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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Upward Bound
Roger Seiler (1987)
The keys to success in rock climbing are the same as in any difficult endeavor - patience, flexibility, stamina, attention to detail and mental discipline. In Upward Bound you'll see top climbers performing in spectacular settings, while explaining how they attained the pinnacle of their sport - high achievers who are inspiring examples of excellence. Adapted by Roger Seiler from the film: On the Rock by Katheryn Johnston and Iain Stobie.- 1987
- USA
- 10 min
The keys to success in rock climbing are the same as in any difficult endeavor - patience, flexibility, stamina, attention to detail and mental discipline. In Upward Bound you'll see top climbers performing in spectacular settings, while explaining how they attained the pinnacle of their sport - high achievers who are inspiring examples of excellence. Adapted by Roger Seiler from the film: On the Rock by Katheryn Johnston and Iain Stobie.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
The impossible climb
Josh Lowell (2009)
The impossible climb is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Clark Mountain and Margalef. It was directed by Josh Lowell in 2009 and produced by Sender Films. It is a part of the series First ascent - The series (3/7). It features Chris Sharma, Boone Speed, Andrew Bisharat, Randy Leavitt, Daila Ojeda, Patxi Usobiaga and others.Josh Lowell, Cooper Roberts, Peter Mortimer
- 2009
- USA
- 24 min
The impossible climb is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Clark Mountain and Margalef. It was directed by Josh Lowell in 2009 and produced by Sender Films. It is a part of the series First ascent - The series (3/7). It features Chris Sharma, Boone Speed, Andrew Bisharat, Randy Leavitt, Daila Ojeda, Patxi Usobiaga and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Instructional
On the rocks
Katie Johnston (1985)
An overview of the sport of gymnastic rock climbing including 5.13 routes in California, Colorado and Wyoming and interviews with John Gill and Warren Harding.- 1985
- USA
- 29 min
An overview of the sport of gymnastic rock climbing including 5.13 routes in California, Colorado and Wyoming and interviews with John Gill and Warren Harding.Climbing locations
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Drama / Adventure
Over the edge
Katie Johnston (1988)
Humour and drama play strong roles in this fictionalized account of two climbers tackling Yosemite's El Capitan. Winner of Best Film on Mountain Sports.- 1988
- USA
- 26 min
Humour and drama play strong roles in this fictionalized account of two climbers tackling Yosemite's El Capitan. Winner of Best Film on Mountain Sports.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
King lines
Peter Mortimer (2007)
Filmed on location in France, California, Venezuela, Greece, Utah and Mallorca, Spain, "King Lines" captures Chris Sharma's most outrageous ascents and visionary projects, and explores his fascinating lifestyle as a nomadic professional climber and global citizen.- 2007
- USA
- 65 min
Filmed on location in France, California, Venezuela, Greece, Utah and Mallorca, Spain, "King Lines" captures Chris Sharma's most outrageous ascents and visionary projects, and explores his fascinating lifestyle as a nomadic professional climber and global citizen.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Inertia 2 - Focus
Paul Dusatko (2001)
Inertia 2 - Focus is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Elephant Rocks and Araotz. It was directed by Paul Dusatko in 2001 and produced by Integrity 7. It features Randy Leavitt, Josune Bereziartu, Tyson Atwell, Toni Lamprecht, Iker Pou, Chris Lindner and others.- 2001
- USA
- 57 min
Inertia 2 - Focus is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Elephant Rocks and Araotz. It was directed by Paul Dusatko in 2001 and produced by Integrity 7. It features Randy Leavitt, Josune Bereziartu, Tyson Atwell, Toni Lamprecht, Iker Pou, Chris Lindner and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Harder than Everest
Tim Macartney-Snape (1987)
A high adventure film about Tim Macartney-Snape's incredible expedition to climb Gasherbrum IV - a 8000 metre symmetrical pyramid mountain of rock and ice on the border of Pakistan and China in the Karakoram Range of the western Himalaya. Tim was the first in the team to reach the summit, and as he says 'the climb was harder than Everest'. This was Gasherbrum IV second complete ascent and first ascent of the northwest ridge. The mountain, first climbed in 1958 by Italians Walter Bonatti and Carlo Mauro is one of the most difficult ones in the Himalayas and has registered only a handful of ascents.- 1987
- Australia
- 59 min
A high adventure film about Tim Macartney-Snape's incredible expedition to climb Gasherbrum IV - a 8000 metre symmetrical pyramid mountain of rock and ice on the border of Pakistan and China in the Karakoram Range of the western Himalaya. Tim was the first in the team to reach the summit, and as he says 'the climb was harder than Everest'. This was Gasherbrum IV second complete ascent and first ascent of the northwest ridge. The mountain, first climbed in 1958 by Italians Walter Bonatti and Carlo Mauro is one of the most difficult ones in the Himalayas and has registered only a handful of ascents.Climbing locations
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