EP 238: Girls Gone Hueco — Making the First All-Female Bouldering Film & the Power of a Girl Gang | ft. Midori Buechli & Long Truong

Girls Gone Hueco is an all-female bouldering film now available on Vimeo. In this episode, I sit down with V11 climber Midori Buechli and filmmaker Long Truong to discuss the making of the film, the power of climbing with a girl gang, hidden costs of making a film, trash can showers, pad-less sends, imposter syndrome, advice for aspiring filmmakers, and more. Watch Girls Gone Hueco: girlsgonehueco.vhx.tv KAYA: kayaclimb.com Use code "NUGGET" at checkout for 20% off your first year of KAYA PRO. Shoutout to KAYA for supporting Girls Gone Hueco! Show Notes: thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/girls-gone-hueco Nuggets: (00:00:00) – Intro (00:02:38) – Midori’s background (00:09:08) – Long’s background (00:13:26) – What Long learned making Girls Gone Hueco (00:15:41) – What surprised Midori about the experience (00:17:32) – Why Midori wanted to make the film (00:20:30) – Forming the girl gang (00:24:36) – How Long got involved with this film (00:28:36) – Making the film (00:37:48) – What they wish they had known (00:40:10) – Hidden costs of making a film (00:48:08) – Carving out the time to make a film (00:50:57) – Trash can shower (00:55:39) – Amanda’s pad-less send (01:00:36) – Will there be a Girls Gone Hueco 2? (01:01:35) – Takeaways (01:06:11) – Where to watch the film (01:06:45) – Advice for aspiring filmmakers (01:10:03) – Imposter syndrome (01:15:15) – Don’t be afraid to try (01:16:45) – V11 in legit (01:18:03) – Shoutout to Julie Ellison (01:20:45) – Congratulations