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Documentary / Climbing Journal
The sharp end
Peter Mortimer (2007)
"The Sharp End" showcases the climbers who risk everything to do the world's most dangerous and committing climbs. Run-out traditional routes, scary highball boulder problems, ice-covered alpine walls and all-or-nothing free-solo ascents are all part of the game. The film features Alex Honnold, Dean Potter, Mike Patz, Steph Davis, Tommy Caldwell, Jonny Copp, Lisa Rands and many more.- 2007
- USA
- 64 min
"The Sharp End" showcases the climbers who risk everything to do the world's most dangerous and committing climbs. Run-out traditional routes, scary highball boulder problems, ice-covered alpine walls and all-or-nothing free-solo ascents are all part of the game. The film features Alex Honnold, Dean Potter, Mike Patz, Steph Davis, Tommy Caldwell, Jonny Copp, Lisa Rands and many more.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
El Cap Report
Dave Davis (2018)
In this documentary Tom Evans reviews —as he reported the day things happened on his popular blog— different inspiring stories of men and women who climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Mike Kozusko attempts to become the oldest person to solo climb El Capitan. Kevin Jorgeson tries to complete the Dawn Wall Project with Tommy Caldwell. Allisyn Beisner-Martínez and Nick Martínez marry at the foot of the wall and then make a honeymoon-ascent on the Muir Wall. Ammon McNeely has climbed El Capitan 75 times. Artur Naue, Wes Walker, and Vanessa Addison climb together right after they met when Artur leaves a message on the camp board looking for climbing partners.- 2018
- USA
- 57 min
In this documentary Tom Evans reviews —as he reported the day things happened on his popular blog— different inspiring stories of men and women who climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Mike Kozusko attempts to become the oldest person to solo climb El Capitan. Kevin Jorgeson tries to complete the Dawn Wall Project with Tommy Caldwell. Allisyn Beisner-Martínez and Nick Martínez marry at the foot of the wall and then make a honeymoon-ascent on the Muir Wall. Ammon McNeely has climbed El Capitan 75 times. Artur Naue, Wes Walker, and Vanessa Addison climb together right after they met when Artur leaves a message on the camp board looking for climbing partners.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Assault on el Capitan
Jeff Vargen (2013)
The story of Wings of Steel is part legend and part myth. The first ascent team spent 39 days climbing the controversial route. The result - death threats, physical assaults and a slander campaign that polarized the climbing community for over 30 years.- 2013
- USA
- 67 min
The story of Wings of Steel is part legend and part myth. The first ascent team spent 39 days climbing the controversial route. The result - death threats, physical assaults and a slander campaign that polarized the climbing community for over 30 years.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Valley uprising
Josh Lowell (2014)
Narrated by acclaimed actor Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State, Jarhead, An Education) and produced by Emmy Award-Winning Sender Films with Big UP Productions, Valley Uprising deftly recounts the history of Yosemite’s bold tradition: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity, and the laws of the land.Josh Lowell, Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer
- 2014
- USA
- 99 min
Narrated by acclaimed actor Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State, Jarhead, An Education) and produced by Emmy Award-Winning Sender Films with Big UP Productions, Valley Uprising deftly recounts the history of Yosemite’s bold tradition: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity, and the laws of the land.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 / Making Of
Making-of 'Am Limit' - The point of no return
Pepe Danquart (2007)
Making-of of the documentary 'Am Limit’, where the Huber brothers, Alex and Thomas, try to beat the speed record of the ‘Nose’, a 1.000 meters high climbing route in the granite wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. The filming crew, composed of expert mountaineers, had to spend some days shooting betwenn eight and twelve hours on the wall, exposed to the sun and the elements. Every camera position was calculated by Pepe Danquart, the film director, anticipating every climber’s move, and the team used between 3 and 4 kilometers of fixed ropes. About ten people have been constantly in the wall, and more than 30 more were standing up at the summit or below to assist.Making-of 'Am Limit' - The point of no return
Pepe Danquart, Martin Hanslmayr
- 2007
- Germany
- 26 min
Making-of of the documentary 'Am Limit’, where the Huber brothers, Alex and Thomas, try to beat the speed record of the ‘Nose’, a 1.000 meters high climbing route in the granite wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. The filming crew, composed of expert mountaineers, had to spend some days shooting betwenn eight and twelve hours on the wall, exposed to the sun and the elements. Every camera position was calculated by Pepe Danquart, the film director, anticipating every climber’s move, and the team used between 3 and 4 kilometers of fixed ropes. About ten people have been constantly in the wall, and more than 30 more were standing up at the summit or below to assist.Climbing locations
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