-
Documentary / Historical
Wild new brave
Oakley Anderson-Moore (2014)
Wild new brave is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Yosemite National Park. It was directed by Oakley Anderson-Moore in 2014. It features John Bachar, Henry Barber, Ron Kauk, Lynn Hill, Ed Webster, Joe Herbst and others.- 2014
- USA
- 27 min
Wild new brave is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Yosemite National Park. It was directed by Oakley Anderson-Moore in 2014. It features John Bachar, Henry Barber, Ron Kauk, Lynn Hill, Ed Webster, Joe Herbst and others.Climbing locations
Availability
Video on Demand -
Documentary / Historical
Vertical frontier
Kristi Denton Cohen (2002)
From John Muir in the 1860s to the super athletes of today, "Vertical Frontier" tells the saga of the free-spirited climbers who were inspired by the big walls of Yosemite. This comprehensive history of Yosemite climbing includes footage from classics such as El Capitan and interviews with dozens of Yosemite personalities such as Long, Bridwell, Steck, Hill, Croft, Robbins, Kauk, Chouinard and Potter. A formidable film -- a great piece of history.- 2002
- USA
- 90 min
From John Muir in the 1860s to the super athletes of today, "Vertical Frontier" tells the saga of the free-spirited climbers who were inspired by the big walls of Yosemite. This comprehensive history of Yosemite climbing includes footage from classics such as El Capitan and interviews with dozens of Yosemite personalities such as Long, Bridwell, Steck, Hill, Croft, Robbins, Kauk, Chouinard and Potter. A formidable film -- a great piece of history.Climbing locations
Availability
DVD / BLU-RAY Video on Demand -
Documentary / Climbing Journal
Beyond gravity
Aaron Black (2000)
An exploration of the diversity of the climbing lifestyle - from rock, ice, aid and alpine climbing to big-wall expeditions, bouldering and free-soloing. Narration by Greg Child, with interviews of profiled athletes - many from the Bow Valley.Aaron Black, Aaron Jackson, Sean White
- 2000
- Canada
- 49 min
An exploration of the diversity of the climbing lifestyle - from rock, ice, aid and alpine climbing to big-wall expeditions, bouldering and free-soloing. Narration by Greg Child, with interviews of profiled athletes - many from the Bow Valley.Climbing locations
Availability
DVD / BLU-RAY Video on Demand -
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
Availability
Watch Free DVD / BLU-RAY Video on Demand -
Documentary / Portrait
A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground
Henna Taylor (2020)
An exploration into grief and its expression through the stories of individuals who have experienced loss or trauma due to climbing or alpinism. Made in collaboration with the Climbing Grief Fund, this artful compilation of interviews highlights how there is no singular or correct way to grieve. Climbers discuss how they are learning to integrate grief into their daily lives and in effect, change the community’s collective narrative surrounding this topic. The film investigates the paradoxes of grief and the grieving process while mirroring this complexity back to viewers as a starting point to destigmatize and normalize the conversation surrounding grief for climbers and non-climbers alike.A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground
- 2020
- USA
- 22 min
An exploration into grief and its expression through the stories of individuals who have experienced loss or trauma due to climbing or alpinism. Made in collaboration with the Climbing Grief Fund, this artful compilation of interviews highlights how there is no singular or correct way to grieve. Climbers discuss how they are learning to integrate grief into their daily lives and in effect, change the community’s collective narrative surrounding this topic. The film investigates the paradoxes of grief and the grieving process while mirroring this complexity back to viewers as a starting point to destigmatize and normalize the conversation surrounding grief for climbers and non-climbers alike.Availability
Video on Demand -
Documentary / Portrait
Fine lines
Dina Khreino (2018)
The world’s most elite group of mountain adventurers reflect on why they leave behind families, friends, and everyday comforts, to risk everything for a fleeting glimpse into the unknown. Director Dina Khreino interviewed world-class athletes, listening to what compels them to this uncertain search. What she found was a tribe, a diverse group of professional adventurers and amateur philosophers, forged by the ultimate test of body, mind and spirit.- 2018
- Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates
- 96 min
The world’s most elite group of mountain adventurers reflect on why they leave behind families, friends, and everyday comforts, to risk everything for a fleeting glimpse into the unknown. Director Dina Khreino interviewed world-class athletes, listening to what compels them to this uncertain search. What she found was a tribe, a diverse group of professional adventurers and amateur philosophers, forged by the ultimate test of body, mind and spirit.Climbing locations
Availability
Watch Free DVD / BLU-RAY Video on Demand -
Documentary / Portrait
Bambous
Philippe Lallet (1987)
Hong Kong is a city of 5.5 million inhabitants who live in a limited space with about thirty financial centers of world interest. It is an incredible bridge between several continents, values, cultures, and civilizations. The hazardous scaffoldings of the skyscrapers are made of bamboo. Isabelle Patissier, the French rock climbing champion and the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route, lands in Hong Kong to conquer these bamboo lattices in a search for new experiences to satisfy her climbing yearnings.- 1987
- France
- 30 min
Hong Kong is a city of 5.5 million inhabitants who live in a limited space with about thirty financial centers of world interest. It is an incredible bridge between several continents, values, cultures, and civilizations. The hazardous scaffoldings of the skyscrapers are made of bamboo. Isabelle Patissier, the French rock climbing champion and the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route, lands in Hong Kong to conquer these bamboo lattices in a search for new experiences to satisfy her climbing yearnings.Climbing locations
-
Documentary / Climbing Journal
First Ascent
Greg Lowe (1982)
The first all women climbing film. Lynn Hill and beth Bennet make the first female free ascent of the Naked Edge, Eldorado Canyon, Colorado. A film by Robert Carmichael and Greg Lowe produced by Sports Imagery.- 1982
- USA
- 13 min
The first all women climbing film. Lynn Hill and beth Bennet make the first female free ascent of the Naked Edge, Eldorado Canyon, Colorado. A film by Robert Carmichael and Greg Lowe produced by Sports Imagery.Climbing locations
Availability
Watch Free DVD / BLU-RAY -
Documentary / Portrait
Jeff Lowe's Metanoia
Jim Aikman (2014)
From the top of the world to the end of the line, this film follows the life and climbs of Jeff Lowe through his visionary ascents around the world up to his current dance with a chronic disease.- 2014
- USA
- 78 min
From the top of the world to the end of the line, this film follows the life and climbs of Jeff Lowe through his visionary ascents around the world up to his current dance with a chronic disease.Climbing locations
Availability
DVD / BLU-RAY Video on Demand -
Documentary / Climbing Journal
Hip Hop gone wild
Becca Droz (2018)
Hip Hop Gone Wild is a cutting edge rap music video adventure film taking you on the journey of exposure, from the urban streets of freestyle circles to the vertical world of rock climbing. Made by women, featuring women, for everyone. A creative collaboration between Henna Taylor and Becca Droz featuring, among others, Becca and Jenny Abegg climbing the Moonlight Buttress. Both Hip Hop and the wild hold space for creative expression to be exercised liberally. Hip Hop is evolving, so is climbing and so are we.- 2018
- USA
- 8 min
Hip Hop Gone Wild is a cutting edge rap music video adventure film taking you on the journey of exposure, from the urban streets of freestyle circles to the vertical world of rock climbing. Made by women, featuring women, for everyone. A creative collaboration between Henna Taylor and Becca Droz featuring, among others, Becca and Jenny Abegg climbing the Moonlight Buttress. Both Hip Hop and the wild hold space for creative expression to be exercised liberally. Hip Hop is evolving, so is climbing and so are we.Climbing locations
Availability
Watch Free -
Documentary / Climbing Journal
Legends
Pablo Martín (2018)
The emblematic American climber Lynn Hill visits Spain and climbs with her old friend Patxi Arocena one of the most emblematic routes in the country; 'La fiesta de los biceps' (The Biceps party) in Los Mallos de Riglos, in Huesca (Spain). After becoming one of the rock climbing legends worldwide, Lynn tells us about her philosophy about climbing while she enjoys sharing a rope with her old friend.- 2018
- Spain
- 7 min
The emblematic American climber Lynn Hill visits Spain and climbs with her old friend Patxi Arocena one of the most emblematic routes in the country; 'La fiesta de los biceps' (The Biceps party) in Los Mallos de Riglos, in Huesca (Spain). After becoming one of the rock climbing legends worldwide, Lynn tells us about her philosophy about climbing while she enjoys sharing a rope with her old friend.Climbing locations
Availability
Watch Free -
Documentary / Chronicle
Sea kayaking
John Aronson (1995)
Gabrielle Reece attacks the pacific as she learns the 'ins and outs' of ocean kayaking. We scale the unknown with world champion rock climber Lynn Hill. Speed ski: champion and world record holder Jeff Hamilton races over 150 mph on ice and snow in his constant pursuit fir the 'next level'. A programme of the extreme sports series The Extremists.- 1995
- USA
- 21 min
Gabrielle Reece attacks the pacific as she learns the 'ins and outs' of ocean kayaking. We scale the unknown with world champion rock climber Lynn Hill. Speed ski: champion and world record holder Jeff Hamilton races over 150 mph on ice and snow in his constant pursuit fir the 'next level'. A programme of the extreme sports series The Extremists.Climbing locations
Availability
Watch Free DVD / BLU-RAY Video on Demand
