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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Thrutch
JBone (2006)
Filmed on location and entirely from a locals perspective at Hueco Tanks, this captivating film defines the various processes boulderers use at this international destination, and how seasoned climbers dig to their roots in pursuit of success and sometimes failure on these world-class test pieces. Thrutch is the definitive collection of bouldering technique and accomplishment that can be achieved as a result of the passion from climbing at the premiere destination that is Hueco Tanks.
- 2006
- USA
- 59 min
Filmed on location and entirely from a locals perspective at Hueco Tanks, this captivating film defines the various processes boulderers use at this international destination, and how seasoned climbers dig to their roots in pursuit of success and sometimes failure on these world-class test pieces. Thrutch is the definitive collection of bouldering technique and accomplishment that can be achieved as a result of the passion from climbing at the premiere destination that is Hueco Tanks.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Best of the West
Mike Call (2005)
Best of the West is a documentary about bouldering that takes place in Hueco Tanks. It was directed by Mike Call in 2005 and produced by MC Productions. It features Boone Speed, Chris Sharma, Nate Gold, Jason Kehl, Mike Beck, Tim Kemple and others.- 2005
- USA
- 51 min
Best of the West is a documentary about bouldering that takes place in Hueco Tanks. It was directed by Mike Call in 2005 and produced by MC Productions. It features Boone Speed, Chris Sharma, Nate Gold, Jason Kehl, Mike Beck, Tim Kemple and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Defaid a dringo
Alun Hughes (2012)
A programme following an ambitious and fearless Welsh climber as finds his way in the world. Having decided not to go to university, Ioan Doyle is facing the reality of having to earn a living while striving to keep a grip on climbing.- 2012
- UK
- 49 min
A programme following an ambitious and fearless Welsh climber as finds his way in the world. Having decided not to go to university, Ioan Doyle is facing the reality of having to earn a living while striving to keep a grip on climbing.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Biographical
Les Frères Ravier - L’aventure pyrénéenne
Maryse Bergonzat (2007)
Jean and Pierre Ravier have opened almost all the 'classic' (difficult) routes in the Pyrenees. Strung at the waist with a few flat knots and little material, the two twin brothers made more than 200 first ones throughout the massif. A unique style and commitment, a state of mind made up of adventures, literature, inventiveness and friendships. Unclassifiable and welcoming, after 60 years of Pyreneism, their desire for the mountains is intact. When does a race start? How does the idea, the desire come from it? What sense does it make to realize only the first ones? And what is the role of the Pyrenees themselves in this mutual and endless game of attraction?Les Frères Ravier - L’aventure pyrénéenne
- 2007
- France
- 52 min
Jean and Pierre Ravier have opened almost all the 'classic' (difficult) routes in the Pyrenees. Strung at the waist with a few flat knots and little material, the two twin brothers made more than 200 first ones throughout the massif. A unique style and commitment, a state of mind made up of adventures, literature, inventiveness and friendships. Unclassifiable and welcoming, after 60 years of Pyreneism, their desire for the mountains is intact. When does a race start? How does the idea, the desire come from it? What sense does it make to realize only the first ones? And what is the role of the Pyrenees themselves in this mutual and endless game of attraction?Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Dringo i'r Eitha
Alun Hughes (2007)
A portrait of a very talented young Welsh climber, Ioan Doyle, age 16, as he races through the grades to reach E5 in his first summer of rock climbing outdoors. His obsession gives his mother, Catrin, nightmares, but despite his mother's instinctive inability to literally "let him go" while belaying, he climbs his first 8a in Kalymnos, Greece, and then continues on to the big walls of Yosemite with his mentor, "Mills", who has a fear of heights.- 2007
- UK
- 49 min
A portrait of a very talented young Welsh climber, Ioan Doyle, age 16, as he races through the grades to reach E5 in his first summer of rock climbing outdoors. His obsession gives his mother, Catrin, nightmares, but despite his mother's instinctive inability to literally "let him go" while belaying, he climbs his first 8a in Kalymnos, Greece, and then continues on to the big walls of Yosemite with his mentor, "Mills", who has a fear of heights.Climbing locations
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Los Picos 6500
Marco Busacca (2020)
Franco Nicolini, Michele Leonardi, Tommy and Silvestro Franchini have a long-cherished dream: to climb the 13 highest peaks in Argentina, Chile and Bolivia in a continuous succession. An extraordinary journey, starting from the peak of the Aconcagua to the Cerro Sajama, the point of arrival for their adventure, passing via Cerro Tupungatto, Cerro Mercedario, Cerro Bonete, Inchauasi, Cerro Pissis, Walter Penk, Cerro Tres Cruces Sur, Tres Cruces Central, Muerto, Cerro Ojos de Salado and Cerro Llullaillaco.- 2020
- Italy
- 41 min
Franco Nicolini, Michele Leonardi, Tommy and Silvestro Franchini have a long-cherished dream: to climb the 13 highest peaks in Argentina, Chile and Bolivia in a continuous succession. An extraordinary journey, starting from the peak of the Aconcagua to the Cerro Sajama, the point of arrival for their adventure, passing via Cerro Tupungatto, Cerro Mercedario, Cerro Bonete, Inchauasi, Cerro Pissis, Walter Penk, Cerro Tres Cruces Sur, Tres Cruces Central, Muerto, Cerro Ojos de Salado and Cerro Llullaillaco.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Alpinist - Confession of a cameraman
Kim Minchul (2016)
This is the story of some of Korea's most daring albeit little-known mountaineers, their impossible challenges driven by deceptive dreams, and the tragic results that a cameraman not only documented but also actively contributed to causing during four Himalayan expeditions, including the 2009 and 2013. The film was completed following his own death in the Himalayas, right after his first, and last, confession.Alpinist - Confession of a cameraman
- 2016
- South Korea
- 90 min
This is the story of some of Korea's most daring albeit little-known mountaineers, their impossible challenges driven by deceptive dreams, and the tragic results that a cameraman not only documented but also actively contributed to causing during four Himalayan expeditions, including the 2009 and 2013. The film was completed following his own death in the Himalayas, right after his first, and last, confession.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
This is Herstory
Igor Hristov (2019)
Three female athletes from the Balkans, in a unique and loving way retell their great passion for climbing, mountaineering and living between the wildest nature. Each one of them has highly demanding goals to achieve. This short movie peeks some of their successes and failures, through authentic art and extreme sports. This is their story, and they are: Argyro Papathanasiou, a strong climber from Greece, pushing the limits among female climbing; Ilina Arsova, the first Macedonian woman to reach the 7 highest summits on all continents; Uta Ibrahimi, the first Kosovo and Albanian woman to climb Mount Everest.- 2019
- Macedonia
- 16 min
Three female athletes from the Balkans, in a unique and loving way retell their great passion for climbing, mountaineering and living between the wildest nature. Each one of them has highly demanding goals to achieve. This short movie peeks some of their successes and failures, through authentic art and extreme sports. This is their story, and they are: Argyro Papathanasiou, a strong climber from Greece, pushing the limits among female climbing; Ilina Arsova, the first Macedonian woman to reach the 7 highest summits on all continents; Uta Ibrahimi, the first Kosovo and Albanian woman to climb Mount Everest.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Vrcholová príťažlivosť
Rastislav Hatiar (2018)
Life story of Slovak climber Peter Hámor. An intimate portrait of a mountaineer who has been trying to push his boundaries all his life. The film is not just a comprehensive description of Hámor's performances. It is also a portrait of a man, a picture of the development of his character where he explains the motivation that drives him to this dangerous and magnificent performance.- 2018
- Slovakia
- 64 min
Life story of Slovak climber Peter Hámor. An intimate portrait of a mountaineer who has been trying to push his boundaries all his life. The film is not just a comprehensive description of Hámor's performances. It is also a portrait of a man, a picture of the development of his character where he explains the motivation that drives him to this dangerous and magnificent performance.Climbing locations
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Střípky ze života horolezce
Libor Dušek (2018)
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.- 2018
- Slovenia
- 28 min
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.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Breathtaking
Adrian Ballinger (2020)
More people have traveled to space than have summited K2, the world’s second-highest peak that’s considered by many to be the Earth’s most challenging climb. Breathtaking K2 follows seasoned climbers Carla Perez and Adrian Ballinger as they attempt summiting 'the savage mountain' without the aid of supplemental oxygen — an expedition fraught with challenges that threaten not only their chance to reach the top, but also their lives.- 2020
- USA
- 47 min
More people have traveled to space than have summited K2, the world’s second-highest peak that’s considered by many to be the Earth’s most challenging climb. Breathtaking K2 follows seasoned climbers Carla Perez and Adrian Ballinger as they attempt summiting 'the savage mountain' without the aid of supplemental oxygen — an expedition fraught with challenges that threaten not only their chance to reach the top, but also their lives.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Prohibido escalar
Daniel Castillo Viguri (2015)
'Prohibido escalar' (Forbidden to climb) raises the main questions that the climbing collective should ask. It is an invitation to reflection, dialogue and commitment as the only possible ways to preserve the heritage of climbing in Spain, where for different reasons it is increasingly being prohibited in more areas. A film by Daniel Castillo Viguri.- 2015
- Spain
- 21 min
'Prohibido escalar' (Forbidden to climb) raises the main questions that the climbing collective should ask. It is an invitation to reflection, dialogue and commitment as the only possible ways to preserve the heritage of climbing in Spain, where for different reasons it is increasingly being prohibited in more areas. A film by Daniel Castillo Viguri.Climbing locations
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