Return2Sender
A Peter Mortimer Film
Axolotl Productions

Return2Sender
A Peter Mortimer Film
Axolotl Productions
2005
www.senderfilms.com

The Story
Return2Sender is the latest creation by filmmaker Peter Mortimer. Comprised of his award winning short Paralellojams: Crack Climbing in Indian Creek, Utah, followed by five other equally riveting “stories” R2S is delivered first class. Hosted by ex Urban Ape Timmy O’Neill, R2S also finds ten year old Cicada Jenerik on her quest to boulder her age, soloist Michael Reardon tuning the world out sans rope, a group of helmet-cam wearing BASE jumpers plunging into black and two wild and crazy guys losing their sanity during a forty day big wall epic in Greenland. Sounds fun? What if I also told you that Biscuit, the rock climbing Jack Russell, is back? This time with puppy prodigy Felix. Oh, I see. Now I can lick the stamp.

Summary
The extent of Peter Mortimer’s visions are seemingly endless and it’s evident in his latest creation. Return2Sender is reminiscent of a Ripley’s Believe it or Not compilation, whereas, each story carries the wow factor to the point of uncomprehension. Nothing is ordinary, yet everything is absolutely real. Aside from the idea of watching a film so eclectic and surreal, I was equally enthralled by the amount of passion and life that was being conveyed through the film. Peter Mortimer knows how to amuse the soul. Inventive, clever and cinematically stunning, R2S captures and claims the wonders of the human spirit. From the hilarities of the beat boxing, dancing, mimicking host Timmy “Special Delivery” O’Neill to the crucially focused Michael Reardon deciding “within the last twenty feet whether he’s in for it” on a J-Tree solo, every emotion is addressed and executed with artistry. While nothing is left to the imagination, this is one of those rare climbing films with enough awe-inspiring footage and intriguing story lines that everyone could enjoy, whether a climber or not.

Highlights

• Didier Berthod’s first ascent of “From Switzerland, With Love” a 5.13+R crack in Indian Creek, Utah.

• A young and determined 10 year old Cicada Jenerik sending Bishop’s “Lowrider V10”

• Michael Reardon adhering to his “Rhythm to Life” on the first solo ascent of J-Tree’s “EBGB” a 5.10 slab.

• Biscuit on the first ascent of “Give a Dog a Bone” a haneous D6.

• Diving head first and spinning wrecklessly towards earth with some Mexico BASE jumpers.

• Timmy O’Neill and Nathan Martin going stir crazy as they attempt to make the first free ascent of one the biggest walls on earth in Greenland.

• And, Timmy O’Neill being, well, Timmy O’Neill.

Added: May 14, 2006
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