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Drama / Mountain Drama
Falling
(1998)
High in the mountains. A climbing accident. A man begins a long journey with the broken weight of the woman he loves. When he can no longer carry her, he must continue alone through the brutal landscape. At the very end of his strength he finds the only thing that could end his struggle. Falling won the Best Short Subject at the Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival and has been short-listed at other film festivals.
- 1998
- USA
- 18 min
High in the mountains. A climbing accident. A man begins a long journey with the broken weight of the woman he loves. When he can no longer carry her, he must continue alone through the brutal landscape. At the very end of his strength he finds the only thing that could end his struggle. Falling won the Best Short Subject at the Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival and has been short-listed at other film festivals. -
Documentary / Climbing Journal
Freispitzsommer
Michael Schafroth (2005)
Freispitzsommer is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Freispitze. It was directed by Jürgen Schafroth in 2005 and produced by Allgäu Film.- 2005
- Germany
- 50 min
Freispitzsommer is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Freispitze. It was directed by Jürgen Schafroth in 2005 and produced by Allgäu Film.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Everest - Eine serie in sieben folgen
Otto C. Honegger (2003)
Everest - Eine serie in sieben folgen is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Otto C. Honegger in 2003 and produced by SRF. It features Kari Kobler, André Georges, Bernhard Ackermann, Veronika Ruth Meyer-Gerber, Olivier Pasche, Madeleine Pasche and others.Everest - Eine serie in sieben folgen
Otto C. Honegger, Martin Schilt, Frank Senn
- 2003
- Switzerland
- 196 min
Everest - Eine serie in sieben folgen is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Otto C. Honegger in 2003 and produced by SRF. It features Kari Kobler, André Georges, Bernhard Ackermann, Veronika Ruth Meyer-Gerber, Olivier Pasche, Madeleine Pasche and others.Climbing locations
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Everest 78
Christian Brincourt (1978)
Everest 78 is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Christian Brincourt in 1978 and produced by TF1. It features Jean Afanassieff, Nicolas Jaeger, Pierre Mazeaud, Walter Ceccinel, Claude Deck, Raymond Despiau and others.Christian Brincourt, Jean-Claude Odin, Alain Ganne, Claude Jacquet, Jules Marien, Philippe Leduc, Michel Sallandre
- 1978
- France
- 91 min
Everest 78 is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Christian Brincourt in 1978 and produced by TF1. It features Jean Afanassieff, Nicolas Jaeger, Pierre Mazeaud, Walter Ceccinel, Claude Deck, Raymond Despiau and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Biographical
Otto Yul'yevich Shmidt
B. Schneiderov (1964)
The film is dedicated to the life and work of an outstanding scientist, famous traveler Schmidt. Schmidt participated in the 1928 Russian-German expedition. Its purpose was to explore and map an area of the unexplored heart of the Pamirs. During the expedition, three German researchers (E. Allwein, E. Schneider and Karl Wien) made the first attempt to reach the highest point of the Trans-Alai Range, which at that time had the name of the Kaufman Peak (today, Lenin Peak or Ibn Sina).- 1964
- Soviet Union
- 50 min
The film is dedicated to the life and work of an outstanding scientist, famous traveler Schmidt. Schmidt participated in the 1928 Russian-German expedition. Its purpose was to explore and map an area of the unexplored heart of the Pamirs. During the expedition, three German researchers (E. Allwein, E. Schneider and Karl Wien) made the first attempt to reach the highest point of the Trans-Alai Range, which at that time had the name of the Kaufman Peak (today, Lenin Peak or Ibn Sina).Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
David Lama - Das Unmögliche möglich machen
Hans-Peter Stauber (2014)
The Tyrolean David Lama has climbed an 8a route already at the age of ten, and he has become several times Youth World Champion and European Youth Champion in bouldering and lead climbing. In 2010, at the age of 20 years, David decided to leave the indoor climbing and competition world behind him. Since then, he is focusing on Alpinism, the most difficult routes and first ascents in the Alps, but as well in India and America. This documentary portrays David Lama from his first climbing attempts as a little boy to his big adventures in present time. We see famous locations, such as the climbing paradise on Lake Garda, the notorious Sagwand Face in the Zillertal Alps, and the 7.821m high Masherbrum in the Karakorum with its still untouched north east face.David Lama - Das Unmögliche möglich machen
- 2014
- Austria
- 49 min
The Tyrolean David Lama has climbed an 8a route already at the age of ten, and he has become several times Youth World Champion and European Youth Champion in bouldering and lead climbing. In 2010, at the age of 20 years, David decided to leave the indoor climbing and competition world behind him. Since then, he is focusing on Alpinism, the most difficult routes and first ascents in the Alps, but as well in India and America. This documentary portrays David Lama from his first climbing attempts as a little boy to his big adventures in present time. We see famous locations, such as the climbing paradise on Lake Garda, the notorious Sagwand Face in the Zillertal Alps, and the 7.821m high Masherbrum in the Karakorum with its still untouched north east face.Climbing locations
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Citadel
Alastair Lee (2015)
Dubbed ‘The Mountain God’, the 'Citadel' is a stunning 3000m peak in one of the remaining untouched corners of the Great Alaskan Range: The Neacola Mountains. Due to their typically poor conditions and remote location are largely unexplored. Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey are one the UK's most formidable partnerships in alpine climbing with many world class ascents to their names from the UK to the Alps and the greater ranges. Their objective is to make the first ascent of the extraordinary 1200m long north-west ridge.- 2015
- UK
- 50 min
Dubbed ‘The Mountain God’, the 'Citadel' is a stunning 3000m peak in one of the remaining untouched corners of the Great Alaskan Range: The Neacola Mountains. Due to their typically poor conditions and remote location are largely unexplored. Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey are one the UK's most formidable partnerships in alpine climbing with many world class ascents to their names from the UK to the Alps and the greater ranges. Their objective is to make the first ascent of the extraordinary 1200m long north-west ridge.Climbing locations
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Drama / Thriller
Fight to the death in a blizzard
Teruo Ishii (1959)
A Japanese mountain suspense movie by Teruo Ishii starring Ken Utsui. Goro Kasuya is a ski expert who once participated in the Olympic Games when he was a student, but since he lost his fiance in an avalanche, he lives in retirement in the mountains, where he works as a guide. One day Goro meets in a mountain hut, three men who turn out to be jewelry robbers, and who in their flight to escape the police, take him as hostage to lead them in the snowy mountains of Yamagata.Fight to the death in a blizzard
- 1959
- Japan
- 76 min
A Japanese mountain suspense movie by Teruo Ishii starring Ken Utsui. Goro Kasuya is a ski expert who once participated in the Olympic Games when he was a student, but since he lost his fiance in an avalanche, he lives in retirement in the mountains, where he works as a guide. One day Goro meets in a mountain hut, three men who turn out to be jewelry robbers, and who in their flight to escape the police, take him as hostage to lead them in the snowy mountains of Yamagata.Climbing locations
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Damavandiyeh
Ali Zare (2021)
The people of Tehran have been worried for several years that the white mountain above them will sigh from the heart and turn its inhabitants to ashes. In the documentary Damavandieh, for the first time, some of the world's great volcanologists from different countries have come together to study Damavand from a scientific point of view. On a journey to the summit, we see the efforts of these scientists to answer this question; But in this ascent, we find that it is more dangerous than the eruption of Damavand, our neglect of history and importanceIt is the largest volcano in Eurasia. Another danger is ignoring the harms that threaten Damavand, as well as the dangers that Damavand indirectly poses to us: the yellow dangers.- 2021
- Iran
- 57 min
The people of Tehran have been worried for several years that the white mountain above them will sigh from the heart and turn its inhabitants to ashes. In the documentary Damavandieh, for the first time, some of the world's great volcanologists from different countries have come together to study Damavand from a scientific point of view. On a journey to the summit, we see the efforts of these scientists to answer this question; But in this ascent, we find that it is more dangerous than the eruption of Damavand, our neglect of history and importanceIt is the largest volcano in Eurasia. Another danger is ignoring the harms that threaten Damavand, as well as the dangers that Damavand indirectly poses to us: the yellow dangers.Climbing locations
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Zodiac
Jon Glassberg (2017)
In November 2016, Barbara 'Babsi' Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher went to battle on one of El Capitan most formidable free routes. With some of the hardest climbing in the Yosemite Valley crammed into 16-pitches, Zodiac (5.13d) had only seen two previous free ascents—until Babsi and Jacopo showed up. The route, opened by Charlie Porter in 1972, was first free climbed by Alex and Thomas Huber in October 2003, and later, by Tommy Caldwell just two months later.- 2017
- USA
- 10 min
In November 2016, Barbara 'Babsi' Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher went to battle on one of El Capitan most formidable free routes. With some of the hardest climbing in the Yosemite Valley crammed into 16-pitches, Zodiac (5.13d) had only seen two previous free ascents—until Babsi and Jacopo showed up. The route, opened by Charlie Porter in 1972, was first free climbed by Alex and Thomas Huber in October 2003, and later, by Tommy Caldwell just two months later.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
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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Documentary / Historical
Valle della Luce
Alberto Beltrami (2020)
Eighty-seven years after the first mountaineering ascent in Valle della Sarca, the film offers an overview of the climbing history of rock faces in the valley, which today attract enthusiasts from all over the world. The narration is entrusted to climbing scenes and interviews with key figures, set against the backdrop of stunning scenery. It is the story of a training ground combining two currents, mountaineering and sports climbing, seeking sometimes equilibrium and sometimes extreme experiences.Alberto Beltrami, Lia Giovanazzi Beltrami
- 2020
- Italy
- 48 min
Eighty-seven years after the first mountaineering ascent in Valle della Sarca, the film offers an overview of the climbing history of rock faces in the valley, which today attract enthusiasts from all over the world. The narration is entrusted to climbing scenes and interviews with key figures, set against the backdrop of stunning scenery. It is the story of a training ground combining two currents, mountaineering and sports climbing, seeking sometimes equilibrium and sometimes extreme experiences.Climbing locations
