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Documentary / Poetic
Footless Mountain Climber - Hugh Herr
Dave Caldwell (1984)
This Real People reportage filmed by Bob Carmichael, portrays a young Hugh Herr, only eighteen months after being rescued on Mount Washington, where after being caught in a blizzard and having passed three nights under extreme cold, suffered severe frostbite and lost his legs below the knees. With the help of leg prostheses, Herr is now back on the rock and climbs an easy route on Chickies Rock with the show host, Sarah Purcell, and a more difficult route on Shawangunk Ridge. Real People was a television series in which different hosts in front of a large studio audience were presenting reportages of varied 'real people' (as opposed to celebrities) with unique occupations or hobbies.Footless Mountain Climber - Hugh Herr
- 1984
- USA
- 10 min
This Real People reportage filmed by Bob Carmichael, portrays a young Hugh Herr, only eighteen months after being rescued on Mount Washington, where after being caught in a blizzard and having passed three nights under extreme cold, suffered severe frostbite and lost his legs below the knees. With the help of leg prostheses, Herr is now back on the rock and climbs an easy route on Chickies Rock with the show host, Sarah Purcell, and a more difficult route on Shawangunk Ridge. Real People was a television series in which different hosts in front of a large studio audience were presenting reportages of varied 'real people' (as opposed to celebrities) with unique occupations or hobbies.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Ascent - The Story of Hugh Herr
Jonathan Grupper (2002)
A documentary that follows the story of rock climber turned MIT prostheticist, Hugh Herr. The film joins Hugh on a very personal quest, as he is himself a double amputee. At age 17 while fast becoming a world-class rock climber, Hugh was caught in a terrible blizzard on Mount Washington. He barely survived, only to lose his legs and, worse, to suffer the loss of one of his rescuers' lives. Undaunted, Hugh took to creating artificial limbs that would enable him not only to continue climbing but to climb at a more advanced level than he could with biological legs. This instinct for innovation soon became an adult passion for helping others through high tech prosthetics.Ascent - The Story of Hugh Herr
Jonathan Grupper, Brian Knappenberger
- 2002
- USA
A documentary that follows the story of rock climber turned MIT prostheticist, Hugh Herr. The film joins Hugh on a very personal quest, as he is himself a double amputee. At age 17 while fast becoming a world-class rock climber, Hugh was caught in a terrible blizzard on Mount Washington. He barely survived, only to lose his legs and, worse, to suffer the loss of one of his rescuers' lives. Undaunted, Hugh took to creating artificial limbs that would enable him not only to continue climbing but to climb at a more advanced level than he could with biological legs. This instinct for innovation soon became an adult passion for helping others through high tech prosthetics.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
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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Documentary / Chronicle
Sheer courage
Bob Elfstrom (1988)
Sheer courage is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Yosemite National Park. It was directed by Bob Elfstrom in 1988 and produced by National Geographic. It is a part of the series National Geographic Explorer. It features Hugh Herr.- 1988
- USA
- 17 min
Sheer courage is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Yosemite National Park. It was directed by Bob Elfstrom in 1988 and produced by National Geographic. It is a part of the series National Geographic Explorer. It features Hugh Herr.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Beyond the barriers
Eric Perlman (1998)
Paraplegic Mark Wellman and other outdoor disabled adventurers rock climb the desert towers of Utah, sail in British Columbia, body-board the big waves of Pipeline and Waimea Bay, scuba dive with sea lions in Mexico and hang glide the California coast.- 1998
- USA
- 48 min
Paraplegic Mark Wellman and other outdoor disabled adventurers rock climb the desert towers of Utah, sail in British Columbia, body-board the big waves of Pipeline and Waimea Bay, scuba dive with sea lions in Mexico and hang glide the California coast.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Mountains without barriers
Michael Brown (2006)
Mountains without barriers is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Cima Ovest Di Lavaredo. It was directed by Michael Brown in 2006 and produced by Serac Adventure Films. It features Erik Weihenmayer, Hugh Herr, Warren Macdonald, Andy Parkin, Malcolm Daly, Mark Wellman and others.- 2006
- USA
- 25 min
Mountains without barriers is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Cima Ovest Di Lavaredo. It was directed by Michael Brown in 2006 and produced by Serac Adventure Films. It features Erik Weihenmayer, Hugh Herr, Warren Macdonald, Andy Parkin, Malcolm Daly, Mark Wellman and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Masters of stone V - Five
Eric Perlman (2000)
Masters of stone V - Five is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Indian Creek and Crackhouse. It was directed by Eric Perlman in 2000 and produced by Perlman Productions. It is a part of the series Masters of stone (5/6). It features Dean Potter, Steph Davis, Scott Burk, Will Oxx, Dave Barlia, Erik Weihenmayer and others.- 2000
- USA
- 56 min
Masters of stone V - Five is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Indian Creek and Crackhouse. It was directed by Eric Perlman in 2000 and produced by Perlman Productions. It is a part of the series Masters of stone (5/6). It features Dean Potter, Steph Davis, Scott Burk, Will Oxx, Dave Barlia, Erik Weihenmayer and others.Climbing locations
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