Jim Bridwell

Jim Bridwell. Camera and Electrical Department: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Jim Bridwell was one of the great innovators of the modern climbing era, bringing a tech-savvy meticulousness coupled with a go-for-it attitude to his many first ascents, 100 first-ascent free climbs plus A5 big wall routes on Half Dome and El Capitan-but also cutting-edge alpine routes from Alaska to Patagonia. Born July 29, 1944, in San Antonio, Texas, Bridwell...