Greetings from a very rainy Devon in the UK!

I was lucky enough last Easter to have the opportunity to interview Pat Littlejohn. We sat down and talked early days. On the subject of Moonraker, I sat transfixed as Pat jumped back in time to his school holidays of 1967 and recalled the excitement of the route, the influence upon him of members of the Exeter Climbing Club and his feelings about Pete. At the end of this, Pat mentioned that he was really keen to climb Moonraker again on the fifth of August; the fiftieth. A discussion about a possible film project ensued.


A chance meeting with legendary photographer, John Cleare revealed that there were many images of Peter Biven from the cliff and that he would allow me to use them.

Pat contacted Peter’s 16 year old granddaughter, Anna and asked if she was keen. She agreed and exactly fifty years to the hour after the first ascent, a Biven/Littlejohn team traversed down once more into The Great Cave. This film follows Pat back in time to his early climbing career in Devon and Anna dipping her toe for the first time into her famous grandfather’s footsteps. I should mention also that this was Anna’s first time on a sea-cliff and only her second time trad climbing!

Enjoy the film!

James Mann

https://vimeo.com/242100355

For those who enjoyed this, here is a link to a more detailed article on UK Climbing

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