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Documentary / Portrait
Teória šťastia podľa Rybanského
Rastislav Hatiar (2017)
A poetic look at the differences between separate generations of climbers and their reciprocal understanding. The climber Ľubo Rybanský in his later years wants to go back to the rock face of the ex-quarry Vtáčnik where in the ‘70s he made climbing history together with his sports partner Rudy Pravd. There Ľubo will meet the young climber Peter Kuric who is set to repeat the climb of the legendary 'Dragon Kut' route.Teória šťastia podľa Rybanského
- 2017
- Slovakia
- 35 min
A poetic look at the differences between separate generations of climbers and their reciprocal understanding. The climber Ľubo Rybanský in his later years wants to go back to the rock face of the ex-quarry Vtáčnik where in the ‘70s he made climbing history together with his sports partner Rudy Pravd. There Ľubo will meet the young climber Peter Kuric who is set to repeat the climb of the legendary 'Dragon Kut' route.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Trad Freaks
Peter Mortimer (2003)
Some of Colorado's strongest trad climbers put their necks out on bold Front Range testpieces. Includes Matt Samet's first ascent of a Flatiron's death route, Eric Johnson testing old Eldo pins on overhanging 5.12, Beth Bennett running it out, Topher Donahue making the first ascent of a 5.13 crack in Rocky Mountain National Park and Vera Schulte-Pelkum on a Lumpy Ridge off-width. A short film included as extras in the classical DVD Front Range Freaks, by Peter Mortimer.- 2003
- USA
- 20 min
Some of Colorado's strongest trad climbers put their necks out on bold Front Range testpieces. Includes Matt Samet's first ascent of a Flatiron's death route, Eric Johnson testing old Eldo pins on overhanging 5.12, Beth Bennett running it out, Topher Donahue making the first ascent of a 5.13 crack in Rocky Mountain National Park and Vera Schulte-Pelkum on a Lumpy Ridge off-width. A short film included as extras in the classical DVD Front Range Freaks, by Peter Mortimer.Climbing locations
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Crack Climbs and Land Mines
Haroun Souirji (2015)
Alex Honnold is the most accomplished free climber in the world. Angola is a southwest African country that recently emerged from 27 years of bloody civil war. What brings together these strange bedfellows you ask? Some of the most epic unclimbed rocks in the world, and a community needing help to diffuse the hidden land mines leftover from the conflict. This is Alex Honnold in Angola, for one of the most unique adventures of his storied climbing career this far.- 2015
- USA
- 28 min
Alex Honnold is the most accomplished free climber in the world. Angola is a southwest African country that recently emerged from 27 years of bloody civil war. What brings together these strange bedfellows you ask? Some of the most epic unclimbed rocks in the world, and a community needing help to diffuse the hidden land mines leftover from the conflict. This is Alex Honnold in Angola, for one of the most unique adventures of his storied climbing career this far.Climbing locations
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Alain Robert - L'homme araignée
William Japhet (2016)
Physiotherapist and sports coach Arnaud Tortel paints portraits of athletes with extraordinary abilities. Beyond their potential, he is interested in the flaws of these very human heroes and draws a parallel with those of fiction. In this episode, Tortel portrays Alain Robert, the spider-man, a world specialist in solo building climbing.Alain Robert - L'homme araignée
- 2016
- France
- 26 min
Physiotherapist and sports coach Arnaud Tortel paints portraits of athletes with extraordinary abilities. Beyond their potential, he is interested in the flaws of these very human heroes and draws a parallel with those of fiction. In this episode, Tortel portrays Alain Robert, the spider-man, a world specialist in solo building climbing.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Urban climbing
Fulvio Mariani (2014)
Last year in Lecco was organized the first competition of climbing on the city walls. An enormous success in terms of participation and audience, which has also pushed some enthusiasts to organize a similar competition in Lugano. The 'Street Boulder' is mainly conquering young people. A short film by Fulvio Mariani produced for the Sottosopra series.- 2014
- Switzerland
- 7 min
Last year in Lecco was organized the first competition of climbing on the city walls. An enormous success in terms of participation and audience, which has also pushed some enthusiasts to organize a similar competition in Lugano. The 'Street Boulder' is mainly conquering young people. A short film by Fulvio Mariani produced for the Sottosopra series.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Making Of
Sul set degli sport estremi
Michele Radici (2008)
Michele Radici presents a mix of clips, broken up by backstage images, showing the production and shooting of films about extreme sport. On this occasion, the director also reveals a series of anecdotes, techniques, tips and tricks used in his films. The clips are taken from the films: Buildering, Canyoning, Icefalls, Climbing in Thailand, Jim Bridwell: the American living legend, Patrick de Gayardon:record da 1200 metri senza ossigeno, The time machine, Pierre Tardivel, La parete che non c’è, Base Jump in U.S.A. and many others.- 2008
- Italy
Michele Radici presents a mix of clips, broken up by backstage images, showing the production and shooting of films about extreme sport. On this occasion, the director also reveals a series of anecdotes, techniques, tips and tricks used in his films. The clips are taken from the films: Buildering, Canyoning, Icefalls, Climbing in Thailand, Jim Bridwell: the American living legend, Patrick de Gayardon:record da 1200 metri senza ossigeno, The time machine, Pierre Tardivel, La parete che non c’è, Base Jump in U.S.A. and many others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Alain Robert à la conquête de Singapour
Marie-Ange Le Boulaire (2000)
To the film 'Alain Robert à la Conquête de Singapour', by Marie-Ange Le Boulaire, allows Robert, the exceptional solo climber of the tallest buildings of the world, to express his approach and his motivations in the face of what seems impossible. The film was awarded with the Special Prize of the Dijon Adventure Festival, Press Prize of the Trento Adventure Festival (Italy), 1st Prize at the Moscow Festival, and 3rd Prize at the AlpinFilm Festival in New York.Alain Robert à la conquête de Singapour
- 2000
- France
- 26 min
To the film 'Alain Robert à la Conquête de Singapour', by Marie-Ange Le Boulaire, allows Robert, the exceptional solo climber of the tallest buildings of the world, to express his approach and his motivations in the face of what seems impossible. The film was awarded with the Special Prize of the Dijon Adventure Festival, Press Prize of the Trento Adventure Festival (Italy), 1st Prize at the Moscow Festival, and 3rd Prize at the AlpinFilm Festival in New York.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Escalada à Torre dos Clérigos
Raul de Caldevilla (1917)
In 1917, the Torre dos Clérigos was successfully climbed by two Spanish acrobats, Puertullanos, father and son, in front of a huge crowd that crowded around them. A feat that, looking at the Tower, seems unbelievable. An interior staircase (240 steps) allows access to the top, where you can admire one of the most beautiful panoramic views of Porto.- 1917
- Portugal
- 9 min
In 1917, the Torre dos Clérigos was successfully climbed by two Spanish acrobats, Puertullanos, father and son, in front of a huge crowd that crowded around them. A feat that, looking at the Tower, seems unbelievable. An interior staircase (240 steps) allows access to the top, where you can admire one of the most beautiful panoramic views of Porto.Climbing locations
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Toucher le ciel
Olivier Van'l (2017)
World famous extreme athlete Alain Robert, also known as the 'French Spiderman', has been climbing bare hand the tallest buildings on the planet for over 25 years. So when the construction of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai was completed, making it the tallest tower in the world culminating at 828m, it seemed natural that he had to face the challenge. That endeavour represented 5 years of intense negotiation and preparation.- 2017
- France
- 52 min
World famous extreme athlete Alain Robert, also known as the 'French Spiderman', has been climbing bare hand the tallest buildings on the planet for over 25 years. So when the construction of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai was completed, making it the tallest tower in the world culminating at 828m, it seemed natural that he had to face the challenge. That endeavour represented 5 years of intense negotiation and preparation.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
The Human Spider returns
Mark Soldinger (2008)
This heart-stopping Cutting Edge documentary follows the married father-of-three on his quest to 'free climb' some of the world's tallest buildings using just his bare hands, with no ropes or any safety equipment. Second episode of the TV series Daredevils, als known as Cutting Edge, about extraordinary humans.- 2008
- UK
- 48 min
This heart-stopping Cutting Edge documentary follows the married father-of-three on his quest to 'free climb' some of the world's tallest buildings using just his bare hands, with no ropes or any safety equipment. Second episode of the TV series Daredevils, als known as Cutting Edge, about extraordinary humans.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Kletterparadies Großstadt
Arman T. Riahi (2015)
The climbing paradise of the big city is following in the footsteps of the myth of 'buildering', facade climbing, which began at the end of the 19th century by mountaineers such as Geoffrey Winthrop Young in the USA and recently became popular in Eastern Europe through roofing. The Viennese building scene has been active since the 1990s and has since 'first climbed' many buildings in Vienna - many of them illegal.- 2015
- Austria
- 49 min
The climbing paradise of the big city is following in the footsteps of the myth of 'buildering', facade climbing, which began at the end of the 19th century by mountaineers such as Geoffrey Winthrop Young in the USA and recently became popular in Eastern Europe through roofing. The Viennese building scene has been active since the 1990s and has since 'first climbed' many buildings in Vienna - many of them illegal.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Buildering
Michele Radici (1995)
Frenchman Alain Roberts risks his life climbing skyscrapers in Paris, New York and Chicago. An episode of the extreme sports Italian TV series No Limits, by Michele Radici. Alain Robert, after years of hard training and dangerous climbs to get to be the best, discovers, and courageously admits, that what really interests him now is to be able to achieve a great success with the public. He decided to leave the cliffs and climb in the city, where everyone can follow his exploits. In Chicago, Paris, New York, Brooklyn, Alain Robert holds everyone in suspense and his eyes barred upwards, including the police, to follow his daring and fast climbs along the walls of a skyscraper or the ropes of a suspension bridge.- 1995
- UK
- 15 min
Frenchman Alain Roberts risks his life climbing skyscrapers in Paris, New York and Chicago. An episode of the extreme sports Italian TV series No Limits, by Michele Radici. Alain Robert, after years of hard training and dangerous climbs to get to be the best, discovers, and courageously admits, that what really interests him now is to be able to achieve a great success with the public. He decided to leave the cliffs and climb in the city, where everyone can follow his exploits. In Chicago, Paris, New York, Brooklyn, Alain Robert holds everyone in suspense and his eyes barred upwards, including the police, to follow his daring and fast climbs along the walls of a skyscraper or the ropes of a suspension bridge.Climbing locations
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