Prior to the release of High Hazard movie makers shot film from ground level. Their naivety was a travesty of what a real rock climbing film should be, capturing none of the exposure or risks associated with the sport.
This gave Stanley Watson, Chief of the British Mountain Guides, the idea of making his own film—but there was one small problem: None of the existing professional cameramen could perform roped camerawork.
However, Watson was one of the country's leading rock climbers, already a proficient climbing guide, a keen photographer and artist, so he formed his own company, bought five cameras, nominated himself as producer and in the summer of 1934 set about filming with a cast of friends and employees.
The groundbreaking filming techniques used by Watson set the precedent for which all subsequent films had to follow.
