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Docudrama / Biographical
Manaslu - Berg der Seelen
Gerald Salmina (2018)
Hans Kammerlander crowned Manaslu in 2017, along with Stephan Keck, and skied down through a new route. That’s the way these two great mountaineers found redemption after the tragedies they went through on that same mountain years before. With archive footage, interviews and magnific dramatic reconstructions, the film goes through Kammerlander’s greatest achievements and his most painful losses. He is one of the greatest alpinists in history, who keeps asking himself how and why he survived while his best friends passed away in the mountain.- 2018
- Austria
- 123 min
Hans Kammerlander crowned Manaslu in 2017, along with Stephan Keck, and skied down through a new route. That’s the way these two great mountaineers found redemption after the tragedies they went through on that same mountain years before. With archive footage, interviews and magnific dramatic reconstructions, the film goes through Kammerlander’s greatest achievements and his most painful losses. He is one of the greatest alpinists in history, who keeps asking himself how and why he survived while his best friends passed away in the mountain.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Markus Pucher
Gerald Salmina (2017)
There are only a few climbers who are able to move as fast and as safe in steep ice falls, hardly anyone undertakes as many difficult solos as he does. The small borderline between performance and suffering on the one side, and responsibility for himself and his family on the other, is still a challenge for Markus Pucher. In the last years, the Carinthian athlete has developed to be one of the best all-round mountaineers of present time.- 2017
- Austria
- 47 min
There are only a few climbers who are able to move as fast and as safe in steep ice falls, hardly anyone undertakes as many difficult solos as he does. The small borderline between performance and suffering on the one side, and responsibility for himself and his family on the other, is still a challenge for Markus Pucher. In the last years, the Carinthian athlete has developed to be one of the best all-round mountaineers of present time.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
Cenzi von Ficker
Kurt Reindl (2016)
For many years, the Ushba in the Georgian Svaneti Region was considered to be the most difficult mountain in the world. More than 100 years ago, a Georgian prince had given this mighty 4,737 m high mountain to a young Austrian woman, a pioneer of Alpinism, Cenzi von Ficker. A Tyrolean woman of today sets off on the tracks of the Tyrolean woman from the past. The top alpinist Lisi Steurer repeats the route of Cenzi von Ficker on the Ushba in the Great Caucasus, and she learns numerous thrilling details about the 'Ushba-Girl'.- 2016
- Austria
- 47 min
For many years, the Ushba in the Georgian Svaneti Region was considered to be the most difficult mountain in the world. More than 100 years ago, a Georgian prince had given this mighty 4,737 m high mountain to a young Austrian woman, a pioneer of Alpinism, Cenzi von Ficker. A Tyrolean woman of today sets off on the tracks of the Tyrolean woman from the past. The top alpinist Lisi Steurer repeats the route of Cenzi von Ficker on the Ushba in the Great Caucasus, and she learns numerous thrilling details about the 'Ushba-Girl'.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Flying High - Härtetest am Everest
Christian Schmidt (2013)
Valery Rozov, extreme BASE jumper and Russian wingsuit pilot, is determined to set the record for the highest BASE jump and relative wingsuit flight ever made. Rozov is taking part in a 40-day expedition from Kathmandu to Tibet, together with his team of climbers, guides and porters, to the Mount Everest massif. Although the summit of Everest is not steep enough to launch in a wingsuit, a cornice on the northern side of the mountain offers the opportunity to take flight at 7220 meters above sea level. Rozov spent two years planning and testing this flight, taking measurements and meticulously searching for the perfect suit that would allow him to jump into the void.Flying High - Härtetest am Everest
- 2013
- Austria
- 52 min
Valery Rozov, extreme BASE jumper and Russian wingsuit pilot, is determined to set the record for the highest BASE jump and relative wingsuit flight ever made. Rozov is taking part in a 40-day expedition from Kathmandu to Tibet, together with his team of climbers, guides and porters, to the Mount Everest massif. Although the summit of Everest is not steep enough to launch in a wingsuit, a cornice on the northern side of the mountain offers the opportunity to take flight at 7220 meters above sea level. Rozov spent two years planning and testing this flight, taking measurements and meticulously searching for the perfect suit that would allow him to jump into the void.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
Piz Badile - Zwischen licht und schatten
Tom Dauer (2012)
Piz Badile - Zwischen licht und schatten is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Piz Badile and Chogolisa. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2012 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Bergwelten. It features Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Huber, Kurt Diemberger, Reinhold Messner, Jakob Schweighofer, Helmut Putz and others.Piz Badile - Zwischen licht und schatten
- 2012
- Austria
- 53 min
Piz Badile - Zwischen licht und schatten is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Piz Badile and Chogolisa. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2012 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Bergwelten. It features Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Huber, Kurt Diemberger, Reinhold Messner, Jakob Schweighofer, Helmut Putz and others.Climbing locations
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Die Piz Badile Nordwand
Tom Dauer (2013)
Die Piz Badile Nordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Piz Badile and Chogolisa. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2013 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Die dunkle seite der Alpen (3/6). It features Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Huber, Kurt Diemberger, Reinhold Messner, Jakob Schweighofer, Helmut Putz and others.- 2013
- Austria
- 43 min
Die Piz Badile Nordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Piz Badile and Chogolisa. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2013 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Die dunkle seite der Alpen (3/6). It features Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Huber, Kurt Diemberger, Reinhold Messner, Jakob Schweighofer, Helmut Putz and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Cerro Torre - Nicht den hauch einer chance
Thomas Dirnhofer (2013)
Set against the backdrop of breathtaking Patagonia, David Lama, sets out to climb the infamous south-east face of Cerro Torre, a mountain once said to be the most difficult in the world.Cerro Torre - Nicht den hauch einer chance
- 2013
- Austria
- 101 min
Set against the backdrop of breathtaking Patagonia, David Lama, sets out to climb the infamous south-east face of Cerro Torre, a mountain once said to be the most difficult in the world.Climbing locations
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