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Documentary / Historical
Valle della Luce
Alberto Beltrami (2020)
Eighty-seven years after the first mountaineering ascent in Valle della Sarca, the film offers an overview of the climbing history of rock faces in the valley, which today attract enthusiasts from all over the world. The narration is entrusted to climbing scenes and interviews with key figures, set against the backdrop of stunning scenery. It is the story of a training ground combining two currents, mountaineering and sports climbing, seeking sometimes equilibrium and sometimes extreme experiences.Alberto Beltrami, Lia Giovanazzi Beltrami
- 2020
- Italy
- 48 min
Eighty-seven years after the first mountaineering ascent in Valle della Sarca, the film offers an overview of the climbing history of rock faces in the valley, which today attract enthusiasts from all over the world. The narration is entrusted to climbing scenes and interviews with key figures, set against the backdrop of stunning scenery. It is the story of a training ground combining two currents, mountaineering and sports climbing, seeking sometimes equilibrium and sometimes extreme experiences.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
Itaca nel Sole
Fabio Mancari (2018)
Itaca nel Sole is the name of a climbing route on El Caporal, a wall in Piedmont, Italy, that resembles the worldwide renowned El Capitan. Among climbers, the fame of the route is due not so much to the considerable technical difficulty, but to the symbolic charge that still holds hold on legions of climbers and enthusiasts. Itaca's image is linked to an exceptional character: Gian Piero Motti. Mountaineer, writer and mountain philosopher, Motti embodied the doubts and anxieties of a generation at the crossroads. Through testimonies, photos, and archival materials, his story is articulated through his famous writings.- 2018
- Italy
- 76 min
Itaca nel Sole is the name of a climbing route on El Caporal, a wall in Piedmont, Italy, that resembles the worldwide renowned El Capitan. Among climbers, the fame of the route is due not so much to the considerable technical difficulty, but to the symbolic charge that still holds hold on legions of climbers and enthusiasts. Itaca's image is linked to an exceptional character: Gian Piero Motti. Mountaineer, writer and mountain philosopher, Motti embodied the doubts and anxieties of a generation at the crossroads. Through testimonies, photos, and archival materials, his story is articulated through his famous writings.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Zanzara e Labbradoro
Lia Giovanazzi Beltrami (2014)
After his trip to Yosemite in 1979, Roberto Bassi discovered a new dimension of climbing: no longer summits to conquer, but extreme difficulties to overcome with the movements of the body, without any external help. Free climbing also developed in Europe. Zanzara and Labbradoro collects the testimonies of Roberto Bassi's closest friends, who trace his history as a person, as a climber, his decisive role in the development of free climbing and the changes in the culture of the mountains in recent decades.- 2014
- Italy
- 58 min
After his trip to Yosemite in 1979, Roberto Bassi discovered a new dimension of climbing: no longer summits to conquer, but extreme difficulties to overcome with the movements of the body, without any external help. Free climbing also developed in Europe. Zanzara and Labbradoro collects the testimonies of Roberto Bassi's closest friends, who trace his history as a person, as a climber, his decisive role in the development of free climbing and the changes in the culture of the mountains in recent decades.Climbing locations
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Solo di cordata
Davide Riva (2015)
A faithful filmic portrait of the very strong solitary climber who, retracing his most famous mountaineering exploits and thanks to precious unpublished repertory materials together with the voice of his closest friends and climbing companions, recounts, with the thoughts and voice of Casarotto himself, the human research hidden behind the need for mountaineering action immersed in the wildest nature. A collection of unknown images and thoughts that shed light on the human complexity and eclecticism of a man who, with his will and technique of ascent, has accomplished extraordinary feats many of which are still unsurpassed and never repeated today.- 2015
- Italy
- 84 min
A faithful filmic portrait of the very strong solitary climber who, retracing his most famous mountaineering exploits and thanks to precious unpublished repertory materials together with the voice of his closest friends and climbing companions, recounts, with the thoughts and voice of Casarotto himself, the human research hidden behind the need for mountaineering action immersed in the wildest nature. A collection of unknown images and thoughts that shed light on the human complexity and eclecticism of a man who, with his will and technique of ascent, has accomplished extraordinary feats many of which are still unsurpassed and never repeated today.Climbing locations
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Riccardo Cassin 100 anni
Andrea Pozzi (2009)
The biography of Riccardo Cassin, one of the great names in Italian mountaineering. Riccardo Cassin was an Italian mountaineer, most notably his pioneering ascents of the Alps in the 1930s and the Himalayas in the 1950s and 1960s, although he climbed all over the world. He also founded his own mountain equipment company. He died in 2009 at the age of 100.- 2009
- Italy
- 26 min
The biography of Riccardo Cassin, one of the great names in Italian mountaineering. Riccardo Cassin was an Italian mountaineer, most notably his pioneering ascents of the Alps in the 1930s and the Himalayas in the 1950s and 1960s, although he climbed all over the world. He also founded his own mountain equipment company. He died in 2009 at the age of 100.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Brenta Base Camp 2014
Anna Sarcletti (2015)
150 years after the discovery of the Brenta Dolomites by climbers, Alessandro Beber and Alessandro Baù set up the Brenta Base Camp with the scope of opening new climbing routes on the faces symbolising these mountains. Alongside the two climbers, their friends Simone Banal, Matteo Faletti, Jiri Leskovjan, Fabrizio Dellai, Claudia Mario and Matteo Baù alternate on the rock faces. The small expedition becomes an opportunity for dialogue between the past and the present.- 2015
- Italy
- 48 min
150 years after the discovery of the Brenta Dolomites by climbers, Alessandro Beber and Alessandro Baù set up the Brenta Base Camp with the scope of opening new climbing routes on the faces symbolising these mountains. Alongside the two climbers, their friends Simone Banal, Matteo Faletti, Jiri Leskovjan, Fabrizio Dellai, Claudia Mario and Matteo Baù alternate on the rock faces. The small expedition becomes an opportunity for dialogue between the past and the present.Climbing locations
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Matterhorn - Das letzte Wort hat der Berg
Jochen Hemmleb (2012)
Matterhorn - Das letzte Wort hat der Berg is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Matterhorn. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2012 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Bergwelten. It features Michael Demjen-Lerjen, Jorge Ackermann, Simon Kehrer, Ueli Steck, Alessandro Gogna, Catherine Destivelle and others.Matterhorn - Das letzte Wort hat der Berg
Jochen Hemmleb, Gerald Salmina
- 2012
- Austria
- 53 min
Matterhorn - Das letzte Wort hat der Berg is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Matterhorn. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2012 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Bergwelten. It features Michael Demjen-Lerjen, Jorge Ackermann, Simon Kehrer, Ueli Steck, Alessandro Gogna, Catherine Destivelle and others.Climbing locations
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Matterhorn
Jochen Hemmleb (2013)
Matterhorn is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Matterhorn. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2013 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Die dunkle seite der Alpen (5/6). It features Michael Demjen-Lerjen, Jorge Ackermann, Simon Kehrer, Ueli Steck, Alessandro Gogna, Catherine Destivelle and others.Jochen Hemmleb, Gerald Salmina
- 2013
- Austria
- 43 min
Matterhorn is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Matterhorn. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2013 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Die dunkle seite der Alpen (5/6). It features Michael Demjen-Lerjen, Jorge Ackermann, Simon Kehrer, Ueli Steck, Alessandro Gogna, Catherine Destivelle and others.Climbing locations
