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Documentary / Portrait
Pagine di pietra
Mario Casella (2012)
Glauco Cugini, climber, opener and pitoner of a multitude of rock routes in Ticino, is also the author of a best-selling climbing guide in Switzerland. Portrait of a passionate who also introduces us to some rock faces above Bosco Gurin, the last corner of the planned Park of Locarno, on which he dwells. A film by Mario Casella and Fulvio Mariani produced for the Sottosopra series.- 2012
- Switzerland
- 10 min
Glauco Cugini, climber, opener and pitoner of a multitude of rock routes in Ticino, is also the author of a best-selling climbing guide in Switzerland. Portrait of a passionate who also introduces us to some rock faces above Bosco Gurin, the last corner of the planned Park of Locarno, on which he dwells. A film by Mario Casella and Fulvio Mariani produced for the Sottosopra series.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Medici nell'aria sottile
Mario Casella (2014)
The largest research laboratory ever built at high altitudes. Last year the Ticino doctor Reto Pezzoli, a great mountain enthusiast, took part in the Swiss expedition to the Himlung Himal (7126 m): a peak located between Everest and Annapurna. Purpose of the expedition: to collect information on the reaction of the human body at high altitude by exploiting the availability of about forty alpinists-cavia who have undergone intensive medical examinations up to 7000 meters in height. About thirty doctors and researchers followed the climb of the participants bringing home a multitude of data that will allow to deepen the scientific knowledge in this field. The images of the expedition and the story of one of the doctors involved.- 2014
- Switzerland
- 10 min
The largest research laboratory ever built at high altitudes. Last year the Ticino doctor Reto Pezzoli, a great mountain enthusiast, took part in the Swiss expedition to the Himlung Himal (7126 m): a peak located between Everest and Annapurna. Purpose of the expedition: to collect information on the reaction of the human body at high altitude by exploiting the availability of about forty alpinists-cavia who have undergone intensive medical examinations up to 7000 meters in height. About thirty doctors and researchers followed the climb of the participants bringing home a multitude of data that will allow to deepen the scientific knowledge in this field. The images of the expedition and the story of one of the doctors involved.Climbing locations
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La parete d’Alnasca
Mario Casella (2014)
Poncione d'Alnasca dominates the Verzasca Valley between Brione and Lavertezzo. As the late and very strong alpinist Marco Pedrini wrote: 'its south wall, 500 m high, is undoubtedly the most beautiful in Ticino and forms an almost perfect triangle, vertical and very compact'. We will take you on the wall with Lorenzo Petazzi, one of the first climbers, to relive the epic of this historical page of European mountaineering. A short film by Fulvio Mariani and Mario Casella produced for the Sottosopra series.- 2014
- Switzerland
- 9 min
Poncione d'Alnasca dominates the Verzasca Valley between Brione and Lavertezzo. As the late and very strong alpinist Marco Pedrini wrote: 'its south wall, 500 m high, is undoubtedly the most beautiful in Ticino and forms an almost perfect triangle, vertical and very compact'. We will take you on the wall with Lorenzo Petazzi, one of the first climbers, to relive the epic of this historical page of European mountaineering. A short film by Fulvio Mariani and Mario Casella produced for the Sottosopra series.Climbing locations
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La doppia vita di Nicole
Mario Casella (2014)
In the mid-1980s, Nicole Niquille was the first woman to become a mountain guide in Switzerland. In those years, her mountaineering exploits occupied the pages of newspapers, and not only those of the specialist press. Then, 20 years ago, a tragic accident stopped her in a wheelchair, but Nicole never gave up, and now she is the engine of a major humanitarian project in Nepal. The touching portrait of an extraordinary woman. A short film by Mario Casella produced for the Sottosopra series.- 2014
- Switzerland
- 18 min
In the mid-1980s, Nicole Niquille was the first woman to become a mountain guide in Switzerland. In those years, her mountaineering exploits occupied the pages of newspapers, and not only those of the specialist press. Then, 20 years ago, a tragic accident stopped her in a wheelchair, but Nicole never gave up, and now she is the engine of a major humanitarian project in Nepal. The touching portrait of an extraordinary woman. A short film by Mario Casella produced for the Sottosopra series.Climbing locations
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L'uomo della trilogia
Mario Casella (2012)
A film portrait about Christophe Profit. Profit remembers his biggest mountaineering achievements: First full solo performance of the American Direct to the Drus (1982); Summer trilogy on the north faces of the Matterhorn-Eiger-Jorasses in a day (1985); First ascent of the North-West ridge of K2 with Pierre Béghin (1991). The film, by Mario Casella and produced for the Sottosopra series, includes archive footage of his great ascents.- 2012
- Switzerland
- 17 min
A film portrait about Christophe Profit. Profit remembers his biggest mountaineering achievements: First full solo performance of the American Direct to the Drus (1982); Summer trilogy on the north faces of the Matterhorn-Eiger-Jorasses in a day (1985); First ascent of the North-West ridge of K2 with Pierre Béghin (1991). The film, by Mario Casella and produced for the Sottosopra series, includes archive footage of his great ascents.Climbing locations
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I fratelli del Cervino
Mario Casella (2012)
The Anthamatten family lives in the shadow of the Matterhorn, the legendary peak and symbol of the perfect mountain. Three brothers and a sister who, as children with their parents, used to walk among the glaciers and huts of the Zermatt region. Today Simon and Samuel are two of the stars of world mountaineering, Martin is a professional ski mountaineer who has also won the prestigious 'Patrouille des glaciers' among other competitions, while Marilia, her sister, is a telemark enthusiast and works in a sports shop.- 2012
- Switzerland
- 15 min
The Anthamatten family lives in the shadow of the Matterhorn, the legendary peak and symbol of the perfect mountain. Three brothers and a sister who, as children with their parents, used to walk among the glaciers and huts of the Zermatt region. Today Simon and Samuel are two of the stars of world mountaineering, Martin is a professional ski mountaineer who has also won the prestigious 'Patrouille des glaciers' among other competitions, while Marilia, her sister, is a telemark enthusiast and works in a sports shop.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Coppia d'assi
Mario Casella (2012)
The Swiss Cedric Lachat and Nina Caprez are partners in life and in their passion for climbing. Several international champions in sports climbing competitions are able to live thanks to their adventures. Their life as globetrotters has also brought them to the walls of Ticino. A short film by Fulvio Mariani and Mario Casella produced for the Sottosopra series.- 2012
- Switzerland
- 11 min
The Swiss Cedric Lachat and Nina Caprez are partners in life and in their passion for climbing. Several international champions in sports climbing competitions are able to live thanks to their adventures. Their life as globetrotters has also brought them to the walls of Ticino. A short film by Fulvio Mariani and Mario Casella produced for the Sottosopra series.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Blocchi di Calanca
Mario Casella (2012)
The Calanca Valley is located about 30 minutes from Cresciano. Most of the blocks were discovered and cleaned by Michele Bionda, who was the first to enhance the area. A short film by Fulvio Mariani and Mario Casella produced for the Sottosopra series. It features Michele Bionda and Roberto Grizzi.- 2012
- Switzerland
- 9 min
The Calanca Valley is located about 30 minutes from Cresciano. Most of the blocks were discovered and cleaned by Michele Bionda, who was the first to enhance the area. A short film by Fulvio Mariani and Mario Casella produced for the Sottosopra series. It features Michele Bionda and Roberto Grizzi.Climbing locations
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G4 - Una cresta tra passato e guerra
Mario Casella (2002)
G4 - Una cresta tra passato e guerra is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Gasherbrum Iv. It was directed by Fulvio Mariani in 2002 and produced by Iceberg-Film. It features Walter Bonatti, Riccardo Cassin, Nazir Sabir, Fosco Maraini, Giuseppe Oberto, Roberto Bassi and others.G4 - Una cresta tra passato e guerra
- 2002
- Switzerland
- 69 min
G4 - Una cresta tra passato e guerra is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Gasherbrum Iv. It was directed by Fulvio Mariani in 2002 and produced by Iceberg-Film. It features Walter Bonatti, Riccardo Cassin, Nazir Sabir, Fosco Maraini, Giuseppe Oberto, Roberto Bassi and others.Climbing locations
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The Elbrus Brothers
Fulvio Mariani (2006)
Two brothers, two passions and two eras: Alexey and Nikolay Sushtrov a chemist and a physicist have always been passionate mountaineers. Well-known members of the Academy of Sciences in the Soviet era, with the advent of Perestroika, the two brothers abandoned the miserable salary of researchers to make a living bringing western tourists to the mountains of Pamir and the Caucasus. A mountain symbolically associates their destinies: the Elbrus, the Caucasus volcano, which with its 5642 meters height is the roof of continental Europe.- 2006
- Switzerland
- 53 min
Two brothers, two passions and two eras: Alexey and Nikolay Sushtrov a chemist and a physicist have always been passionate mountaineers. Well-known members of the Academy of Sciences in the Soviet era, with the advent of Perestroika, the two brothers abandoned the miserable salary of researchers to make a living bringing western tourists to the mountains of Pamir and the Caucasus. A mountain symbolically associates their destinies: the Elbrus, the Caucasus volcano, which with its 5642 meters height is the roof of continental Europe.Climbing locations
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