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Drama / Adventure
127 hours
Danny Boyle (2010)
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolate canyon in Utah. Over the next five days, Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, and the last two people he ever had the chance to meet? A visceral thrilling story that will take an audience on a never before experienced journey and prove what we can do when we choose life.- 2010
- UK, USA
- 93 min
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolate canyon in Utah. Over the next five days, Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, and the last two people he ever had the chance to meet? A visceral thrilling story that will take an audience on a never before experienced journey and prove what we can do when we choose life.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Report
Anatomie d'une première
Jacques Ertaud (1966)
In February 1966, Pierre Mazeaud and Lucien Berardini attempt a difficult first ascent to one of the peaks of Garet El Djenoun, in the Hoggar Massif, a chain of mountains located in the west of the Sahara, south of Algeria. The mountain has remained untouched since the expedition of Roger Frison-Roche in 1935. The documentary, superbly cinematographed by the René Vernadet, won the Grand Prix at the Trento Film Festival in 1996.- 1966
- France
- 32 min
In February 1966, Pierre Mazeaud and Lucien Berardini attempt a difficult first ascent to one of the peaks of Garet El Djenoun, in the Hoggar Massif, a chain of mountains located in the west of the Sahara, south of Algeria. The mountain has remained untouched since the expedition of Roger Frison-Roche in 1935. The documentary, superbly cinematographed by the René Vernadet, won the Grand Prix at the Trento Film Festival in 1996.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Ice climbers
(1956)
Two climbers make their way up the imposing, perilous face of the Grossglockner, the tallest mountain in the Austrian Alps. Harry Wismer explains the details of the ascent and the type of equipment they use for such a climb. The film is an episode of the RKO Sportscopes, a series of shorts featuring scenes of different sports around the world produced between 1938 and 1957 and distributed by RKO.
- 1956
- USA
- 9 min
Two climbers make their way up the imposing, perilous face of the Grossglockner, the tallest mountain in the Austrian Alps. Harry Wismer explains the details of the ascent and the type of equipment they use for such a climb. The film is an episode of the RKO Sportscopes, a series of shorts featuring scenes of different sports around the world produced between 1938 and 1957 and distributed by RKO.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Pathe review - Napes Needle
George Abraham (1915)
Extract from a Pathe Review showing a team of men, including the Abraham Brothers, George and Ashley, climbing lower slopes before ascending Napes Needle, Great Gable. Climbers pose with their boots for the camera then tackle the rock face, including a view of the Wasdale valley below. George Abraham leads the Arête Route. Finally the mountaineers are seen reaching the top of the Needle. George and Ashley Abraham, the brother climbers and photographers from Keswick, recorded in pictures the evolution of early rock-climbing in the English Lake District.George Abraham, Ashley Abraham
- 1915
- UK
- 4 min
Extract from a Pathe Review showing a team of men, including the Abraham Brothers, George and Ashley, climbing lower slopes before ascending Napes Needle, Great Gable. Climbers pose with their boots for the camera then tackle the rock face, including a view of the Wasdale valley below. George Abraham leads the Arête Route. Finally the mountaineers are seen reaching the top of the Needle. George and Ashley Abraham, the brother climbers and photographers from Keswick, recorded in pictures the evolution of early rock-climbing in the English Lake District.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Instructional
L'equipement d'un alpiniste
René Moreau (1927)
Taking footage from the film 'A la conquete des cimes', this instructional film distributed for the home market as a Pathe Baby film in two reels, makes a presentation of the mountaineering equipment and techniques. The film starts with a mountaineer wearing double socks and nailed boots; then he makes a demonstration of the rock climbing and rappeling technique. In the second reel two climbers show us the use of crampons and ice axe and the way to progress in the glacier.- 1927
- France
- 5 min
Taking footage from the film 'A la conquete des cimes', this instructional film distributed for the home market as a Pathe Baby film in two reels, makes a presentation of the mountaineering equipment and techniques. The film starts with a mountaineer wearing double socks and nailed boots; then he makes a demonstration of the rock climbing and rappeling technique. In the second reel two climbers show us the use of crampons and ice axe and the way to progress in the glacier.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
L'ascension du Mont Blanc
Camille Legrand (1907)
An ascent of Mont Blanc from Chamonix by a party of guides and clients. The team assembles in front of the statue of De Saussure and Balmat in Chamonix. The guides lead the party, which includes five ladies in long skirts, along a rocky path. At Pierre-Pointue, the team have lunch and they blacken their faces for protection against the sun. Then the mountaineers climb by a succession of snowfields, almost perpendicular glaciers, crossing the crevasses using a ladder. At Grands Mulets, four men of the party climb the rock pinnacles. The ascent continues by the glacier, and finally, after two days of travel since they left Chamonix, the team reaches the Vallot Observatory and later the Jansen Observatory, half buried in snow, on the summit of Mont Blanc.- 1907
- France
- 13 min
An ascent of Mont Blanc from Chamonix by a party of guides and clients. The team assembles in front of the statue of De Saussure and Balmat in Chamonix. The guides lead the party, which includes five ladies in long skirts, along a rocky path. At Pierre-Pointue, the team have lunch and they blacken their faces for protection against the sun. Then the mountaineers climb by a succession of snowfields, almost perpendicular glaciers, crossing the crevasses using a ladder. At Grands Mulets, four men of the party climb the rock pinnacles. The ascent continues by the glacier, and finally, after two days of travel since they left Chamonix, the team reaches the Vallot Observatory and later the Jansen Observatory, half buried in snow, on the summit of Mont Blanc.Climbing locations
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College climbers
Joseph Walsh (1947)
Richard wellington leads Western State Collegers from Gunnison up to Gothic Mountain in the Elk Mountains, Colorado. The film is an episode of the Rko Sportscopes, a series of shorts featuring scenes of different sports produced between 1938 and 1957.- 1947
- USA
- 8 min
Richard wellington leads Western State Collegers from Gunnison up to Gothic Mountain in the Elk Mountains, Colorado. The film is an episode of the Rko Sportscopes, a series of shorts featuring scenes of different sports produced between 1938 and 1957.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
30 Jours au-dessus des nuages
Constantin Brive (1942)
In 1941, under the Vichy regime, during the Nazi occupation, a team of six people crossed the Mont-Blanc massif. Leaving the Arve Valley with a month of supplies, five young men and a woman attempt a raid to show that France has passion and love for the effort and to celebrate youth, teamwork, leadership, tradition and achievement. The team advances roped, above the clouds. They pass the different passages, glaciers and needles, sleeping in tent under the stars at minus 20°C, facing the storms and the dangers represented by crevasses. Among others, they climb the Aiguille Verte, the Aiguille du Grépon and Mont Blanc.- 1942
- France
- 25 min
In 1941, under the Vichy regime, during the Nazi occupation, a team of six people crossed the Mont-Blanc massif. Leaving the Arve Valley with a month of supplies, five young men and a woman attempt a raid to show that France has passion and love for the effort and to celebrate youth, teamwork, leadership, tradition and achievement. The team advances roped, above the clouds. They pass the different passages, glaciers and needles, sleeping in tent under the stars at minus 20°C, facing the storms and the dangers represented by crevasses. Among others, they climb the Aiguille Verte, the Aiguille du Grépon and Mont Blanc.Climbing locations
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Drama / Mountain Drama
Premier de cordée
Louis Daquin (1944)
Joseph Serettaz, a reputed guide from Chamonix, in the French Alps, is killed at the end of the 1930's during a climbing expedition with a rich industrialist from Milan. The latter is unhurt, although in a state of shock. When Zian Servettaz sets off to find his father’s body, destiny again takes a hand and he too is the victim of a fall, in which he fractures his cranium. The industrialist’s daughter Bianca would like to express her gratitude to the Servettaz family, but Zian rebuffs her kindness. Adaptation of the novel by Roger Frison-Roche.- 1944
- France
- 106 min
Joseph Serettaz, a reputed guide from Chamonix, in the French Alps, is killed at the end of the 1930's during a climbing expedition with a rich industrialist from Milan. The latter is unhurt, although in a state of shock. When Zian Servettaz sets off to find his father’s body, destiny again takes a hand and he too is the victim of a fall, in which he fractures his cranium. The industrialist’s daughter Bianca would like to express her gratitude to the Servettaz family, but Zian rebuffs her kindness. Adaptation of the novel by Roger Frison-Roche.Climbing locations
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