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Documentary / Chronicle
- 2017
- Poland
- 65 min
The film features doctors cooperating with TOPR, who have experience in rescue expeditions in the Tatra Mountains and Himalayas, where they found themselves equipped with Tatra experience, but also those whose experience concerns only the highest mountains. The future of mountain medicine will be told by medical rescuers, who play an increasingly important role in modern mountain rescue. A separate chapter is the participation of outstanding Himalayan mountaineers, who will talk about the role of doctors from their point of view of the patient and colleague from the expedition, but also the victims of frostbite.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
- 2016
- Poland
- 31 min
The film tells the story of TOPR legends. Byrcins are three generations of people for whom the mountains and the Ambulance were the meaning of life, and which they co-created. The values of the Byrcyn family in the film are emphasized by Jan Krzysztof, Henryk Król-Łęgowski, Jan Gąsienica-Roj and Wojciech Szatkowski, and Kazimierz Gąsienica-Byrcyn through its numerous anecdotes creates a distinctive character.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
- 2016
- Poland
- 48 min
Portrait of the legendary Tatra Mountains mountain rescuer Joseph Uznański. Great athlete, skier and soldier repressed by the communist authorities. Brave man in the mountains, lead the first dog guided avalanche rescue team, taking part in more than 300 rescue expeditions in the Tatras, including a number of the most difficult climber rescues in the largest Tatra walls. Excellent instructor, tutor of many generations of mountain rescuers, simply Ukel. With his extremely modest and open-minded personality, he was a great companinon not only in the mountains.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Instructional
Zimowa, piesza turystyka wysokogórska
- 2015
- Poland
- 36 min
Fifth episode of the Akademia Górska TOPR series. Educational films produced by the Tatra Mountain Rescue Service (TOPR). This episode shows advices and recommendations for winter mountaineers to increase their security through the use of appropriate technical means and by the acquisition of relevant skills.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Z Pokładu Śmigłowca TOPR - Część 2
Jerzy Porębski, Bartosz Iłowski
- 2011
- Poland
- 27 min
Second episode of the Z Pokładu Śmigłowca TOPR series. The documentary shows some problems of training doctors and paramedics for the Helicopter Rescue Team from the TOPR (Tatra Mountain Rescue Service).Climbing locations
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Z Pokładu Śmigłowca TOPR - Część 1
Jerzy Porębski, Bartosz Iłowski
- 2010
- Poland
- 31 min
First episode of the Z Pokładu Śmigłowca TOPR series. The documentary shows some difficult mountain rescue operations carried out in recent years by the Helicopter Rescue Team from the TOPR (Tatra Mountain Rescue Service).Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
Jen Sheroky, Anna Maria Filipow, Krzysztof Wielicki
- 2008
- Poland
- 51 min
Third episode of the Polish Himalayas series: The tale of extreme climbs always sounds a bit like a fairy tale. As the acquired meters, as far as increasing difficulties eyes open listening wider and wider. An historical review of the biggest alpinistic achievements of polish himalayan expeditions.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
- 2010
- Poland
- 50 min
History of the Helicopter Rescue Team in the Tatra Mountains told by their founders. From the first flight in the Bieszczady Mountains in the 60s to the present. The documentary shows interesting archival footage and materials.Climbing locations
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Krzysztof Wielicki, Anna Maria Filipow, Jen Sheroky
- 2008
- Poland
- 55 min
First episode of the Polish Himalayas series: Polish Himalayan mountaineering history begins with the mysterious, metaphysical and the extraordinary history of the fate of four Polish climbers, Adam Karpiński, Janusz Klarner, Stefan Bernadzikiewicz and Jakub Bujak.All four died quickly, two in an avalanche, two more in mysterious circumstances. None of the four bodies were never found and their graves are just symbolic graves. This is the beginning of the history of Polish climbers in the Himalayas.Climbing locations
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Krzysztof Wielicki, Anna Maria Filipow, Jen Sheroky
- 2008
- Poland
- 42 min
Fourth episode of the Polish Himalayas series: History of alpinistic achievements of polish women starting from Wanda Rutkiewicz till current successes of Anna Czerwińska and Kinga Baranowska. The film includes footage shot in Himalayas and Karakorum expeditions as well as interviews with the main characters and alpinism experts.Climbing locations
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- 2011
- Poland
- 124 min
Second episode of the Akademia Górska TOPR series. Educational films produced by the Tatra Mountain Rescue Service (TOPR). This episode starts with a brief history of the development of skiing in the area of Zakopane and then shows the key issues about skiing and ski mountaineering.Climbing locations
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Krzysztof Wielicki, Anna Maria Filipow, Jen Sheroky
- 2008
- Poland
- 66 min
Fifth episode of the Polish Himalayas series: Historical review of the biggest tragedies in the polish himalayan expeditions. The first four episodes of Polish Himalayas were an attempt to systematize achievements. This episode touches the most difficult - death in the mountains.Climbing locations
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