Letting Go of the Grade - MOVIE

“I think that climbing is absolutely pointless" is the first line in this film. But LETTING GO OF THE GRADE is a film about climbers, not the climbing. The film follows four women as they make their way up Las Agujas (The Spires) of El Potrero Chico.

Give it a watch and see if you agree. MIRANDA OAKLEY is a Mountain Hardwear Team athlete, a rock guide through the Yosemite Mountaineering School, and mother. She is known for becoming the first woman to rope-solo The Nose of El Capitan in less than 24 hours.

GENEVIVE WALKER is also a Mountain Hardwear Team athlete, a Single Pitch Instructor certified by the American Mountain Guides Association, Rock Guide Apprentice, and contestant on Race to Survive: Alaska.

KAT GRANDEL is a climber that got her start from a free clinic hosted in part by She Moves Mountains, then served in their mentorship program, and soon to be backpacking guide with the organization.

LIZZY VANPATTEN, who co-directed this film, is a rock climbing guide, and co-founder of She Moves Mountains, a guiding service that aims tocreate a space for women in the outdoors.