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Drama / Mountain Drama
Rockface - Season 2
Suri Krishnamma (2003)
Rockface is a British television drama series which was broadcast on BBC One from 2002 to 2003. It ran for two series. The series is set in Glenntannoch, a fictitious town in the Scottish Highlands, and centres on a mountain rescue team led by Dr Gordon Urquhart. The major rescues and incidents in the series were based on real life rescues conducted by the Lochaber Mountain Rescue service. Rockface is about teamwork, friendship, leadership, heartache, courage, strength of character, stubbornness, individuality and loves; Rockface is about life.Suri Krishnamma, Terry Winsor, Sue Dunderdale, Robert Bierman, Mark Roper
- 2003
- UK
- 460 min
Rockface is a British television drama series which was broadcast on BBC One from 2002 to 2003. It ran for two series. The series is set in Glenntannoch, a fictitious town in the Scottish Highlands, and centres on a mountain rescue team led by Dr Gordon Urquhart. The major rescues and incidents in the series were based on real life rescues conducted by the Lochaber Mountain Rescue service. Rockface is about teamwork, friendship, leadership, heartache, courage, strength of character, stubbornness, individuality and loves; Rockface is about life.Climbing locations
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Drama / Adventure
The Himalayas
Lee Seok-hoon (2015)
Following a grueling climb up Kanchenjunga, Hong-gil and Mu-taek become fast friends and partners in climb. The peak of their professional careers comes when they become the 14th team to scale the Himalayas. But the climb came at a price: both sustained injuries and Hong-gil was compelled to retire. Years later, Hong-gil is a renowned lecturer and Mu-taek takes up an assignment to go up Everest. When Hong-gil learns that Mu-taek has gone missing, he blames himself for encouraging the younger man's plans. Looking at a photo of Mu-taek's frozen corpse still trapped on the mountain, he decides to put together a rescue team to retrieve the body. Despite warnings, concerns over his injured leg and treacherous storms, Hong-gil leads the expedition. The story is based on true events.- 2015
- South Korea
- 124 min
Following a grueling climb up Kanchenjunga, Hong-gil and Mu-taek become fast friends and partners in climb. The peak of their professional careers comes when they become the 14th team to scale the Himalayas. But the climb came at a price: both sustained injuries and Hong-gil was compelled to retire. Years later, Hong-gil is a renowned lecturer and Mu-taek takes up an assignment to go up Everest. When Hong-gil learns that Mu-taek has gone missing, he blames himself for encouraging the younger man's plans. Looking at a photo of Mu-taek's frozen corpse still trapped on the mountain, he decides to put together a rescue team to retrieve the body. Despite warnings, concerns over his injured leg and treacherous storms, Hong-gil leads the expedition. The story is based on true events.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Once upon a mountain
(1962)
An old man remembers when his father introduced him to mountain climbing in the Alps of Tirol when he was a young boy. A mountain scenery is presented showing its flora and fauna and then we see the father and the boy approaching to the mountain face by a mountain path. On the rock face we see both men rock climbing up to the top, and at the end of the film we go back to the present tense and see the old man accessing the top of a mountain in summer using a modern chairlift in a ski resort. Surely the film was made using film footage from different origins, as the two men on the mountain path are different from those on the rock wall, which are men of similar ages.
- 1962
- UK
- 8 min
An old man remembers when his father introduced him to mountain climbing in the Alps of Tirol when he was a young boy. A mountain scenery is presented showing its flora and fauna and then we see the father and the boy approaching to the mountain face by a mountain path. On the rock face we see both men rock climbing up to the top, and at the end of the film we go back to the present tense and see the old man accessing the top of a mountain in summer using a modern chairlift in a ski resort. Surely the film was made using film footage from different origins, as the two men on the mountain path are different from those on the rock wall, which are men of similar ages.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Primum - Non nocere!
Mario Fantin (1957)
The film aims to indicate the simplest ways to bring the injured person in the mountains closer to the doctor, without taking initiatives that could - perhaps in perfect good faith - damage the injured person. Immobilizing a fractured limb, meditating on a wound, stopping an amorrage, transporting it with a sleigh, ski or stretcher; these are the most frequent cases that need to be dealt with without wasting precious time or exceeding in zeal.- 1957
- Italy
- 12 min
The film aims to indicate the simplest ways to bring the injured person in the mountains closer to the doctor, without taking initiatives that could - perhaps in perfect good faith - damage the injured person. Immobilizing a fractured limb, meditating on a wound, stopping an amorrage, transporting it with a sleigh, ski or stretcher; these are the most frequent cases that need to be dealt with without wasting precious time or exceeding in zeal. -
Drama / Mountain Drama
Rockface - Season 1
Terry Winsor (2002)
Rockface was filmed on location in Scotland and based on the real Lochaber Mountain Rescue service. All the major incidents in the series were also based on real life rescues. The show ran for two series in 2002 and 2003. Set in the fictitious town of Glenntannoch in the Highlands, Rockface tells energetic stories packed with action and adventure, but also reveals the personal and romantic lives of the rescue team. At its heart are the men and women who volunteer to risk their lives rescuing those in peril in the mountains. The team are brought together by their passion for the awesome mountains and their dedication to saving lives.Terry Winsor, Sue Dunderdale, Robert Bierman, Mark Roper
- 2002
- UK
- 300 min
Rockface was filmed on location in Scotland and based on the real Lochaber Mountain Rescue service. All the major incidents in the series were also based on real life rescues. The show ran for two series in 2002 and 2003. Set in the fictitious town of Glenntannoch in the Highlands, Rockface tells energetic stories packed with action and adventure, but also reveals the personal and romantic lives of the rescue team. At its heart are the men and women who volunteer to risk their lives rescuing those in peril in the mountains. The team are brought together by their passion for the awesome mountains and their dedication to saving lives.Climbing locations
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Drama / Mountain Drama
Nuit blanche
Samuel Tilman (2010)
As night falls, a group of mountain climbers is trapped outside by a violent storm. A rescue crew is sent out to search for them. In the meantime, the only person the group can contact is Serge, a mountain rescue policeman who tries to reassure them over the phone and help them fight off the cold. But the storm is raging and Serge gradually realises that maybe not all mountaineers will make it through the night…- 2010
- Belgium
- 20 min
As night falls, a group of mountain climbers is trapped outside by a violent storm. A rescue crew is sent out to search for them. In the meantime, the only person the group can contact is Serge, a mountain rescue policeman who tries to reassure them over the phone and help them fight off the cold. But the storm is raging and Serge gradually realises that maybe not all mountaineers will make it through the night…Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
The final solution
David Halsted (2005)
The final solution is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Ben Nevis and The Cairngorms. It was directed by David Halsted in 2005 and produced by Bumont Radio. It features Stewart Allwood, David Halsted and Sean Rogan.- 2005
- UK
- 10 min
The final solution is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Ben Nevis and The Cairngorms. It was directed by David Halsted in 2005 and produced by Bumont Radio. It features Stewart Allwood, David Halsted and Sean Rogan.Climbing locations
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Drama / Adventure
L'Ecrin
Guillaume Christian (2009)
L'Ecrin is a drama about alpinism that takes place in Mont Pelvoux. It was directed by Guillaume Christian in 2009 and produced by Team Les Collets. It features Michel Jullien, Alain Cheze, Gilles Pierrard, André Giraud, Françoise Menaldo, Nicolas Chaud and others.- 2009
- France
- 59 min
L'Ecrin is a drama about alpinism that takes place in Mont Pelvoux. It was directed by Guillaume Christian in 2009 and produced by Team Les Collets. It features Michel Jullien, Alain Cheze, Gilles Pierrard, André Giraud, Françoise Menaldo, Nicolas Chaud and others.Climbing locations
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Drama / Melodrama
Mishaps of seduction and conquest
Jane Campion (1984)
Mishaps of seduction and conquest is a drama about alpinism that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Jane Campion in 1984 and produced by Australian Film and Television School. It features Deborah Kennedy, Richard Evans and Stuart Campbell.Mishaps of seduction and conquest
- 1984
- Australia
- 16 min
Mishaps of seduction and conquest is a drama about alpinism that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Jane Campion in 1984 and produced by Australian Film and Television School. It features Deborah Kennedy, Richard Evans and Stuart Campbell.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Twice upon a time in Bolivia
David Halsted (2004)
Three no-hopers from Lancashire's grimmest corner (Burnley) head out for Bolivia's Cordillera Real in search of 6000-metre glory. This hysterical journey begins with acclimatization problems, when one member turns into a "scouse wookey" (imagine Chewbacca born in Liverpool). A stunning mountain route on Pequin Alpamayo takes a sideline to the deadpan Northern humour used to overcome bandits, frostbite, and endless hours at base camp.- 2004
- UK
- 50 min
Three no-hopers from Lancashire's grimmest corner (Burnley) head out for Bolivia's Cordillera Real in search of 6000-metre glory. This hysterical journey begins with acclimatization problems, when one member turns into a "scouse wookey" (imagine Chewbacca born in Liverpool). A stunning mountain route on Pequin Alpamayo takes a sideline to the deadpan Northern humour used to overcome bandits, frostbite, and endless hours at base camp.Climbing locations
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Drama / Historical
Sfinga
Gregor Kresal (2011)
On the north face of Triglav, the highest peak in the Julian Alps, there is a giant wall known as The Sphinx. Daunting and imposing, it has stirred the imagination of Slovenian climbers for centuries, and is included itself as a character in this dramatic feature-documentary. With dizzying heights and sharp angles, this film recreates the heroic efforts of the first team to climb the Sphinx in 1966, and more recently, highlights the wall's first free climb. On the summit, the generations come together in a Who's Who of Slovenian mountain culture.- 2011
- Slovenia
- 71 min
On the north face of Triglav, the highest peak in the Julian Alps, there is a giant wall known as The Sphinx. Daunting and imposing, it has stirred the imagination of Slovenian climbers for centuries, and is included itself as a character in this dramatic feature-documentary. With dizzying heights and sharp angles, this film recreates the heroic efforts of the first team to climb the Sphinx in 1966, and more recently, highlights the wall's first free climb. On the summit, the generations come together in a Who's Who of Slovenian mountain culture.Climbing locations
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Docudrama / Recreation
Toujours prêt - Guides de montagne
Jean-Jacques Delafosse (1942)
In an alpine ascent with two customers, a mountain guide hears a distress call from another roped party. After guiding the couple he accompanies to the shelter, the guide helps the two careless. The impressive rescue is done on the side of the wall, after the passage of a bridge installed between two needles. Once the rescue is done, the initial climb can then resume its course.Toujours prêt - Guides de montagne
- 1942
- France
- 25 min
In an alpine ascent with two customers, a mountain guide hears a distress call from another roped party. After guiding the couple he accompanies to the shelter, the guide helps the two careless. The impressive rescue is done on the side of the wall, after the passage of a bridge installed between two needles. Once the rescue is done, the initial climb can then resume its course.Climbing locations
