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Documentary / Chronicle
Kletterparadies Großstadt
Arman T. Riahi (2015)
The climbing paradise of the big city is following in the footsteps of the myth of 'buildering', facade climbing, which began at the end of the 19th century by mountaineers such as Geoffrey Winthrop Young in the USA and recently became popular in Eastern Europe through roofing. The Viennese building scene has been active since the 1990s and has since 'first climbed' many buildings in Vienna - many of them illegal.- 2015
- Austria
- 49 min
The climbing paradise of the big city is following in the footsteps of the myth of 'buildering', facade climbing, which began at the end of the 19th century by mountaineers such as Geoffrey Winthrop Young in the USA and recently became popular in Eastern Europe through roofing. The Viennese building scene has been active since the 1990s and has since 'first climbed' many buildings in Vienna - many of them illegal.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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Elbsandsteingebirge
Werner Bertolan (2015)
Stefan Glowacz takes climbing legend Bernd Arnold to these very special rocks in Saxon Switzerland. But Stefan also meets other people from this region who use the unique landscape for their passions - such as slacklining or exploring caves. The documentary shows the Elbe Sandstone Mountains from a completely new perspective.- 2015
- Austria
- 50 min
Stefan Glowacz takes climbing legend Bernd Arnold to these very special rocks in Saxon Switzerland. But Stefan also meets other people from this region who use the unique landscape for their passions - such as slacklining or exploring caves. The documentary shows the Elbe Sandstone Mountains from a completely new perspective.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Die Schwarze Madonna
Eduardo Gellner (2013)
Ines Papert is an alpine multi-talented climber on rock and ice. Near to her home village Berchtesgaden her biggest challenge till now is awaiting her, a first ascent on the Untersberg in the tenth difficulty degree: 'Die schwarze Madonna' (the Black Madonna). Already in 2008 Ines Papert had started to equip the route from below. Soon it turned out that a red-point ascent could become extremely difficult. In autumn 2012, Ines is more motivated than ever before. Together with her climbing partner Rudolf Hauser she starts a last attempt. Eduardo Gellner accompanies both of them with his camera and presents Ines climbing the 'Schwarze Madonna' and flying with a paraglider, which is a new dimension for her.- 2013
- Austria
- 53 min
Ines Papert is an alpine multi-talented climber on rock and ice. Near to her home village Berchtesgaden her biggest challenge till now is awaiting her, a first ascent on the Untersberg in the tenth difficulty degree: 'Die schwarze Madonna' (the Black Madonna). Already in 2008 Ines Papert had started to equip the route from below. Soon it turned out that a red-point ascent could become extremely difficult. In autumn 2012, Ines is more motivated than ever before. Together with her climbing partner Rudolf Hauser she starts a last attempt. Eduardo Gellner accompanies both of them with his camera and presents Ines climbing the 'Schwarze Madonna' and flying with a paraglider, which is a new dimension for her.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Die Freiheit, die ich meine
Eduardo Gellner (2015)
The idea: to climb two one thousand meter high walls of limestone without a rope and without a partner. Free solo. Rudi Hauser will connect these walls in Salzburg's Pongau region, which are about 15 km apart as the crow flies, with a mountain run and a wheel unit. Everything from own strength. For some it sounds crazy, for Rudi it means absolute freedom.- 2015
- Austria
- 51 min
The idea: to climb two one thousand meter high walls of limestone without a rope and without a partner. Free solo. Rudi Hauser will connect these walls in Salzburg's Pongau region, which are about 15 km apart as the crow flies, with a mountain run and a wheel unit. Everything from own strength. For some it sounds crazy, for Rudi it means absolute freedom.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Der Triglav
Heinz Leger (2015)
'The Triglav is not a mountain, Triglav is a kingdom.' This expression of ultimate respect by Julius Kugy mountaineer, humanist and writer reflects the uniqueness of Slovenia’s highest mountain. The north face is a monster: more than 1,500 meters of sheer rock. In one of the highest north faces of the Eastern Alps the two renowned alpinists Marko Prezelj and Hanspeter Eisendle have picked a challenging route on the Sphinx – a rock formation on the very top of this breathtaking face. From the very top they have an unlimited view on this hotspot of biodiversity full of fascinating wildlife and meadows exploding in colors.- 2015
- Austria
- 50 min
'The Triglav is not a mountain, Triglav is a kingdom.' This expression of ultimate respect by Julius Kugy mountaineer, humanist and writer reflects the uniqueness of Slovenia’s highest mountain. The north face is a monster: more than 1,500 meters of sheer rock. In one of the highest north faces of the Eastern Alps the two renowned alpinists Marko Prezelj and Hanspeter Eisendle have picked a challenging route on the Sphinx – a rock formation on the very top of this breathtaking face. From the very top they have an unlimited view on this hotspot of biodiversity full of fascinating wildlife and meadows exploding in colors.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Der Grenzgänger - Reinhold Messner
Andreas Nickel (2014)
Reinhold Messner - born on 17 September 1944 in Bolzano, South Tyrol. At the age of 5 he climbed the Sass Rigais in his native Villnöss. In his youth he climbed the large walls of the Dolomites and the Western Alps. At 26 the first eight-thousander: Nanga Parbat. His brother dies in the process. 12 years later, the last of all 14 eight-thousanders. He is the first to succeed. Always without bottled oxygen. Even single-handedly. Border crosser, author, lecture traveler, politician and museum director. No one has left his mark on modern alpinism.Der Grenzgänger - Reinhold Messner
- 2014
- Austria
- 51 min
Reinhold Messner - born on 17 September 1944 in Bolzano, South Tyrol. At the age of 5 he climbed the Sass Rigais in his native Villnöss. In his youth he climbed the large walls of the Dolomites and the Western Alps. At 26 the first eight-thousander: Nanga Parbat. His brother dies in the process. 12 years later, the last of all 14 eight-thousanders. He is the first to succeed. Always without bottled oxygen. Even single-handedly. Border crosser, author, lecture traveler, politician and museum director. No one has left his mark on modern alpinism.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Das Matterhorn - Vom Mythos zur Marke
Gerald Salmina (2015)
On 14 July 1865 the Matterhorn was first climbed. Bergwelten takes this event as an opportunity to take a look at the most exciting events on the most famous mountain in the Alps. From the first summit ascent, the first ascent of the north face in 1931 and the legendary winter solo entrance of the Italian Walter Bonatti in 1965, to the unique achievements of today's mountaineers. The film impresses with spectacular climbing shots and unique shots of the film work in the wall. And it accompanies people whose lives are inseparably linked to the unique mountain on the Swiss-Italian border. The Zermatt mountain guide Michi Lerjen grew up on the Swiss side of the mountain. Hervé Barmasse, on the other hand, comes from the Italian side - as a scion of a mountain guide family, he knows the Matterhorn better than anyone else.Das Matterhorn - Vom Mythos zur Marke
- 2015
- Austria
- 50 min
On 14 July 1865 the Matterhorn was first climbed. Bergwelten takes this event as an opportunity to take a look at the most exciting events on the most famous mountain in the Alps. From the first summit ascent, the first ascent of the north face in 1931 and the legendary winter solo entrance of the Italian Walter Bonatti in 1965, to the unique achievements of today's mountaineers. The film impresses with spectacular climbing shots and unique shots of the film work in the wall. And it accompanies people whose lives are inseparably linked to the unique mountain on the Swiss-Italian border. The Zermatt mountain guide Michi Lerjen grew up on the Swiss side of the mountain. Hervé Barmasse, on the other hand, comes from the Italian side - as a scion of a mountain guide family, he knows the Matterhorn better than anyone else.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Das Gesäuse
Eduardo Gellner (2015)
On the Enns from Admont to Hieflau and over the 'limestone walls' from the Haindlkar hut to the Hess hut. The roaring Enns with whitewater up to level 6 and the 'Buhlweg', which has never been freely climbed before and leads with difficulties up to 10 degrees through the 'invincible limestone walls' of the 'Dachl Nordwand', are the focus of this documentation. The climbers Jürgen Reinmüller and Gernot Mausser as well as the two world class canoeists Matthias Schmid and Herwig Natmessnig make a journey from 'then to today'.Eduardo Gellner, Thomas Kretschmer
- 2015
- Austria
- 50 min
On the Enns from Admont to Hieflau and over the 'limestone walls' from the Haindlkar hut to the Hess hut. The roaring Enns with whitewater up to level 6 and the 'Buhlweg', which has never been freely climbed before and leads with difficulties up to 10 degrees through the 'invincible limestone walls' of the 'Dachl Nordwand', are the focus of this documentation. The climbers Jürgen Reinmüller and Gernot Mausser as well as the two world class canoeists Matthias Schmid and Herwig Natmessnig make a journey from 'then to today'.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Climbing World Cup in Arco, Italy
Claudius Spieth (2011)
In the first episode of Climbing Chronicles, we head to Arco, Italy for the eleventh IFSC Climbing World Championships in bouldering. We also meet up with 5X World Cup winner, Kilian Fischhuber. Lastly, we catch up with climbing legends Francois Legrand and Lynn Hill.Climbing World Cup in Arco, Italy
- 2011
- Austria, Germany
- 13 min
In the first episode of Climbing Chronicles, we head to Arco, Italy for the eleventh IFSC Climbing World Championships in bouldering. We also meet up with 5X World Cup winner, Kilian Fischhuber. Lastly, we catch up with climbing legends Francois Legrand and Lynn Hill.Climbing locations
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Barbara Zangerl
Johannes Mair (2015)
For many years Barbara Zangerl was known as one of the best female boulderers in the world, as one of the first women to climb class 8b. At the age of 19 years and at the top of this career a back injury - the end of the career? Eager and ambitious, Barbara started alpine climbing. With a completely new attitude to climbing she tries her hand at the hardest alpine routes: 'End of Silence' - first started by Thomas Huber, Stefan Glowacz's 'Des Kaisers neue Kleider' and 'Silbergeier' by Beat Kammerlander. Due to their challenge and beauty, all three extreme climbing routes are considered milestones in alpine climbing and have gone down in alpine history books worldwide as the 'Alpine Trilogy'.- 2015
- Austria
- 50 min
For many years Barbara Zangerl was known as one of the best female boulderers in the world, as one of the first women to climb class 8b. At the age of 19 years and at the top of this career a back injury - the end of the career? Eager and ambitious, Barbara started alpine climbing. With a completely new attitude to climbing she tries her hand at the hardest alpine routes: 'End of Silence' - first started by Thomas Huber, Stefan Glowacz's 'Des Kaisers neue Kleider' and 'Silbergeier' by Beat Kammerlander. Due to their challenge and beauty, all three extreme climbing routes are considered milestones in alpine climbing and have gone down in alpine history books worldwide as the 'Alpine Trilogy'.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Around the World Climbing
Claudius Spieth (2012)
In the third episode of Climbing Chronicles, we're in Valence, France for another World Cup stop. Can climbing legend Jakob Schubert win his eighth World Cup victory in a row? We also meet up with adventurer Stefan Glowacz on his expedition around the world.- 2012
- Austria, Germany
- 13 min
In the third episode of Climbing Chronicles, we're in Valence, France for another World Cup stop. Can climbing legend Jakob Schubert win his eighth World Cup victory in a row? We also meet up with adventurer Stefan Glowacz on his expedition around the world.Climbing locations
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