600-meter big wall: On expedition with the Houlding family

When British climber and mountaineer Leo Houlding goes on an expedition with his wife and two kids or climbs a 600-meter wall with them, he also wants to show that many things are possible even with small children.

Who visites Leo Houlding on social media, you will know that the Brit's family holidays are different from those of many others. For example, he, his wife Jess and their two children Freya and Jackson climb the 1000-meter-long north edge of Pizzo Badile, the Commando Ridge in Cornwall or the 600-meter south pillar of Stetind together.

The short film Two point Four accompanies the family on their adventure on Norway's national mountain - a sensitive portrait and an absolute must-see, and not just for climbing-enthusiastic fathers and mothers.

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