Old Man Lightning
Old Man Lightning
Dawn Kish
United States / 2025 / 60'
Old Man Lightning
Dawn Kish
United States / 2025 / 60'

The best climbing, comedy, comeback ever made, with a conservation plight. Cranky, yet witty bouldering legend John “Verm” Sherman has lost his mojo and is jonesing to regain it. What better way than to climb the world’s most famous boulder problem, Yosemite’s iconic Midnight Lightning? He climbed it 25 years ago, but since then the climb has gotten harder and Verm’s gotten softer. Standing in his way is his age (57), weight (200 lbs), dozens of injuries, and myriad health issues.

Screenings

Old Man Lightning is part of this program:

26/04/2026
18:30
Multisala Modena — Sala 2
Available
from 08 April
28/04/2026
18:30
Multisala Modena — Sala 2
Available
from 08 April

Director

Dawn Kish

Dawn Kish received her first camera when she was 17 years old. For over 25 years she has been shooting adventure and conservation photography. She creates photos of her journeys, whether they are stories of Native Americans in her Arizona homeland or hanging off a cliff wall climbing in Spain. In 1999 she started shooting for the National Geographic Magazines. Her main clients are Arizona Highways, Audubon, Grand Canyon National Park, National Geographic Adventure and Patagonia.

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