, this personal.
Direction
Three directors, one voice—restraint earns every tear.
Director
Brett Lowell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Kauk family are original Yosemite Ahwahneechee descendants; Ron helped establish the modern climbing ethic on their own stolen land.
Lonnie repeated his father's 1978 first ascent of 'Midnight Lightning'—the world's most famous boulder problem—wearing his dad's original handmade chalk bag.
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