Miroslav Šmíd

A tribute to Miroslav Šmíd, a Czech rock climber, solo climber, mountaineer, mountain cinematographer and photographer. Mira, as he was known, was also an active organizer of climbing and cultural events. In 1981 he founded The International Festival of Mountaineering Films (Czech: Mezinárodní horolezecký filmový festival) in Teplice nad Metují. He also wrote several books. Šmíd died tragically in 1993 during a solo ascent at Lost Arrow Spire in Yosemite. Apparently he fell just below the top while he was climbing unroped. All his equipment was found on the last ledge below the top.

Jagavá pút' Lhoce Šar is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Lhotse Shar. It was directed by Emil Fornay in 1984 and produced by Slovenská Filmová Tvorba. It features Ivan Gálfy, Leoš Chládek, Marián Zaťko, Stanislav Marton, Zoltán Demján, Josef Rakoncaj and others.