A Film About Quinn Brett’s Life-Changing Fall in Yosemite Premieres Today
The accomplished big-wall climber suffered serious injuries while attempting a speed ascent of The Nose
On Oct. 11, 2017, top rock climber Quinn Brett fell over 40 metres on the Boot Flake pitch of The Nose on El Capitan. Her injuries included a broken T12 vertebra, a head injury so severe it required 15 staples and a spinal cord injury that resulted in her losing the use of her legs.
In a story by Brett about the accident, she says, “When we left the ground, it didn’t feel right. I was climbing well and the pitches flew by, and still—I wasn’t there, wasn’t present. I’m usually extremely diligent with placing gear, but eager to finish my block, I ran it out to the top of the Boot Flake because I was lazy or dumb or just fucking stupid. My last memory was of a hand jam and the terrain steepening slightly.”
An Accidental Life, directed by Henna Taylor, follows Brett for the first two years after the accident. The world premiere is this week at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. You can watch it online here from Feb. 23-26.
An Accidental Life Trailer
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