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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Toucher le ciel
Olivier Van'l (2017)
World famous extreme athlete Alain Robert, also known as the 'French Spiderman', has been climbing bare hand the tallest buildings on the planet for over 25 years. So when the construction of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai was completed, making it the tallest tower in the world culminating at 828m, it seemed natural that he had to face the challenge. That endeavour represented 5 years of intense negotiation and preparation.- 2017
- France
- 52 min
World famous extreme athlete Alain Robert, also known as the 'French Spiderman', has been climbing bare hand the tallest buildings on the planet for over 25 years. So when the construction of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai was completed, making it the tallest tower in the world culminating at 828m, it seemed natural that he had to face the challenge. That endeavour represented 5 years of intense negotiation and preparation.Climbing locations
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Die Freiheit, die ich meine
Eduardo Gellner (2015)
The idea: to climb two one thousand meter high walls of limestone without a rope and without a partner. Free solo. Rudi Hauser will connect these walls in Salzburg's Pongau region, which are about 15 km apart as the crow flies, with a mountain run and a wheel unit. Everything from own strength. For some it sounds crazy, for Rudi it means absolute freedom.- 2015
- Austria
- 51 min
The idea: to climb two one thousand meter high walls of limestone without a rope and without a partner. Free solo. Rudi Hauser will connect these walls in Salzburg's Pongau region, which are about 15 km apart as the crow flies, with a mountain run and a wheel unit. Everything from own strength. For some it sounds crazy, for Rudi it means absolute freedom.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
The sky walker
Mark Soldinger (2009)
Dean Potter is a unique breed of daredevil. He is the only person in the world practicing extreme high-lining - a hair-raising variation of tightrope walking - which sees him crossing a bouncy stretch of 1-inch wide rope suspended hundreds of feet above some of the worlds most breathtaking canyons… without any safety harness. One slip and he could plunge to his death. Fourth episode of the TV series Daredevils, als known as Cutting Edge, about extraordinary humans.- 2009
- UK
- 46 min
Dean Potter is a unique breed of daredevil. He is the only person in the world practicing extreme high-lining - a hair-raising variation of tightrope walking - which sees him crossing a bouncy stretch of 1-inch wide rope suspended hundreds of feet above some of the worlds most breathtaking canyons… without any safety harness. One slip and he could plunge to his death. Fourth episode of the TV series Daredevils, als known as Cutting Edge, about extraordinary humans.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
The Human Spider returns
Mark Soldinger (2008)
This heart-stopping Cutting Edge documentary follows the married father-of-three on his quest to 'free climb' some of the world's tallest buildings using just his bare hands, with no ropes or any safety equipment. Second episode of the TV series Daredevils, als known as Cutting Edge, about extraordinary humans.- 2008
- UK
- 48 min
This heart-stopping Cutting Edge documentary follows the married father-of-three on his quest to 'free climb' some of the world's tallest buildings using just his bare hands, with no ropes or any safety equipment. Second episode of the TV series Daredevils, als known as Cutting Edge, about extraordinary humans.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Buildering
Michele Radici (1995)
Frenchman Alain Roberts risks his life climbing skyscrapers in Paris, New York and Chicago. An episode of the extreme sports Italian TV series No Limits, by Michele Radici. Alain Robert, after years of hard training and dangerous climbs to get to be the best, discovers, and courageously admits, that what really interests him now is to be able to achieve a great success with the public. He decided to leave the cliffs and climb in the city, where everyone can follow his exploits. In Chicago, Paris, New York, Brooklyn, Alain Robert holds everyone in suspense and his eyes barred upwards, including the police, to follow his daring and fast climbs along the walls of a skyscraper or the ropes of a suspension bridge.- 1995
- UK
- 15 min
Frenchman Alain Roberts risks his life climbing skyscrapers in Paris, New York and Chicago. An episode of the extreme sports Italian TV series No Limits, by Michele Radici. Alain Robert, after years of hard training and dangerous climbs to get to be the best, discovers, and courageously admits, that what really interests him now is to be able to achieve a great success with the public. He decided to leave the cliffs and climb in the city, where everyone can follow his exploits. In Chicago, Paris, New York, Brooklyn, Alain Robert holds everyone in suspense and his eyes barred upwards, including the police, to follow his daring and fast climbs along the walls of a skyscraper or the ropes of a suspension bridge.Climbing locations
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The ascent of Alex Honnold
Jeff Newton (2011)
Mountain climber Alex Honnold seems to defy gravity, scaling sheer, steep rock faces with no rope and apparently no fear. Lara Logan and Jeff Newton report. They have been reporting from inside the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for a decade, yet they were still awestruck and at times terrified as they watched the 26-year-old Honnold scale 'Sentinel' in Yosemite National Park, a climb captured on tape for their '60 Minutes' segment this week: 'Alone on the Wall.'- 2011
- USA
- 14 min
Mountain climber Alex Honnold seems to defy gravity, scaling sheer, steep rock faces with no rope and apparently no fear. Lara Logan and Jeff Newton report. They have been reporting from inside the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for a decade, yet they were still awestruck and at times terrified as they watched the 26-year-old Honnold scale 'Sentinel' in Yosemite National Park, a climb captured on tape for their '60 Minutes' segment this week: 'Alone on the Wall.'Climbing locations
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Ueli Steck's North Face Trilogy
Daniel Keller (2010)
The infamous north faces of Eiger, Grandes Jorasses and Matterhorn are awesome challenges just for the best climbers. Swiss speed climbing legend Ueli Steck doesn't let things scorch. He conquers in free solo style this trio of threat in only hours - no rope, no bolt was needed.Ueli Steck's North Face Trilogy
- 2010
- Switzerland
- 23 min
The infamous north faces of Eiger, Grandes Jorasses and Matterhorn are awesome challenges just for the best climbers. Swiss speed climbing legend Ueli Steck doesn't let things scorch. He conquers in free solo style this trio of threat in only hours - no rope, no bolt was needed.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
The New Spider Man
John Aronson (1993)
Join climbers Todd Skinner, Dan Osman, Melody Wong, John Bachar, and World Cup Climber Lynn Hill as they discuss the pull of rock climbing, the thrill that comes from solo climbing without a rope, and how to take the sport to new heights. Shot at awe inspiring natural rock formations, this video is full of extreme falls and dizzying climbs.- 1993
- USA
- 23 min
Join climbers Todd Skinner, Dan Osman, Melody Wong, John Bachar, and World Cup Climber Lynn Hill as they discuss the pull of rock climbing, the thrill that comes from solo climbing without a rope, and how to take the sport to new heights. Shot at awe inspiring natural rock formations, this video is full of extreme falls and dizzying climbs.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Hansjörg Auer - No Turning Back
Damiano Levati (2017)
Probably no one has explored solo climbing like Hansjörg Auer, whose memorable feat on the 'fish route' has forever marked the history of this very peculiar kind of mountaineering. 'The hardest thing to do when you're doing free solo,' says Hansjörg, 'is not the ascent. It is to go back home.' Why? Because when loneliness strips you naked you understand the importance of the relationships you build with people around you. 'No turning back' is an introspective and epic film, delicate and powerful: there is not only vertical life, there is not only performance. There is an all-round discovery of what makes a life worth living.Hansjörg Auer - No Turning Back
- 2017
- Italy
- 30 min
Probably no one has explored solo climbing like Hansjörg Auer, whose memorable feat on the 'fish route' has forever marked the history of this very peculiar kind of mountaineering. 'The hardest thing to do when you're doing free solo,' says Hansjörg, 'is not the ascent. It is to go back home.' Why? Because when loneliness strips you naked you understand the importance of the relationships you build with people around you. 'No turning back' is an introspective and epic film, delicate and powerful: there is not only vertical life, there is not only performance. There is an all-round discovery of what makes a life worth living.Climbing locations
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Safety Third
Cedar Wright (2017)
For most climbers, it’s safety first. But Brad Gobright is definitely not most climbers. Fueled by day-old donuts and unhindered by a fear of falling, this young talent is pushing the limits of scary trad and free solo ropeless climbing. Having survived a few big scares, Brad is determined to make his boldest ascent yet — a first-ever free solo of a heart-stoppingly exposed and difficult route in Eldorado Canyon. A film by climber and filmmaker Cedar Wright and Taylor Keating, screened and distributed as part of the Reel Rock 12 series.- 2017
- USA
- 28 min
For most climbers, it’s safety first. But Brad Gobright is definitely not most climbers. Fueled by day-old donuts and unhindered by a fear of falling, this young talent is pushing the limits of scary trad and free solo ropeless climbing. Having survived a few big scares, Brad is determined to make his boldest ascent yet — a first-ever free solo of a heart-stoppingly exposed and difficult route in Eldorado Canyon. A film by climber and filmmaker Cedar Wright and Taylor Keating, screened and distributed as part of the Reel Rock 12 series.Climbing locations
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La parete che non c'è
Michele Radici (1985)
Endless emotions with Giorgio Passino and Stefano De Benedetti in the extreme ski descent of the Aiguille Blanche, from the East, in the Mont Blanc Massif. Off the field, the reflections, the motivations and the confessions of the two, sincere and moving. At the same time, the cameras follow the slow transformation of the mountain face over the seasons until an umpteenth snowfall makes conditions right. Having reached the peak at Aiguille Blanche, one of two is given honour and risk of the first descent on the snow and ice slopes.- 1985
- Italy
- 50 min
Endless emotions with Giorgio Passino and Stefano De Benedetti in the extreme ski descent of the Aiguille Blanche, from the East, in the Mont Blanc Massif. Off the field, the reflections, the motivations and the confessions of the two, sincere and moving. At the same time, the cameras follow the slow transformation of the mountain face over the seasons until an umpteenth snowfall makes conditions right. Having reached the peak at Aiguille Blanche, one of two is given honour and risk of the first descent on the snow and ice slopes.Climbing locations
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A behind the scenes look at Shattered
Kate Rolston (2012)
A behind the scenes look at Shattered is a documentary about ice climbing that takes place in Bridalveil Falls. It was directed by Kate Rolston in 2012 and produced by Stableford Studios. It features Tyler Stableford, Steve House, Kate Rolston, Draper White, Ben Thomas, Matt Van Biene and others.A behind the scenes look at Shattered
- 2012
- USA
- 15 min
A behind the scenes look at Shattered is a documentary about ice climbing that takes place in Bridalveil Falls. It was directed by Kate Rolston in 2012 and produced by Stableford Studios. It features Tyler Stableford, Steve House, Kate Rolston, Draper White, Ben Thomas, Matt Van Biene and others.Climbing locations
