Exclusive: In the wake of the incredible National Geographic documentary Free Solo, which chronicles the first free solo climb of El Capitan’s 3,000-foot wall in Yosemite, comes another extreme-sports film. This one focuses on the late Doug Coombs, who pioneered back-country skiing, heli-skiing and mountain side skiing.
This one is being developed and produced by Outside Studios and Fort Point Media; the feature is based on the Rob Cocuzzo book, Tracking the Wild Coomba: The Life of Legendary Skier Doug Coombs
Fort Point Media, a run by bestselling authors Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge, acquired the rights to the book and have set the project up with Outside Studios, a unit of Outside Integrated Media, LLC. Moviegoers will remember that Outside magazine provided the original material for several big outdoor-adventure films including Everest, 127 Hours, Into the Wild, Blue Crush and The Perfect Storm.
“Doug’s story fits in...
This one is being developed and produced by Outside Studios and Fort Point Media; the feature is based on the Rob Cocuzzo book, Tracking the Wild Coomba: The Life of Legendary Skier Doug Coombs
Fort Point Media, a run by bestselling authors Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge, acquired the rights to the book and have set the project up with Outside Studios, a unit of Outside Integrated Media, LLC. Moviegoers will remember that Outside magazine provided the original material for several big outdoor-adventure films including Everest, 127 Hours, Into the Wild, Blue Crush and The Perfect Storm.
“Doug’s story fits in...
- 1/8/2019
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
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