Will Gadd

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.4788

Gender

Male

Birthday

NO DOB PROVIDED

Age

NO AGE PROVIDED

Place of Birth

Canada

Also Known As

NO INFO PROVIDED

Will Gadd

Biography

Will Gadd (born March 8, 1967) is a prominent Canadian ice climber, mixed climber and paraglider pilot. He formerly held the paragliding world distance record, with a flight of 423 km in Zapata, Texas. He is the host of the documentary series Fearless Planet, working with regional scientists and traveling with them, or by himself, to various locations that are in the individual episode's focus. He is the son of Ben Gadd, award-winning Jasper, Alberta guide, writer and naturalist expert on the natural history of the Canadian Rockies who wrote the bestselling Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.

Credits

The Frozen Titans (2014) Character: Will Gadd
It’s a route that you cannot climb in summer and that you don’t really want to climb in winter: Helmcken Falls. But ice-climber Will Gadd knows that the technically challenging mixed route on the rear wall of the 141-metre waterfall can only be mastered at sub-zero temperatures, because that’s when the loose rock is literally frozen up by the spray. However, what works for the route doesn’t necessarily help the athlete. The centimetre-thick layer of ice which Will has to remove from his safety rope at regular intervals doesn’t really make it easier for him to warm up to the route.

Best of E.O.F.T. No. 11 (2015) Character: Climber
The best films of the European Outdoor Film Tour 14/15

Not Alone (2022) Character: Himself
After an ice climbing avalanche takes the life of her close friend, professional athlete and alpine guide Sarah Hueniken finds herself questioning everything about her life in the mountains.

All Mixed Up (2004) Character: N/A
All Mixed Up is a gripping tale of two female climbers from Scotland as they push their limits to see if they have what it takes in the spectacular Canadian Rockies. Tackling some of the steepest and toughest routes in the country, their roller coaster ride of self-questioning and sheer bloody-mindedness dressed up as determination is an inspirational story of success in the hard world of winter mixed climbing.

Vertical Ice: The Spirit of Guy Lacelle (2020) Character: Climber
Told from the perspective of some of the best ice climbers in the world today, paired with archival footage from the infancy of the sport, this documentary honours the spirit of Guy Lacelle.

Risk Factor (2017) Character: Self
Risk Factor begins with filmmaker Robert Lang expressing confusion about his personal risks and the societal risks that seem to threaten us all. Which risk factors are truly dangerous? And which ones don’t matter? To gain insight, he decides to go on a journey to meet the world’s top risk experts.

Ice Revolution (2017) Character: Self
Two ice climbing fanatics discover the sport's holy grail, Helmcken Falls, Canada where a cave features hundreds of feet of overhanging, barely-climbable ice.

Reel Rock 6 (2011) Character: Self
The complete 2011 REEL ROCK Film Tour: Six astounding short films covering every style of climbing on the planet. Starring Tommy Caldwell, Dean Potter, "Sketchy" Andy Lewis, Ashima Shiraishi, Will Gadd, Kevin Jorgeson, Corey Richards, Obe Carrion, Sean Leary, Tim Emmett, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko, Hans Florine, The Huber Brothers, and more.

The Alpinist (2021) Character: Self
The life of Canadian mountain climber Marc-André Leclerc as he pushes the boundaries of climbing while on an expedition to Patagonia.

Will Gadd

Personal Info

Will Gadd

Biography

Credits

Our Work is

Anime | Movie