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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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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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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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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 / 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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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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Documentary / Historical
Lezení na písku - Osmdesátá léta
Karel Vlček (2018)
Climbing in the Czech sandstone areas of Adršpach-Teplice rocks, Bohemian Paradise and Elbe Sandstone seen through the eyes of Karel Vlček in 1979–1988 in photographs and 16 mm films, taken with an electric Bolex camera with 10 mm lens and Nikon F2 Camera. The film was discovered after thirty-five years, and then digitized and completed in 2018. In 2017 Karel Vlček made another film portraying the previous decade in the same way (Lezení na písku - Sedmdesátá léta).Lezení na písku - Osmdesátá léta
- 2018
- Czech Republic
- 42 min
Climbing in the Czech sandstone areas of Adršpach-Teplice rocks, Bohemian Paradise and Elbe Sandstone seen through the eyes of Karel Vlček in 1979–1988 in photographs and 16 mm films, taken with an electric Bolex camera with 10 mm lens and Nikon F2 Camera. The film was discovered after thirty-five years, and then digitized and completed in 2018. In 2017 Karel Vlček made another film portraying the previous decade in the same way (Lezení na písku - Sedmdesátá léta).Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
Lezení na písku - Sedmdesátá léta
Karel Vlček (2017)
Climbing in the Czech sand rock areas, seen through the eyes of Karel Vlček. With his AK 16 camera and Nikon Camera he has taken pictures and shot films, from 1968 to 1973. The material was discovered after fifty years in a garage, and has been digitized and completed in 2017. In 2018 Karel Vlček made another film portraying the following decade in the same way (Lezení na písku – Osmdesátá léta).Lezení na písku - Sedmdesátá léta
- 2017
- Czech Republic
- 34 min
Climbing in the Czech sand rock areas, seen through the eyes of Karel Vlček. With his AK 16 camera and Nikon Camera he has taken pictures and shot films, from 1968 to 1973. The material was discovered after fifty years in a garage, and has been digitized and completed in 2017. In 2018 Karel Vlček made another film portraying the following decade in the same way (Lezení na písku – Osmdesátá léta).Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Marcel - Au sommet de son art
Nicolas Falquet (2017)
As Marcel Remy, father of the iconic Swiss climbers Claude and Yves Remy, approaches his 95th year, decides to climb the 450-meter tall north-west face of the legendary Miroir de l'Argentine in Western Switzerland. Despite his advanced age, he climbs frequently, both in climbing walls and in the mountains; because for him, age is not an impediment when you're doing what you like the most.- 2017
- Switzerland
- 25 min
As Marcel Remy, father of the iconic Swiss climbers Claude and Yves Remy, approaches his 95th year, decides to climb the 450-meter tall north-west face of the legendary Miroir de l'Argentine in Western Switzerland. Despite his advanced age, he climbs frequently, both in climbing walls and in the mountains; because for him, age is not an impediment when you're doing what you like the most.Climbing locations
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Stone Locals
Cheyne Lempe (2020)
Climbing has always been more than just a sport. It’s provided a way of life and a makeshift family to misfits who share a calling. As the sport grapples with its growing popularity, the people who anchor its core and community have more responsibility than ever. This film tells the stories of five of these anchors, the Stone Locals who keep the soul of climbing and nurture it as the sport evolves, and does it by following climbers from 5 different communities: Kathy Karlo, Daniel Pohl, Dario Ventura, The Keithley family, and Katsutaka “Jumbo” Yokoyama.- 2020
- USA
- 72 min
Climbing has always been more than just a sport. It’s provided a way of life and a makeshift family to misfits who share a calling. As the sport grapples with its growing popularity, the people who anchor its core and community have more responsibility than ever. This film tells the stories of five of these anchors, the Stone Locals who keep the soul of climbing and nurture it as the sport evolves, and does it by following climbers from 5 different communities: Kathy Karlo, Daniel Pohl, Dario Ventura, The Keithley family, and Katsutaka “Jumbo” Yokoyama.Climbing locations
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