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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Voyager
Joe O'Connor (2017)
This film follows Irish climber David Fitzgerald, who after taking up the sport only 5 years ago traveled to the Peak District to try the hardest bouldering problems on grit. After sending Deliverance (7B+) and The Ace (8B) David set his sights on Voyager sit start (8B+). Voyager was set by Ben Moon in 2006 and had only been climbed by two others (Niccolò Ceria and Ned Feehally) before David. It is widely regarded as the hardest route on grit. David was filmed in the Peaks and in his home city of Dublin over the course of two months in spring 2017 while working on the route and training indoors.- 2017
- UK
- 18 min
This film follows Irish climber David Fitzgerald, who after taking up the sport only 5 years ago traveled to the Peak District to try the hardest bouldering problems on grit. After sending Deliverance (7B+) and The Ace (8B) David set his sights on Voyager sit start (8B+). Voyager was set by Ben Moon in 2006 and had only been climbed by two others (Niccolò Ceria and Ned Feehally) before David. It is widely regarded as the hardest route on grit. David was filmed in the Peaks and in his home city of Dublin over the course of two months in spring 2017 while working on the route and training indoors.Climbing locations
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Tsurisuto
David Petts (2019)
Louis Parkinson's trip to Japan in search of some of the finest bouldering lines. Tsūrisuto means tourists, and the film is Louis's travel diary, which begins in Tokyo. His first stop is at the B-Pump Gym, where he makes the first contact and the first-hand experience with the 'Japanese bouldering style'. There Louis meets local climber Takeyuki Ogawa, who will guide him to the Ogawayama area to test himself on the most interesting problems. In the next stage of the trip, Louis travels to Kyoto and visits the Crux Gym and the Kasagi bouldering area, where he casually meets Yuji Hirayama. A film by David Petts produced for EpicTV.- 2019
- UK
- 35 min
Louis Parkinson's trip to Japan in search of some of the finest bouldering lines. Tsūrisuto means tourists, and the film is Louis's travel diary, which begins in Tokyo. His first stop is at the B-Pump Gym, where he makes the first contact and the first-hand experience with the 'Japanese bouldering style'. There Louis meets local climber Takeyuki Ogawa, who will guide him to the Ogawayama area to test himself on the most interesting problems. In the next stage of the trip, Louis travels to Kyoto and visits the Crux Gym and the Kasagi bouldering area, where he casually meets Yuji Hirayama. A film by David Petts produced for EpicTV.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
Statement of Youth
Nick Brown (2019)
The 1980's saw climbing standards rise exponentially. At the start of the decade, 7b+ was cutting edge, but by the end of the '80s 9a was the new world standard. By the end of the decade, the sport had changed beyond recognition and a paradigm was set for future generations. A small group of climbers would do anything to climb full-time: sleeping in sheds underneath crags, shoplifting for food and clothes, and living off the dole. These climbers were living outside the rest of society and went on to become the most influential figures in the history of British climbing.- 2019
- UK
- 59 min
The 1980's saw climbing standards rise exponentially. At the start of the decade, 7b+ was cutting edge, but by the end of the '80s 9a was the new world standard. By the end of the decade, the sport had changed beyond recognition and a paradigm was set for future generations. A small group of climbers would do anything to climb full-time: sleeping in sheds underneath crags, shoplifting for food and clothes, and living off the dole. These climbers were living outside the rest of society and went on to become the most influential figures in the history of British climbing.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Silence
Bernardo Giménez (2018)
What does it take to climb the world’s first 9c? Let’s find out in Silence, a movie by Bernardo Giménez. It shows what preceded the afternoon of September 3, 2017, when Adam Ondra, a professional rock climber and currently one of the best climbers in the world, made a little piece of climbing history when he climbed his project in the spectacular Hanshelleren Cave in Norway. The route, later named Silence, received a new grade of 9c and became the hardest route in the world.- 2018
- Czech Republic
- 18 min
What does it take to climb the world’s first 9c? Let’s find out in Silence, a movie by Bernardo Giménez. It shows what preceded the afternoon of September 3, 2017, when Adam Ondra, a professional rock climber and currently one of the best climbers in the world, made a little piece of climbing history when he climbed his project in the spectacular Hanshelleren Cave in Norway. The route, later named Silence, received a new grade of 9c and became the hardest route in the world.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Rotpunkt
Chelsea Jolly (2019)
Through failure and success, Alex Megos strives to be the best climber in the world. The movie is a portrait of the German climber and a look into the history of free climbing including the likes of Kurt Albert and Wolfgang Güllich. The film analyses Megos through his strengths and weaknesses and delves into his origins, namely the start of the Rotpunkt movement, that revolutionary red dot invented in 1975 in Germany's Frankenjura by Kurt Albert which indicates that a route has been climbed free, without the use of aid for progression.- 2019
- USA
- 51 min
Through failure and success, Alex Megos strives to be the best climber in the world. The movie is a portrait of the German climber and a look into the history of free climbing including the likes of Kurt Albert and Wolfgang Güllich. The film analyses Megos through his strengths and weaknesses and delves into his origins, namely the start of the Rotpunkt movement, that revolutionary red dot invented in 1975 in Germany's Frankenjura by Kurt Albert which indicates that a route has been climbed free, without the use of aid for progression.Climbing locations
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Hay veces que los sueños caben en una maleta
Javier Rodríguez (2018)
Martha Muñoz and Matías Otero, climbers of the Petzl family, Osprey and La Sportiva México, intend to fulfill their projects of climbing world-class boulders, training hard and dealing with the successes and failures they encounter in this quest to do their dreams come true. A video by Javier Rodríguez produced by El Coche de los Chidos, and presented at the Reel Rock 13 premiere in Mexico.Hay veces que los sueños caben en una maleta
- 2018
- Mexico
- 21 min
Martha Muñoz and Matías Otero, climbers of the Petzl family, Osprey and La Sportiva México, intend to fulfill their projects of climbing world-class boulders, training hard and dealing with the successes and failures they encounter in this quest to do their dreams come true. A video by Javier Rodríguez produced by El Coche de los Chidos, and presented at the Reel Rock 13 premiere in Mexico.Climbing locations
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Gutless wonder
Dan Holz (2015)
Ben Rueck tells us what it took to send Gutless Wonder, an impossibly steep 5.14b located in The Puoux of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Rueck grew up in the rural country side of western Colorado. At age 17 he found his passion for climbing and shortly focused all of his energies on bouldering, putting up first ascent boulder problems ranging to V12. By age 25 he shifted his focus to ropes, climbing 5.13+ trad., 5.14 sport, and 5.13 big wall. A film by Dan Holz.- 2015
- USA
- 5 min
Ben Rueck tells us what it took to send Gutless Wonder, an impossibly steep 5.14b located in The Puoux of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Rueck grew up in the rural country side of western Colorado. At age 17 he found his passion for climbing and shortly focused all of his energies on bouldering, putting up first ascent boulder problems ranging to V12. By age 25 he shifted his focus to ropes, climbing 5.13+ trad., 5.14 sport, and 5.13 big wall. A film by Dan Holz.Climbing locations
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Drama / Teen Drama
Climb the sky walls
Kim Kyung-sun (2014)
A Korean drama about the conflict and reconciliation that lives Taeho, a young boy whose father is a paralyzed mountaineer, when he meets Eugene, a blind girl that practices competitive sport climbing. The film is intended for a youth audience, and filmmakers try to pass on to the younger generation the idea that people with disabilities are not 'second class' people and that they should not be prejudiced. The movie was produced by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with Samsung Fire and the Action Movement Headquarters.- 2014
- South Korea
- 54 min
A Korean drama about the conflict and reconciliation that lives Taeho, a young boy whose father is a paralyzed mountaineer, when he meets Eugene, a blind girl that practices competitive sport climbing. The film is intended for a youth audience, and filmmakers try to pass on to the younger generation the idea that people with disabilities are not 'second class' people and that they should not be prejudiced. The movie was produced by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with Samsung Fire and the Action Movement Headquarters. -
Documentary / Portrait
Ascent
Riley Scott (2019)
Joshua is a talented rock climber who also suffers from autism. While he has many more challenges than the other climbers his age, through his parents' support, he is able to persevere and overcome these obstacles and become a champion at the sport he loves. The film follows Joshua's life from early childhood when his parents found out he had autism at age 3, through to his life as a competitive climber where he is now age 18. The documentary tries to bust some myths about the abilities of people with autism.Riley Scott, Gabriel Yung, Max Mereminsky, Maximilian Miesen, Noah Hecht, Reed Martin
- 2019
- USA
- 12 min
Joshua is a talented rock climber who also suffers from autism. While he has many more challenges than the other climbers his age, through his parents' support, he is able to persevere and overcome these obstacles and become a champion at the sport he loves. The film follows Joshua's life from early childhood when his parents found out he had autism at age 3, through to his life as a competitive climber where he is now age 18. The documentary tries to bust some myths about the abilities of people with autism.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Up to speed
Zachary Barr (2018)
Climbing is in the next Olympics! Wait, the Olympic format includes Speed Climbing?!? Little known, and seldom practiced by the world’s best, Speed is a major curveball in climbing’s coming out party. Long-time climber and journalist Zachary Barr is determined to understand what this fringe sport is all about, searching for answers in the U.S, Europe, Iran, South Asia, and Moscow, Russia.- 2018
- USA
- 21 min
Climbing is in the next Olympics! Wait, the Olympic format includes Speed Climbing?!? Little known, and seldom practiced by the world’s best, Speed is a major curveball in climbing’s coming out party. Long-time climber and journalist Zachary Barr is determined to understand what this fringe sport is all about, searching for answers in the U.S, Europe, Iran, South Asia, and Moscow, Russia.Availability
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Documentary / Chronicle
Sea kayaking
John Aronson (1995)
Gabrielle Reece attacks the pacific as she learns the 'ins and outs' of ocean kayaking. We scale the unknown with world champion rock climber Lynn Hill. Speed ski: champion and world record holder Jeff Hamilton races over 150 mph on ice and snow in his constant pursuit fir the 'next level'. A programme of the extreme sports series The Extremists.- 1995
- USA
- 21 min
Gabrielle Reece attacks the pacific as she learns the 'ins and outs' of ocean kayaking. We scale the unknown with world champion rock climber Lynn Hill. Speed ski: champion and world record holder Jeff Hamilton races over 150 mph on ice and snow in his constant pursuit fir the 'next level'. A programme of the extreme sports series The Extremists.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Psycho anthropologist
Brian Lockwood (1992)
Psycho-anthropologist, explorer and cinematographer Lawrence Blair has spent 15 years of his life exploring, living with, and filming native people of indonesia. Dave cullinan is the top downhill mountain bike rider around. He talks about what makes him the best at this sport. Lynn Hill makes a demonstration on rock climbing. A programme of the extreme sports series The Extremists.- 1992
- USA
- 24 min
Psycho-anthropologist, explorer and cinematographer Lawrence Blair has spent 15 years of his life exploring, living with, and filming native people of indonesia. Dave cullinan is the top downhill mountain bike rider around. He talks about what makes him the best at this sport. Lynn Hill makes a demonstration on rock climbing. A programme of the extreme sports series The Extremists.Availability
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