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Documentary / Climbing Journal
The Escape from Alcatraz
Chris Alstrin (2005)
The Escape from Alcatraz documents Rich Purnell on a mixed route he has dreamed of climbing for close to 10 years. In the summer of 2004 Rich started bolting the route with Eric Malmgren. After several attempts to reach the cave in the summer Rich and Eric ended up climbing a full pitch of 5.9 rock to reach the cave. After 8 days of attempting the enormous roof, Rich Purnell finally climbed the route and rated it M14. This film portrays frustration, enthusiasm, and motivation to climb one of the hardest mixed routes in North America.- 2005
- USA
- 13 min
The Escape from Alcatraz documents Rich Purnell on a mixed route he has dreamed of climbing for close to 10 years. In the summer of 2004 Rich started bolting the route with Eric Malmgren. After several attempts to reach the cave in the summer Rich and Eric ended up climbing a full pitch of 5.9 rock to reach the cave. After 8 days of attempting the enormous roof, Rich Purnell finally climbed the route and rated it M14. This film portrays frustration, enthusiasm, and motivation to climb one of the hardest mixed routes in North America.Climbing locations
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Storm Giant
Jon Glassberg (2017)
Outdoor Research and Petzl present the Louder Than Eleven film 'Storm Giant' featuring Gordon McArthur and his battle with the world's hardest dry tooling route. Join Gord and his partner Noah as they spend 2 years developing, working, training, and establishing what could be the most difficult dry tooling climb ever completed. 80 meters of horizontal roof climbing make this monster of a cave outside of Fernie, British Columbia one of the most impressive first ascents out there.- 2017
- USA
- 13 min
Outdoor Research and Petzl present the Louder Than Eleven film 'Storm Giant' featuring Gordon McArthur and his battle with the world's hardest dry tooling route. Join Gord and his partner Noah as they spend 2 years developing, working, training, and establishing what could be the most difficult dry tooling climb ever completed. 80 meters of horizontal roof climbing make this monster of a cave outside of Fernie, British Columbia one of the most impressive first ascents out there.Climbing locations
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Stirb Langsam
Jakob Schweighofer (2017)
Alpinist Michi Wohlleben’s ambition is hard to contain. He performs at the top of his game and is completely enthralled by mountaineering. Until his body flags up his limits after a banal training unit. From one moment to the next his world becomes unhinged. It remains doubtful whether he will ever climb mountains again. What is the impact of mountain addiction on a young, highly motivated individual?Jakob Schweighofer, Simon Platzer
- 2017
- Austria
- 16 min
Alpinist Michi Wohlleben’s ambition is hard to contain. He performs at the top of his game and is completely enthralled by mountaineering. Until his body flags up his limits after a banal training unit. From one moment to the next his world becomes unhinged. It remains doubtful whether he will ever climb mountains again. What is the impact of mountain addiction on a young, highly motivated individual?Climbing locations
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Die Jaspers
Andreas Köstler (2017)
The Jaspers, are almost a normal family. The Jaspers are Robert and Daniela, their children Stephan and Amelie and the Tibetan Terrier Denga. They would go through everyday life as a normal family if it weren't for the past and the present. If it weren't for these abysses. Robert Jasper is an extreme mountaineer, still one of the best in the world. In his film 'Die Jaspers - eine Familie am Abgrund', SWR filmmaker Andreas Köstler paints a portrait of a family for whom the unknown on the mountain has a very special charm, without their blue-eyed, life-threatening adventures.- 2017
- Germany
- 29 min
The Jaspers, are almost a normal family. The Jaspers are Robert and Daniela, their children Stephan and Amelie and the Tibetan Terrier Denga. They would go through everyday life as a normal family if it weren't for the past and the present. If it weren't for these abysses. Robert Jasper is an extreme mountaineer, still one of the best in the world. In his film 'Die Jaspers - eine Familie am Abgrund', SWR filmmaker Andreas Köstler paints a portrait of a family for whom the unknown on the mountain has a very special charm, without their blue-eyed, life-threatening adventures.Climbing locations
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Génération Dry
Gaëtan Raymond (2016)
Dry tooling, ice climbing on suspended structures, is an activity that has been expanding in recent years, almost everywhere in France. From the experienced mountain climber to the occasional indoor climber, everyone wants to try. The film will show the various facets of the activity, its development, its practices and practitioners as well as its 'applications', thanks to the testimony of several major actors in this discipline. The focus will also be on climate-related issues. These last seasons are increasingly poor in ice due to the winter heat.Gaëtan Raymond, Pierre Chauffour
- 2016
- France
- 26 min
Dry tooling, ice climbing on suspended structures, is an activity that has been expanding in recent years, almost everywhere in France. From the experienced mountain climber to the occasional indoor climber, everyone wants to try. The film will show the various facets of the activity, its development, its practices and practitioners as well as its 'applications', thanks to the testimony of several major actors in this discipline. The focus will also be on climate-related issues. These last seasons are increasingly poor in ice due to the winter heat.Climbing locations
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Benasque - Alpinismo en femenino
Antonio Perezgrueso (2016)
The Huesca town of Benasque houses the headquarters of the Spanish School of High Mountain, this center is the place where training is given to components of Spanish mountaineering teams. In this chapter a team from the programme shares experiences with the women's team during one of the training phases in the mountains of the Aragonese Pyrenees.Benasque - Alpinismo en femenino
- 2016
- Spain
- 29 min
The Huesca town of Benasque houses the headquarters of the Spanish School of High Mountain, this center is the place where training is given to components of Spanish mountaineering teams. In this chapter a team from the programme shares experiences with the women's team during one of the training phases in the mountains of the Aragonese Pyrenees.Climbing locations
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Aberration
Alex Lavigne (2014)
Graham and Forest, in this short, explore the limits of how far their heroic collaboration can go in climbing the Rocky Mountain ice gorge in Colorado, the very high peak of the Waddington Range in the southern region of the Canadian province of British Columbia and the steep mountains of the town of Canmore in Alberta.- 2014
- Canada
- 11 min
Graham and Forest, in this short, explore the limits of how far their heroic collaboration can go in climbing the Rocky Mountain ice gorge in Colorado, the very high peak of the Waddington Range in the southern region of the Canadian province of British Columbia and the steep mountains of the town of Canmore in Alberta.Climbing locations
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Ramon Marin
Dom Bush (2016)
Long term Alpkiteer Ramon Marin has climbed some of the hardest mixed and ice routes in the world. Balancing a full time job he has an unwavering passion and determination for maximising his time outside of this to embrace climbing in all forms, simply for the love of it. 'From winter to summer, in a blink of an eye. No time to be idle, as it always appears. I don't know what it is really, perhaps knowing that there's so much to do, to explore, to wonder. That propels me forward. Always hungry for more.'- 2016
- UK
- 7 min
Long term Alpkiteer Ramon Marin has climbed some of the hardest mixed and ice routes in the world. Balancing a full time job he has an unwavering passion and determination for maximising his time outside of this to embrace climbing in all forms, simply for the love of it. 'From winter to summer, in a blink of an eye. No time to be idle, as it always appears. I don't know what it is really, perhaps knowing that there's so much to do, to explore, to wonder. That propels me forward. Always hungry for more.'Climbing locations
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Everyday
Alex Lavigne (2014)
At a rating of M12, Musashi is one of the hardest mixed routes in Canada. Ten years ago, Outdoor Research Athlete Ambassador and ACMG Alpine Guide Sarah Hueniken saw a video of the route being climbed by renowned climbers Will Gadd and Ben Firth. This April, she ventured into Alberta’s Cineplex Cave and climbed it herself, becoming the first North American woman to successfully climb M12.- 2014
- USA
- 12 min
At a rating of M12, Musashi is one of the hardest mixed routes in Canada. Ten years ago, Outdoor Research Athlete Ambassador and ACMG Alpine Guide Sarah Hueniken saw a video of the route being climbed by renowned climbers Will Gadd and Ben Firth. This April, she ventured into Alberta’s Cineplex Cave and climbed it herself, becoming the first North American woman to successfully climb M12.Climbing locations
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Una noche con Calipso
Antonio Perezgrueso (2015)
South of Briançon in the French Alps, during the winter months there are numerous waterfalls of ice, among the more than 20 areas of this icy labyrinth, this episode of 'Al filo de lo impossible' will focus on three of them. Due to their characteristics, they will still maintain the conditions required to climb them. True challenges in the era of its pioneers, today are considered routes of medium-high degree so apparently acceptable for some, and impossible for others. Carles González and Xavi Ayuso, two of the best spanish climbers of the moment take on the challenge.- 2015
- Spain
- 29 min
South of Briançon in the French Alps, during the winter months there are numerous waterfalls of ice, among the more than 20 areas of this icy labyrinth, this episode of 'Al filo de lo impossible' will focus on three of them. Due to their characteristics, they will still maintain the conditions required to climb them. True challenges in the era of its pioneers, today are considered routes of medium-high degree so apparently acceptable for some, and impossible for others. Carles González and Xavi Ayuso, two of the best spanish climbers of the moment take on the challenge.Climbing locations
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Frozen Falls
David Pearson (2015)
Professional climber and one of National Geographic’s Adventurers of the Year, Will Gadd, takes ice climbing to new heights as the first person ever to ascend the frozen sections of the world’s largest flowing waterfall, Niagara Falls in 2015. 'I checked out the spot we were thinking of climbing in the summer,' Gadd said. 'You'd be swept away by the torrential downpour then.' But this year's cold winter slowed water flow, allowing climbable ice to form. 'On a warm winter, there's no climb here.' A film by Bryan Smith and Dave Pearson from Reel Water Productions.- 2015
- Canada
- 12 min
Professional climber and one of National Geographic’s Adventurers of the Year, Will Gadd, takes ice climbing to new heights as the first person ever to ascend the frozen sections of the world’s largest flowing waterfall, Niagara Falls in 2015. 'I checked out the spot we were thinking of climbing in the summer,' Gadd said. 'You'd be swept away by the torrential downpour then.' But this year's cold winter slowed water flow, allowing climbable ice to form. 'On a warm winter, there's no climb here.' A film by Bryan Smith and Dave Pearson from Reel Water Productions.Climbing locations
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Berge im kopf
Matthias Affolter (2014)
The mountains are both an escape and a place of refuge for four generations of mountaineers. The film shows us their passion and the questions associated with their way of life. With Jacques Grandjean, we strain to reach alpine crystals in brittle rock on sheer rock faces. On the north face of the Gross Ruchen, we hear extreme climber Dani Arnold cursing in the windstorm. We accompany Stefan Siegrist on his expedition to Makalu’s western pillar in Nepal. Werner Munter, more than 70 years old, is still searching for new routes in the remotest areas of Val d’Hérens. Searching for the right path, the four guides face fundamental questions which concern us all: How much am I willing to risk to make my dreams come true? How much risk do you need in life?- 2014
- Switzerland
- 94 min
The mountains are both an escape and a place of refuge for four generations of mountaineers. The film shows us their passion and the questions associated with their way of life. With Jacques Grandjean, we strain to reach alpine crystals in brittle rock on sheer rock faces. On the north face of the Gross Ruchen, we hear extreme climber Dani Arnold cursing in the windstorm. We accompany Stefan Siegrist on his expedition to Makalu’s western pillar in Nepal. Werner Munter, more than 70 years old, is still searching for new routes in the remotest areas of Val d’Hérens. Searching for the right path, the four guides face fundamental questions which concern us all: How much am I willing to risk to make my dreams come true? How much risk do you need in life?Climbing locations
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