EpicTV Interviews

Jools corners Mr Jeremy Jones at the premiere of his new film 'Further' at the London Relentless Freeze Festival, and squeezes the EPIC out of him...

The Swiss Machine Ueli Steck has gone and done it again - this time without even trying apparently. On the weekend of August 18/19, Ueli and his friend Markus Zimmerman headed up the Schilthorn train for a leisurely paraglider flight over to the Rottal Hut where they hung out for the night in preparation for an early morning climb and flight from the Jungfrau. Conditions turned out to be ideal not only for climbing but for flying as well and Ueli ended up climbing and paragliding from the summit not only of the Jungfrau but of the Mönch and Eiger as well. In just over 12 hours. In this interview, Ueli gives us the lowdown on his very big day out.

The freshly-released climbing film Wide Boyz boys tells the story of two British climbers, Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker, and their two-year mission to make the first free ascent of Century Crack, the world's most difficult off-width.

Dan Milner, EpicTV's mountain bike editor with a very British sense of humour talks to the world's nr. 1 female downhill mountain biker, Rachel Atherton, and gives her 10 minutes to answer ten very tricky questions.

Freeskier Aurélien Ducroz is best known for his multiple overall Freeride World Tour titles. But what is a pro skier supposed to do when summer rolls around? Take off and race sailboats across the Atlantic, of course! In this interview Aurélien talks about how he recently became involved in transatlantic sailing, what he gets out of the sport and what to do when both of your rudders break in the middle of the Atlantic with no communication. Watch for part 2 of this interview coming this winter when Auré tells us about life as a professional freeskier.

EpicTV's Environmental Editor Cira Riedel interviews Peter Waeber, an expert on environmental and sustainability issues worldwide. In 2000 he founded Bluesign Technologies AG, which is establishing an independent standard for the textile and related industries that can be applied to the entire production chain. This includes resource savings, chemical management systems (removing the use of hazardous substances), optimization of manufacturing processes, input stream management and a strong commitment to environmental and human protection, health and safety. Peter is a walking encyclopedia of environmental facts related to textile production and is involved in research and development in cutting-edge technologies.

In December 2009, Andy Houseman and Nick Bullock made the first ascent of the highly-coveted north face of Chang Himal in the Kangchenjunga Himal. The team was nominated for a Piolets d'Or that year. The team has continued to climb hard routes and have recently come back with the sixth ascent of the notorious Slovak Route on Denali in Alaska. After he'd had the chance to grab a cup of tea we sat him down to find out more about their extraordinary effort. 00:00 History of the Slovak Direct 5:00 What was the diciest part of the route? 6:59 What were the hardest pitches on the route? 13:00 Nick Bullock: grumpy old man or tortured writer? 16:50 Next stop: Chamlang, Nepalese Himalaya. 19:00 What does climbing bring to your life? Follow us: - EpicTV Daily Adventure news: daily.epictv.com - EpicTV on Facebook: facebook.com/watchepictv - EpicTV on Twitter: twitter.com/watchepictv Watch 600+ base jumping, climbing, kayaking, mountain biking skiing, snowboarding, surfing and wingsuit flying films in full length: http:// epictv.com

00:20 Glen Plake, Rmy Lcluse and Greg Costa begin their quest to become the first to ski the world's eighth highest mountain, Manaslu, without oxygen. 10:31 EpicTV Surf Editor Dave Mailman reports on the first month of Innersection 2012, Taylor Steele's next crowd-sourced surf film. This month's winner has locked down $10,000 cash and a part in Steele's upcoming film, Seven Signs. 16:59 The Trango Air Wall team are back from a mission to make the first wingsuit jump from Pakistan's Great Trango Tower. Did they make it or did they come up short? Team member Tim Emmett tells the story including the team's nerve-wracking return back to civilization.

Carwyn Williams: Euro Surfing Pioneer still living the dream: 00:00 Humble beginnings: a £30 surfboard and living in a car. "It was pure back in those days. It's all too professional now." 4:00 On competitions, then and now. 6:15 "Yesterday Satan came around the corner. He's a good guy." 10:07 The injury. "It was in a real bad time of my life." 14:45 You've heard the rumors. Now straight from the horse's mouth, the official golf club story. 16:24 Best surf session ever. 20:48 Taffy Dog: "That dog saved my life." Follow us: - EpicTV Daily Adventure news: daily.epictv.com - EpicTV on Facebook: facebook.com/watchepictv - EpicTV on Twitter: twitter.com/watchepictv Watch 600+ full lenght base jumping, climbing, kayaking, mountain biking skiing, snowboarding, surfing and wingsuit flying DVDs: http:// epictv.com