BAFTA For Echo Wall

Big congratulations to Claire MacLeod who has won a Scottish New Talent BAFTA for Best Director for Echo Wall, the stunning film of her husband Dave MacLeod's project to climb a desperately hard new route on Ben Nevis.


The film was one of our favourite climbing DVDs of last year and the mix of stunning scenery, a gripping story and some dramatically initimate and personal footage of Dave makes it a must see in our book.

According to Dave's blog, the pair were convinced that the nomination was as far as things would go and were genuinely stunned when Claire was announced as the winner.

The reasons behind the award, Dave thinks were 'the practical challenge of shooting a film like this single-handedly and the seriousness of what Claire filmed (her other half risking neck), they liked the personal nature of the film and the appreciation shown of the beauty of the Lochaber in the shooting.'

Festival Awards

Not only that, but in the same week, Echo Wall also won awards for the Best Scottish Film at Fort William Mountain Festival and Best Film at Glasgow Mountain Film Festival.

The Fort William Festival describes the film as charting 'the story of a new level of determination and calculated risk taking in rock climbing'.


Have a look at the trailer and if you like what you see, you can order the DVD online at www.davemacleod.com