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Reinhold Messner - Heimat. Berge. Abenteuer.
Markus Augé (2019)
The world's most famous mountaineer and adventurer, Reinhold Messner, has repeatedly tested and surpassed his own limits. Born in 1944 in South Tyrol, a region between two countries, he is a convinced European. This documentary series explores his homeland in five episodes. It's a spectacular journey into the mountainous world of South Tyrol, which has shaped him since his early childhood. In breathtaking images, the panorama of an unprecedented life in and with the mountains unfolds at the same time.Reinhold Messner - Heimat. Berge. Abenteuer.
- 2019
- Germany, Italy
- 130 min
The world's most famous mountaineer and adventurer, Reinhold Messner, has repeatedly tested and surpassed his own limits. Born in 1944 in South Tyrol, a region between two countries, he is a convinced European. This documentary series explores his homeland in five episodes. It's a spectacular journey into the mountainous world of South Tyrol, which has shaped him since his early childhood. In breathtaking images, the panorama of an unprecedented life in and with the mountains unfolds at the same time.Climbing locations
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Oltre il confine
Federico Massa (2017)
Marco Albino Ferrari retraces the key phases in the life of the climber Ettore Castiglioni and tries to reveal the mystery of his death. The story is accompanied by extracts from the mountaineer’s diary, recounting his hopes and fears. From Milan to a cable car climbing up the side of the mountain, or from an abandoned barracks to a hidden mountain hut, which was where he took refuge after 8 September and was based during his activities as a partisan.Federico Massa, Andrea Azzetti
- 2017
- Italy, Switzerland
- 68 min
Marco Albino Ferrari retraces the key phases in the life of the climber Ettore Castiglioni and tries to reveal the mystery of his death. The story is accompanied by extracts from the mountaineer’s diary, recounting his hopes and fears. From Milan to a cable car climbing up the side of the mountain, or from an abandoned barracks to a hidden mountain hut, which was where he took refuge after 8 September and was based during his activities as a partisan.Climbing locations
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O eslabón perdido
Pablo Ces (2014)
Benito Santos, known as Bendecorme, is a benchmark in bouldering in Galicia. Benito lives in Corme, where the waters of the Atlantic attack the coast with force. There he spends about three hours a day underwater, dedicated to the task of collecting diver. When he's done, he spends as much time as he can on his favorite activity - boulder climbing. 'El eslabón perdido' is the name of a bouldering line that Bendecorme has been testing for years: 'the line of my life'. A block that nobody has managed to chain so far.- 2014
- Spain
- 62 min
Benito Santos, known as Bendecorme, is a benchmark in bouldering in Galicia. Benito lives in Corme, where the waters of the Atlantic attack the coast with force. There he spends about three hours a day underwater, dedicated to the task of collecting diver. When he's done, he spends as much time as he can on his favorite activity - boulder climbing. 'El eslabón perdido' is the name of a bouldering line that Bendecorme has been testing for years: 'the line of my life'. A block that nobody has managed to chain so far.Climbing locations
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Nowhere - Now Here
Alvi Pakarinen (2017)
Home is not a geographical term. Life does not revolve around the traditional family. What drives people is how, where and with whom they choose to spend their limited and valuable time. This film offers a glimpse of the life of Nalle Hukkataival, one of the world's top climbers, who leads a nomadic life in a modern world. A film by Alvi Pakarinen.- 2017
- Finland
- 22 min
Home is not a geographical term. Life does not revolve around the traditional family. What drives people is how, where and with whom they choose to spend their limited and valuable time. This film offers a glimpse of the life of Nalle Hukkataival, one of the world's top climbers, who leads a nomadic life in a modern world. A film by Alvi Pakarinen.Climbing locations
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Myrtle Simpson - A life on ice
Leigh Anne Sides (2019)
Myrtle Simpson is a trailblazer, pioneer, adventurer, mountain climber, polar explorer, writer, and mother. In 2018, National Geographic named her as one of four women who defied expectations and explored the world. Myrtle’s life has taken her around the globe, journeys on which she insisted on taking her four children while she and her husband pursued their work and passion. Today, at the age of 89 she still competes in downhill ski races, hikes, bikes and swims and believes that more adventures await.Myrtle Simpson - A life on ice
- 2019
- USA
- 35 min
Myrtle Simpson is a trailblazer, pioneer, adventurer, mountain climber, polar explorer, writer, and mother. In 2018, National Geographic named her as one of four women who defied expectations and explored the world. Myrtle’s life has taken her around the globe, journeys on which she insisted on taking her four children while she and her husband pursued their work and passion. Today, at the age of 89 she still competes in downhill ski races, hikes, bikes and swims and believes that more adventures await. -
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La montagna di Ilio
Francesca Zannoni (2017)
“What is the sense of recounting a silent story, a story that does not have the words to be told? Why reveal a secret?” The Pale di San Lucano, in the Belluno Dolomites, are wild, steep and incredible mountains. Yet they are hidden, like this story: the story of Ilio De Biasio, a climber from Cencenighe Agordino, his brothers and his friends; a tale of exploration and friendship, adventure and visceral love for these mountains. A true story, without fuss, in search of the most elusive and precious thing that we have: life.Francesca Zannoni, Michele Coppari
- 2017
- Italy
- 42 min
“What is the sense of recounting a silent story, a story that does not have the words to be told? Why reveal a secret?” The Pale di San Lucano, in the Belluno Dolomites, are wild, steep and incredible mountains. Yet they are hidden, like this story: the story of Ilio De Biasio, a climber from Cencenighe Agordino, his brothers and his friends; a tale of exploration and friendship, adventure and visceral love for these mountains. A true story, without fuss, in search of the most elusive and precious thing that we have: life.Climbing locations
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A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground
Henna Taylor (2020)
An exploration into grief and its expression through the stories of individuals who have experienced loss or trauma due to climbing or alpinism. Made in collaboration with the Climbing Grief Fund, this artful compilation of interviews highlights how there is no singular or correct way to grieve. Climbers discuss how they are learning to integrate grief into their daily lives and in effect, change the community’s collective narrative surrounding this topic. The film investigates the paradoxes of grief and the grieving process while mirroring this complexity back to viewers as a starting point to destigmatize and normalize the conversation surrounding grief for climbers and non-climbers alike.A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground
- 2020
- USA
- 22 min
An exploration into grief and its expression through the stories of individuals who have experienced loss or trauma due to climbing or alpinism. Made in collaboration with the Climbing Grief Fund, this artful compilation of interviews highlights how there is no singular or correct way to grieve. Climbers discuss how they are learning to integrate grief into their daily lives and in effect, change the community’s collective narrative surrounding this topic. The film investigates the paradoxes of grief and the grieving process while mirroring this complexity back to viewers as a starting point to destigmatize and normalize the conversation surrounding grief for climbers and non-climbers alike.Availability
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Peter Moser
Matteo Mocellin (2017)
There are mountaineers who are on everyone's lips, good, very good. We also know a lot of them, good, very good. But Peter Moser has something special, something that even stronger makes us say good, very good. His story has a lot to tell but what we like most is his definition of himself as a mountaineer and mountain guide, and farmer. In this film Peter is linked to another pop mountaineer: Roberto Bassi from Zanzara and Labbradoro.- 2017
- Italy
- 15 min
There are mountaineers who are on everyone's lips, good, very good. We also know a lot of them, good, very good. But Peter Moser has something special, something that even stronger makes us say good, very good. His story has a lot to tell but what we like most is his definition of himself as a mountaineer and mountain guide, and farmer. In this film Peter is linked to another pop mountaineer: Roberto Bassi from Zanzara and Labbradoro.Climbing locations
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L'angelo custode
Matteo Mocellin (2014)
Toni Marchiorello dedicated himself to the mountains and mountaineering from a very young age: the soul of the CAI, the first Mountaineering Instructor in the Bassano area, he has collected 35 climbs over 4000 meters of altitude. At the ripe old age of 85, he is still a man of the mountains and continues to participate in hiking activities in Italy and abroad and is not lacking in every occasion of cheerful conviviality. Its feature? The total absence of a sense of direction. Hence the nickname 'Compass'.- 2014
- Italy
- 22 min
Toni Marchiorello dedicated himself to the mountains and mountaineering from a very young age: the soul of the CAI, the first Mountaineering Instructor in the Bassano area, he has collected 35 climbs over 4000 meters of altitude. At the ripe old age of 85, he is still a man of the mountains and continues to participate in hiking activities in Italy and abroad and is not lacking in every occasion of cheerful conviviality. Its feature? The total absence of a sense of direction. Hence the nickname 'Compass'.Climbing locations
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Kai Lightner
Victor Buhler (2017)
After dominating the world of indoor climbing as an adolescent, 18-year-old Kai Lightner sets out to take his skills to the next level and ascend the ranks of adult climbing in order to gain a bid for the 2020 Olympics. The film follows Kai and his mother Connie to a National Cup Bouldering Competition in New Mexico and explores Kai’s growth as an athlete and individual. A short produced for the 'Uninterrupted Presents' series.- 2017
- USA
- 12 min
After dominating the world of indoor climbing as an adolescent, 18-year-old Kai Lightner sets out to take his skills to the next level and ascend the ranks of adult climbing in order to gain a bid for the 2020 Olympics. The film follows Kai and his mother Connie to a National Cup Bouldering Competition in New Mexico and explores Kai’s growth as an athlete and individual. A short produced for the 'Uninterrupted Presents' series.Climbing locations
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Evolution
Johannes Mair (2020)
Anna Stöhr started climbing at the age of six and quickly started to compete in the Austrian national team. After dominating bouldering competitions for over a decade and following a back injury, at the age of 31 Anna decides to change completely and test herself on Ali Baba, the difficult and beautiful multi-pitch sports climb at Aiglun in France. The documentary explores the search for one's limits, both physical and mental.- 2020
- Austria
- 26 min
Anna Stöhr started climbing at the age of six and quickly started to compete in the Austrian national team. After dominating bouldering competitions for over a decade and following a back injury, at the age of 31 Anna decides to change completely and test herself on Ali Baba, the difficult and beautiful multi-pitch sports climb at Aiglun in France. The documentary explores the search for one's limits, both physical and mental.Climbing locations
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Barfuß nach innen - Die Kletterlegende Bernd Arnold
Ulf Wogenstein (2020)
Elbe Sandstone Mountains, between Pirna and the Czech border, is one of the most romantic landscapes in Germany. The star in these beautiful rocks is an ascetic man with glasses and a pipe: Bernd Arnold - the Saxon climbing legend from Hohnstein. Even as a child, the 'barefoot climber' stuck to the rock like a gecko. And to this day his motto is: 'Overcoming difficult things with ease'. Whoever sees it on the rock does not doubt the veracity of this leitmotif. Nobody has ever climbed these rocks before him so elegantly. But above all, this sentence proves that lightness is not a question of talent. It has to be fought over and over again with the sport. A portrait of Bernd Arnold at 73 years-old.Barfuß nach innen - Die Kletterlegende Bernd Arnold
- 2020
- Germany
- 30 min
Elbe Sandstone Mountains, between Pirna and the Czech border, is one of the most romantic landscapes in Germany. The star in these beautiful rocks is an ascetic man with glasses and a pipe: Bernd Arnold - the Saxon climbing legend from Hohnstein. Even as a child, the 'barefoot climber' stuck to the rock like a gecko. And to this day his motto is: 'Overcoming difficult things with ease'. Whoever sees it on the rock does not doubt the veracity of this leitmotif. Nobody has ever climbed these rocks before him so elegantly. But above all, this sentence proves that lightness is not a question of talent. It has to be fought over and over again with the sport. A portrait of Bernd Arnold at 73 years-old.Climbing locations
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