Film Synopsis of the 2017 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival Entry [Boys in The Bugs] ...
Published: 2026-11-08
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Last updated 2026-11-08 — Matt Segal and Will Stanhope are top-tier climbers, but they also look like a pair of ultimate goofballs. Watch how they completed one of the world’s hardest traditional alpine big wall climbing routes through laughter and tears.
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Matt Segal and Will Stanhope are top-tier climbers, but they also look like a pair of ultimate goofballs. Most elite athletes these days adhere to strict diets and training regimens, but they rely purely on a “grind and grin” spirit—with a bit of booze on the side. When they set out to complete a 5.14 multi-pitch crack route in the Bugaboo Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, little did they know it would take them three full years—and leave them completely broke. See how they tackled one of the world’s hardest traditional alpine big wall climbs through laughter and tears.
Matt Segal and Will Stanhope are elite-level rock climbers and world-class goofballs. ( In an age of elite athletes, fad diets and training regimes, Matt and Will’s old-school approach consists of trying hard, having fun and killing the pain with a few cold ones. But Matt and Will’s m.o. gets a run for its money when they attempt an audacious multi-pitch 5.14 finger crack rising above a glacier in Canada’s wild Bugaboo Mountains. Jump on board their rollercoaster of laughs and tears during an epic, multi-year quest to establish a strong candidate for the world’s hardest alpine trad climb.
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