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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Next stop: Greenland
Lara Izagirre (2012)
This thirty minute documentary tells the story of seven of the best sportsmen in Spain. Their names speak for themselves, Alex Txikon, Álvaro Bultó, Iñaki Ituarte, Dario Barrio, Toni López, Santi Corella and Armando del Rey. Next Stop: Greenland is a very unusual adventure, in which two totally different sporting disciplines join together with the same objective, to climb and jump the emblematic Greenland mountain Ulamertorsuaq. In this way climbing and BASE jumping are united in this documentary which has as its central theme the human side of these sportsmen.- 2012
- Spain
- 29 min
This thirty minute documentary tells the story of seven of the best sportsmen in Spain. Their names speak for themselves, Alex Txikon, Álvaro Bultó, Iñaki Ituarte, Dario Barrio, Toni López, Santi Corella and Armando del Rey. Next Stop: Greenland is a very unusual adventure, in which two totally different sporting disciplines join together with the same objective, to climb and jump the emblematic Greenland mountain Ulamertorsuaq. In this way climbing and BASE jumping are united in this documentary which has as its central theme the human side of these sportsmen.Climbing locations
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Obsession
Jorge Saffie (2019)
Short film about the intense journey of Carlos Suárez and Scott Becker to the wildest Patagonia, that culminated in a spectacular winter attempt at the Ragni route, on the west face of Cerro Torre. A film by Jorge Saffie produced by Carlos Suárez.- 2019
- Spain
- 19 min
Short film about the intense journey of Carlos Suárez and Scott Becker to the wildest Patagonia, that culminated in a spectacular winter attempt at the Ragni route, on the west face of Cerro Torre. A film by Jorge Saffie produced by Carlos Suárez.Climbing locations
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Life in a legend's shadow
Chris Alstrin (2015)
Opportunities may be handed to you a little easier when you’re the son of a legend but that doesn’t guarantee success. Being dragged to Pakistan at the age of 1 for a climbing expedition only to come home with Chicken Pox and being told 'You’re never going to be as good as your father' would make any young child stay as far away from climbing as possible. Jess Roskelley the son of Legendary climber John Roskelley and the only American to receive a Piolet d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award for his climbing achievements thought the same way throughout his childhood until that one climb changed his entire life.- 2015
- USA
- 5 min
Opportunities may be handed to you a little easier when you’re the son of a legend but that doesn’t guarantee success. Being dragged to Pakistan at the age of 1 for a climbing expedition only to come home with Chicken Pox and being told 'You’re never going to be as good as your father' would make any young child stay as far away from climbing as possible. Jess Roskelley the son of Legendary climber John Roskelley and the only American to receive a Piolet d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award for his climbing achievements thought the same way throughout his childhood until that one climb changed his entire life.Climbing locations
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The trilogy
Tommy Joyce (2018)
On July 12, 2018, Professional Climber, Sasha DiGiulian, set out to become the first woman and second person in history to complete 'Rocky Mountain Trilogy'; a compilation of three of the hardest 5.14 big walls in the Canadian Rockies. The imposing climbs, on Castle Mountain, Mount Louis, and Mount Yamnuska, respectively will take Sasha 2 months of continued effort with the ultimate goal of ascending each sheer wall in a single day push, with zero falls — a combined average of over 9,000 vertical feet of climbing at a lung busting average elevation of 7,000ft.- 2018
- USA
- 30 min
On July 12, 2018, Professional Climber, Sasha DiGiulian, set out to become the first woman and second person in history to complete 'Rocky Mountain Trilogy'; a compilation of three of the hardest 5.14 big walls in the Canadian Rockies. The imposing climbs, on Castle Mountain, Mount Louis, and Mount Yamnuska, respectively will take Sasha 2 months of continued effort with the ultimate goal of ascending each sheer wall in a single day push, with zero falls — a combined average of over 9,000 vertical feet of climbing at a lung busting average elevation of 7,000ft.Climbing locations
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Humble pie
Chris Alstrin (2015)
Mayan Smith-Gobat, who holds the female speed record on the Nose, teams up with Niels Tietse to have their go at freeing 'Free Rider' on El Cap and The Regular Northwest Route of Half Dome within one day’s push. As always with ambitious goals, success was uncertain. 5,000 vertical feet of technical climbing (more than 1.5km) can get the better of even the best of climbers. A Mind Frame Cinema film by Chris Alstrin.- 2015
- USA
- 6 min
Mayan Smith-Gobat, who holds the female speed record on the Nose, teams up with Niels Tietse to have their go at freeing 'Free Rider' on El Cap and The Regular Northwest Route of Half Dome within one day’s push. As always with ambitious goals, success was uncertain. 5,000 vertical feet of technical climbing (more than 1.5km) can get the better of even the best of climbers. A Mind Frame Cinema film by Chris Alstrin.Climbing locations
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Drei Siebe - Beat Kammerlander
Dietmar Walser (2014)
At the age of 55, Beat Kammerlander opens 'Drei Siebe', a new 8b route at Bürser Platte. On an apparently smooth wall, Kammerlander shows his sport climbing perfection and gives insights into his motivation and his thinking. The route in question lies to the left of Kammerlander's famous Prinzip Hoffnung and despite being a sport climb has some sections that are fairly run out. The bouldery crux start is followed by a second-half that is both powerful and technical and although Kammerlander has suggested a 'mere' 8b, he also states that Drei Siebe 'is one of the routes where the grade is meaningless'.Drei Siebe - Beat Kammerlander
- 2014
- Austria
- 10 min
At the age of 55, Beat Kammerlander opens 'Drei Siebe', a new 8b route at Bürser Platte. On an apparently smooth wall, Kammerlander shows his sport climbing perfection and gives insights into his motivation and his thinking. The route in question lies to the left of Kammerlander's famous Prinzip Hoffnung and despite being a sport climb has some sections that are fairly run out. The bouldery crux start is followed by a second-half that is both powerful and technical and although Kammerlander has suggested a 'mere' 8b, he also states that Drei Siebe 'is one of the routes where the grade is meaningless'.Climbing locations
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Morir por la cima - Short version
Pablo Martín (2016)
Who decides how we should live our lives? Carlos Suarez, one of the leading international extreme sportsman, shows in this documentary why he chooses a life full of challenges and adventure. He offers another way to understand life, explaining why climbers risk their lives in every expedition. There are many ways of accepting that the simple fact of living means a risk. This is the 50 minutes version of the original film, which is 80 minutes long.Morir por la cima - Short version
- 2016
- Spain
- 53 min
Who decides how we should live our lives? Carlos Suarez, one of the leading international extreme sportsman, shows in this documentary why he chooses a life full of challenges and adventure. He offers another way to understand life, explaining why climbers risk their lives in every expedition. There are many ways of accepting that the simple fact of living means a risk. This is the 50 minutes version of the original film, which is 80 minutes long.Climbing locations
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Morir por la cima
Pablo Martín (2016)
Who decides how we should live our lives? Carlos Suarez, one of the leading international extreme sportsman, shows in this documentary why he chooses a life full of challenges and adventure. He offers another way to understand life, explaining why climbers risk their lives in every expedition. There are many ways of accepting that the simple fact of living means a risk. There is an alternative and shorter (50 minutes long) version of the film.- 2016
- Spain
- 80 min
Who decides how we should live our lives? Carlos Suarez, one of the leading international extreme sportsman, shows in this documentary why he chooses a life full of challenges and adventure. He offers another way to understand life, explaining why climbers risk their lives in every expedition. There are many ways of accepting that the simple fact of living means a risk. There is an alternative and shorter (50 minutes long) version of the film.Climbing locations
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Adaptive
Taylor Zann (2019)
Jim Ewing is a veteran rock climber and senior rope engineer at Sterling Rope, a prominent rock-climbing rope company. On Christmas Day in 2014, Jim fell over 50 feet to the ground in a climbing accident, a near-death experience that led to the subsequent below-the-knee amputation of his left leg. Before walking on a prosthetic, Jim was already climbing again, and before long, he began dreaming about his bucket list… In 2018, Jim joins Maureen Beck, a professional climber missing her left hand, to attempt the first all-adaptive ascent of the Lotus Flower Tower in Canada’s Cirque of the Unclimbables. Jim and Maureen hope to demonstrate that 'disabled' climbers are just differently –and equally–abled.- 2019
- USA
- 36 min
Jim Ewing is a veteran rock climber and senior rope engineer at Sterling Rope, a prominent rock-climbing rope company. On Christmas Day in 2014, Jim fell over 50 feet to the ground in a climbing accident, a near-death experience that led to the subsequent below-the-knee amputation of his left leg. Before walking on a prosthetic, Jim was already climbing again, and before long, he began dreaming about his bucket list… In 2018, Jim joins Maureen Beck, a professional climber missing her left hand, to attempt the first all-adaptive ascent of the Lotus Flower Tower in Canada’s Cirque of the Unclimbables. Jim and Maureen hope to demonstrate that 'disabled' climbers are just differently –and equally–abled.Climbing locations
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Stirb Langsam
Jakob Schweighofer (2017)
Alpinist Michi Wohlleben’s ambition is hard to contain. He performs at the top of his game and is completely enthralled by mountaineering. Until his body flags up his limits after a banal training unit. From one moment to the next his world becomes unhinged. It remains doubtful whether he will ever climb mountains again. What is the impact of mountain addiction on a young, highly motivated individual?Jakob Schweighofer, Simon Platzer
- 2017
- Austria
- 16 min
Alpinist Michi Wohlleben’s ambition is hard to contain. He performs at the top of his game and is completely enthralled by mountaineering. Until his body flags up his limits after a banal training unit. From one moment to the next his world becomes unhinged. It remains doubtful whether he will ever climb mountains again. What is the impact of mountain addiction on a young, highly motivated individual?Climbing locations
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Into the clouds
Scott Marshall (2017)
Gareth Leah is a big-wall climber who travels the world looking for the toughest, most remote climbs he can find. A search for 'supervillain lairs' leads him on an odyssey to São Tomé and Príncipe, Africa to climb the towering Pico Cão Grandé. An episode of the Claim Freedom series, which stories are also released in a 53 minutes long documentary that follows four adventurers in the pursuit of a once-in-a-lifetime challenge to conquer what once seemed impossible.- 2017
- UK
- 17 min
Gareth Leah is a big-wall climber who travels the world looking for the toughest, most remote climbs he can find. A search for 'supervillain lairs' leads him on an odyssey to São Tomé and Príncipe, Africa to climb the towering Pico Cão Grandé. An episode of the Claim Freedom series, which stories are also released in a 53 minutes long documentary that follows four adventurers in the pursuit of a once-in-a-lifetime challenge to conquer what once seemed impossible.Climbing locations
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Climbing above Baikal Ice
Scott Marshall (2017)
Russian bouldering champion Vadim Timonov travels to the icy expanse of Lake Baikal, Russia to climb the rocks protruding from the frozen surface. The surreal landscape make this a trip as visually stunning as it is physically challenging. An episode of the Claim Freedom series, which stories are also released in a 53 minutes long documentary that follows four adventurers in the pursuit of a once-in-a-lifetime challenge to conquer what once seemed impossible.- 2017
- UK
- 14 min
Russian bouldering champion Vadim Timonov travels to the icy expanse of Lake Baikal, Russia to climb the rocks protruding from the frozen surface. The surreal landscape make this a trip as visually stunning as it is physically challenging. An episode of the Claim Freedom series, which stories are also released in a 53 minutes long documentary that follows four adventurers in the pursuit of a once-in-a-lifetime challenge to conquer what once seemed impossible.Climbing locations
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