Mountain & Rock Climbing Movies
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- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsJames FrancoAmber TamblynKate MaraA mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
- DirectorPhilipp StölzlStarsBenno FürmannFlorian LukasJohanna WokalekA secretary at a Berlin newspaper in 1936 gets to write about two Alpinists, as she knows them well. She later gets to report on and photograph her friends' and other Alpinists' climbs of the dangerous Swiss Eiger north face.
- DirectorLouise OsmondStarsRoger SchäliSimon AnthamattenAndreas AbegglenAfter a mountain climber's severe injuries and near-death accident, he's told he'll never climb again. His recovery left him to confront the question: why, after coming so close to death, did he feel compelled to continue climbing?
- DirectorDonald ShebibStarsBruce GreenwoodJames HurdleKenneth WelshBased on the true story of the 1953 assault on Nanga Parbat, a treacherous Himalayan Peak.
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsJason ClarkeAng Phula SherpaThomas M. WrightOn May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.
- DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsBrad PittDavid ThewlisBD WongHeinrich Harrer, an Austrian climber, breaks out of prison and travels to the holy city of Lhasa. He is employed as an instructor to the 14th Dalai Lama and soon becomes his close confidante.
- DirectorFrank MarshallStarsEthan HawkeVincent SpanoJosh HamiltonAfter crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team has no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsSimon YatesJoe SimpsonBrendan MackeyThe true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
- DirectorChris MalloyStarsYvon ChouinardDoug TompkinsKeith MalloyThe film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.
- DirectorAnthony GeffenStarsConrad AnkerSusan RobertsonRobert MacfarlaneUses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.
- DirectorDavid BreashearsStephen JudsonGreg MacGillivrayStarsLiam NeesonLhakpa DorjiDorje SherpaAn international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogScott RowlandStefan PashovFilm-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.
- DirectorJeff Orlowski-YangStarsJames BalogSvavar JónatanssonLouie PsihoyosFollow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.
- DirectorMichael PowellStarsNiall MacGinnisBelle ChrystallJohn LaurieA way of life is dying on an Outer Hebridean island fishing port, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
- DirectorArnold FanckGeorg Wilhelm PabstStarsGustav DiesslLeni RiefenstahlErnst PetersenA man climbs a 12,000-foot mountain to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes the dangerous climb with him.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGeorge KennedyVonetta McGeeClassical art professor and collector Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsSylvester StalloneJohn LithgowMichael RookerA botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsVittorio MezzogiornoStefan GlowaczMathilda MayTwo famous competitive climbers make a bet on who can climb Cerro Torre, one of the most dangerous mountains in Argentina and the world, first. As the day of the climb approaches, their increasing competitiveness becomes destructive.
- DirectorFranc RoddamStarsMichael BiehnMatt CravenAnnie GrindlayA U.S. climbing team, funded by millionaire Clairborne is determined to conquer K2.
- DirectorMartin CampbellStarsScott GlennChris O'DonnellBill PaxtonA climber must rescue his sister on the peak of K2, the second highest mountain in the world .
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsHolly GossMatt StokoeLuke AlbrightA group of students go to the location of the infamous Dyatlov pass incident to make a documentary, but things take a turn for the worse as the secret of what happened there is revealed.
- DirectorMiguel AlexandreStarsKen DukenRegula GrauwillerGregor TörzsThree jailers, a wheelchaired man and a mentally handicapped girl climb a mountain in the alps along with their supervisors.
- DirectorSenkichi TaniguchiStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraYoshio KosugiThree bank robbers on the run from the police hide out in a remote mountain lodge high up in the snowy Japanese Alps.
- DirectorBoris DurovStanislav GovorukhinStarsMargarita KoshelevaGennadi VoropayevAleksandr FadeyevA group of alpinists make a perilous journey up a mountain.
- DirectorKrzysztof ZanussiStarsJan NowickiMaja KomorowskaZofia KucównaA strange arrogant tourist arrives at the Morskie Oko mountain shelter. Next morning, in spite of danger, he climbs alone and the search for him begins.
- DirectorJoseph VilsmaierStarsFlorian StetterAndreas TobiasKarl MarkovicsDrama about the tragic Nanga Parbat expedition by the two Messner brothers in 1970, on which Reinhold Messners younger brother Günther died.
- DirectorKen AnnakinStarsMichael RennieJames MacArthurJanet MunroA boy attempts to realize his father's dream of climbing an alpine peak known as the Citadel.
- DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsSpencer TracyRobert WagnerClaire TrevorSelfish Chris Teller pressures his older brother, a retired climber, to accompany him on a treacherous Alpine climb to loot the bodies of plane crash victims.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsForrest TuckerPeter CushingMaureen ConnellA kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.
- DirectorLuis TrenkerStarsLuis TrenkerHerbert DirmoserHeidemarie HatheyerThe Italian mountaineer Carel wants to be the first man to stand on the top of the Matterhorn. Since the climb is very difficult, he agrees to try it together with the British mountaineer Whymper. But due to an intrigue this agreement is dropped and the two man try it on the same day with two different teams and then disaster strikes.
- DirectorAbel FerryStarsFanny ValetteJohan LibéreauRaphaël LengletA group of friends decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that has been closed for repairs. The already dangerous adventure turns into horror when they realize they are not alone.
- DirectorRobert MarkowitzStarsPeter HortonNathaniel ParkerRichard JenkinsA dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions.
- DirectorNick RyanStarsChristine BarnesHoselito BiteWalter BonattiThe story of the deadliest day on the world's most dangerous mountain, when 11 climbers mysteriously perished on K2.
- DirectorWerner HerzogDmitry VasyukovStarsWerner HerzogGennady SolovievAnatoly BlumeiA documentary depicting the life and work of the trappers of Bakhtia, a village in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, where daily life has changed little in over a century.
- DirectorLeni RiefenstahlBéla BalázsStarsLeni RiefenstahlMathias WiemanBeni FührerWhen the moon is full, young men die attempting to reach the mysterious blue light in the mountains.
- DirectorStipe DelicStarsRichard BurtonLjuba TadicVelimir 'Bata' ZivojinovicIn 1943, 20,000 Yugoslav partisans led by Tito find themselves encircled by 120,000 well-armed Axis troops in the mountains of Bosnia and must break out of encirclement.
- DirectorTed TetzlaffStarsClaude RainsGlenn FordAlida ValliA group of people come together in the Swiss Alps to climb a previously unconquered mountain, revealing their inner selves in the process.
- DirectorDave OhlsonStarsGerlinde KaltenbrunnerSimone LeorinJake MeyerFollowing a group of climbers attempting to climb K2 in 2009, on the 100-year anniversary of its landmark 1909 expedition. Experience the adventure, peril and serenity of a group's attempt to climb the most challenging peak on earth.
- DirectorStephen JudsonStarsMichael GambonAdele HammondJohn Harlin IIIJohn Harlin III attempts to climb the North Face of the Eiger, the site of his father's death forty years earlier.
- DirectorLes GuthmanMike MaroltStarsSteve MaroltJohn CallahanJim Gile"Skiing Everest" is the first documentary about the small elite fraternity of high-altitude skiers who climb the highest peaks in the world in pure Alpine style, carrying their skis and declining to use supplemental oxygen. At the top of the world, high in the Death Zone, they lock into their skis and challenge the most dangerous slopes in the world - under weather conditions that are as perilous as the thin air, hidden crevasses, and 10,000 ft. sheer faces that drop into Nepal and Tibet far below.
- DirectorLeanne PooleyStarsChad MoffittSonam SherpaJohn WraightTenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's monumental and historical ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953 - an event that stunned the world and defined a nation.
- DirectorArnold FanckLeni RiefenstahlStarsLeni RiefenstahlLuis TrenkerErnst PetersenDiotima meets Karl in the mountains where they fall in love and have an affair. When Karl's friend, Vigo, meets her, he mistakenly believes she is in love with him. Karl then believes that she is betraying him with his friend.
- DirectorSylvestre CampeMonica SchmiedtStarsNélson BarettaJúlio ContrerasRonaldo Franzen Jr.In March 2003, five mountain-climbers go to Tierra del Fuego, in the extreme South of South America, to climb Mount Sarmiento. Unexpected events abort the mission, turning a documentary about achievement into a portrait of failure and frustration.
- DirectorBrad McLainSean McLainStarsScott HolmesLife on Mt. Everest is hard. Hard on the spirit. Hard on the body. Dr. Luanne Freer assembles an all volunteer staff of doctors, porters and Sherpas in her quest to provide expert high altitude medical care to climbers attempting summit bids on the world's highest peak. Her mission: To take the proceeds garnered from treatments for well-funded expeditions and offer free medical care to the indigenous Sherpa people who make their meager yearly income during the climbing season. When American climber Joe Hughes contracts High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) at 24,000 feet, his lungs begin to fill and teammates must drag him 7,000 vertical feet down the mountain to Dr. Freer. By the time he arrives at Everest E.R., he is literally drowning in his own blood.
- DirectorAaron BlackAaron JacksonSean F. WhiteStarsGreg ChildSean IsaacJim GudjonsonWorld Class Climbers from all disciplines of modern climbing, photographed in Austrailia, Canada, Greenland, and the US.
- DirectorAkira DaikubaraTaiji YabushitaStarsKatsuo NakamuraHiroko SakuramachiTeruo MiyazakiA young Japanese boy climbs a mountain in search of a magic wizard. The youth finds the wizard, and is tutored by him. Reinforced with magic powers, the boy eventually fights and defeats the evil witches of down under.
- DirectorMilton RosmerVincent KordaLuis TrenkerStarsRobert DouglasFrank BirchGeoffrey WardwellDramatization of the first climbing of the Matterhorn in 1865.
- DirectorMichael BrownStarsConrad AnkerJennifer LoweTimmy O'NeillIn 1999, best friends Alex Lowe and Conrad Anker were overcome by an avalanche while climbing in the Tibetan Himalaya, only Conrad survived. Conrad suffered terribly from Survivor's Guilt and in comforting one another, he and Alex's widow, Jennifer, unexpectedly found love. Now Conrad and Jennifer try to find meaning beyond tragedy with a mountaineering safety school for Sherpas.
- DirectorGunnar HöglundStarsMathias HenriksonMaude AdelsonLars Lind'The King's Mountain Path' is a long line for wandering, with unmanned sleeping accommodation cabins at appropriate distances. It is not without dangers, in particular when narrow and shallow but speedily running creeks must be crossed. - When they were teenagers, a boy and girl wandered along this path, and had a sexual relation. They decided to meet again after exactly ten years, and at exactly this path. Both kept the promise. The movie alternates between both time periods. At the second period the boy (or man) finds the girl's name in the cabin register, and notices that she is three days ahead of him. In a later cabin she is only two, and then only one day ahead. And then he finds her - drowned in a creek. In another scene he said that she was the only one he ever liked. Because of the shock he gets paranoid ideas. In the next cabin he finds another wanderer going in the opposite direction, and accuses him of having murdered the girl. Then he continues his way. But when climbing a mountain he lays down halfway up, seemingly without any intention to go further. The other wanderer realises that he is (momentarily) mentally ill, and tries to help him down. But he makes a vigorous pull in the rope, with the result that the other wanderer falls down and dies.
- DirectorMarcello BaldiStarsEnrico AbramUgo AngelinoWalter BonattiAfter the successful conquest of Everest in 1953, two Italians reach the summit of K2, the second highest mountain in the world, the next year,after careful preparation and the formation of the team of climbers, scientists, and porters.
- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsLance HenriksenMark RolstonSteve AntinA group on an Outward Bound-type adventure runs across a paramilitary team with a sadistic leader who has harmful intentions towards anyone who may find themselves in their path.
- DirectorArnold FanckStarsLeni RiefenstahlSepp RistErnst UdetIn the Mont Blanc Observatory works Hannes. The only contact to the outside world is a pilot and Hella over the morse-code-radio. As Hella climbs the mountain with her father, the father dies. Also Hannes gets endangered as his fingers freeze. But Hella gets help.
- DirectorJohn SchmidtStarsJason GeorgeNed VaughnDabney ColemanTwo professional solo climbers form an uneasy partnership after a successful rescue mission grants them the gift of a lifetime.
- DirectorDonald ShebibStarsVincent SpanoBen CrossTony Lo BiancoA highly fictionalized real-life adventure of an Italian soldier who escapes a British prisoner-of-war camp to climb the challenging 17,000-foot Mt. Kenya and plant the Italian flag on the summit. The obsessive British camp commander pursues him, and the two men are locked in a battle of wills, fueled by honor and their love for the same woman.
- DirectorRichard HeapStarsNeil BentleyJonny DawesJohn DunneThis film follows some British climbers in the art of Hard Grit i.e climbing gritstone in the English Pennines.
- DirectorLucy WalkerStarsGavin AttwoodSally BergSonam BhumtsoSix blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.
- DirectorPepe DanquartStarsThomas HuberAlexander HuberDean PotterDaredevil mountain climbers on their attempt to break yet another speed climbing record.
- DirectorArnold FanckStarsLeni RiefenstahlLuis TrenkerHans SchneebergerA young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.
- DirectorBrad OsborneStarsJames LentzschBenjamin JosseKelly HaitzOn Friday, the 13th of October, 1972, a charter plane carrying 45 passengers, including a college rugby team, vanished over the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. For 72 days, the world thought they were dead.
- DirectorArnold FanckStarsHannes SchneiderFrida RichardErna MorenaNoch keinem Bergsteiger ist es gelungen, den Gipfel der majestätischen Guglia del Diavolo zu erklimmen - zu steil ist die letzte Wand, die zum Gipfel führt. Selbst der größte Kletterer Tirols versucht immer wieder vergeblich sein Glück und riskiert dabei jedes Mal sein Leben. Da seine alte Mutter es nicht erträgt, so oft um das Leben ihres Sohnes bangen zu müssen, gibt er ihr eines Tages das Versprechen, nie wieder einen Versuch zu unternehmen. Doch es gibt noch einen anderen Menschen, dem die Guglia del Diavolo keine Ruhe lässt: Hella, die Jugendfreundin und Schülerin des Bergsteigers. Zahllose Stunden hat sie schon damit verbracht, den gewaltigen Berg anzustarren, als würde sie dadurch eine Antwort bekommen auf die Frage, wie sie ihn bezwingen kann. Als Hella glaubt, einen sicheren Weg zum Gipfel gefunden zu haben, versucht sie, ihren Lehrmeister zu einer gemeinsamen Besteigung zu überreden. Der jedoch hält an dem Versprechen fest, das er seiner Mutter gab. Enttäuscht beschließt Hella, sich alleine auf den Weg zu machen. Als ein Unwetter aufzieht, eilt Hellas Vater in Todesangst um seine Tochter zu dem Bergsteiger und berichtet ihm, das seine Tochter sich auf den Weg gemacht hat, den Berg im Alleingang zu bezwingen. Nun hat dieser keine Wahl mehr: Er muss sein Versprechen brechen und Hellas Leben retten .
- DirectorJacques ErtaudMarcel IchacStarsRoger BlinPierre DannyPierre RousseauA group of mountaineers embark on high mountain climbing and photographing. In the evening, at the refuge, they also recount some of their most perilous climbing adventures.
- DirectorEdwin H. KnopfLuis TrenkerStarsLuis TrenkerVilma BánkyVictor VarconiSimultaneously released English language version of a German anti-occupation, liberation film in which an Austrian spearheaded an uprising against Napoleon in the Tyrol.
- DirectorJosh LowellPeter MortimerStarsMelissa LaCasseTony LamprechtMiquel RieraFollow Chris Sharma on his ultimate global quest to redefine the possible in the vertical world. Includes his first ascent of Es Pontas, the still-unrepeated Mediterranean deep-sea arch. Co-produced by Sender Films and Big UP Productions.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsReinhold MessnerHans KammerlanderWerner HerzogFilm-maker Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Reinhold Messner and Hans Kammerlander as they attempt to climb the high altitude peaks of Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I all in one expedition, seeking to reveal their inner motivation.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsSean ConneryBetsy BrantleyLambert WilsonSir Sean Connery stars in Fred Zinnemann's haunting tale of incestuous love set against a magnificent background of the Swiss Alps.
- DirectorRichard A. CollaStarsLori SingerTodd AllenMarcia CrossFact-based story about the US team who attempted a climb on Lenin Peak in 1974 with a focus on climber Molly Higgins.
- DirectorGerald SalminaStarsAxel NaglichJon JohnstonPeter RessmannA dramatic feature documentary following three of the world's greatest ski mountaineers to the Mount St. Elias in their attempt to realize the longest ski descent in the world.
- DirectorMark ObenhausStarsIngrid BackstromAnselme BaudBill BriggsSteep traces the legacy of extreme skiing from its early pioneers to the daredevils of today.
- DirectorBruce NyznikStarsYûichirô MiuraShintaro IshiharaTaisuke FujishimaThis Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain.
- DirectorFred PadulaStarsGary ColliverGlen DennyRichard McCracken"EL CAPITAN is a visually stunning and psychological revealing film of four climbers' three day trek on the face of Yosemite Valley's famed El Capitan. " Ken De Roux, Film Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- DirectorBret LowellJosh LowellCooper RobertsStarsTommy CaldwellJohanna ErnstAlex HonnoldBehind every breakthrough in the progression of climbing, there's a true story of doubt and determination, perseverance in the face of failure. From boulders, to big walls, to competition podiums, the climbers at the top of the game share a commitment to do whatever it takes to achieve their vision.
- DirectorMichael BrownStarsConrad AnkerPete AthansSanduk RuitSight restoring cataract surgeries and alpine climbing in the Nepal Himalaya.
- DirectorPeter MortimerNick RosenJosh LowellStarsPeter SarsgaardAlex HonnoldYvon ChouinardIn the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service.
- DirectorChristopher McKeeStarsAltangerelSukhbaatarOn the distant steppes of Mongolia, using only simple tools, strength and ingenuity, a nomad builds a home much the way his ancestors have for the past one thousand years. Mujaan (The Craftsman) is a vivid window to a disappearing way of life in one of the most remote corners of the world.
- StarsMichael PalinThe Dalai LamaMichael Palin travels the Himalaya mountain region.
- DirectorMartin BeldersonDean JonesA television team follows Chris Bonington's expedition to a 23,000-ft mountain in Tibet.
- DirectorMichael BrownStarsEric AlexanderLuis BenitezBrad BullFilm follows blind climber Erik Weihenmayer's successful climb of Mount Everest.
- DirectorDavid Breashears
- DirectorLeo DickinsonStarsReinhold MessnerPeter HabelerEric JonesLegendary high-altitude climber Reinhold Messner pushes himself to the limit in achieving the first successful summit without the use of supplemental oxygen.
- DirectorMike HatchettEric PerlmanStarsRon KaukRick LovelaceDan McQuadeMasters of stone II - Hard rock is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in El Capitan and Rifle. It was directed by Eric Perlman in 1993 and produced by Perlman/Hatchett. It is a part of the series Masters of stone (2/6). It features Dan Osman, Ron Kauk, Hidetaka Suzuki, Rick Lovelace, Kurt Smith, Dan McQuade and others.
- DirectorRobert CamposDonna LoCiceroStarsBill BillmeierJoe ButlerMarco ConfortolaThis documentary program follows the climbers that reached the summit of K2 on August 2, 2008 and then the disaster that followed.
- DirectorSascha KöllnreitnerStarsJulie GautierGuillaume NéryManfred SpitzerThree exceptional athletes in the demanding field of extreme sport are followed. They fly along cliffs, dive without oxygen into the depths of the sea and prove the capabilities of the human body during the longest endurance bike race. What motives and thoughts have made them into modern day heroes? What causes the fascination for individuals who expose themselves to exceptional risks? The movie follows these people in the attempt to find the limits of performance. We get to know their environment, their companions, but also listen to critical voices. We hear the desires and fears of the families and venture, through the inner circle of friends, into the psyche of the athletes. And what motives are important for these pursuits? Is it the lust for fame? For immortality? For the absolute life experience?
- DirectorMélanie CarrierOlivier HigginsStarsMélanie CarrierOlivier HigginsThe adventure of a young couple cycling 8000 km through Asia.
- DirectorLiesl ClarkStarsRebecca De MornayDavid Breashears
- StarsSasha DiGiulianDaila OjedaAdam OndraChris Sharma has been the "king" of sport climbing for 15 years, and has created a mecca for hard routes near his home in Catalunya, Spain. Now, the Czech wunderkind, 19 year old Adam Ondra, has come to Sharma's home turf to take the torch. Sharma and Ondra battle to establish the world's first 5.15c, while Sasha DiGiulian and Daila Ojeda shred women's standards with strong ascents of their own.
- DirectorAnson FogelStarsSimone MoroCory RichardsDenis UrubkoFor the past 26 years 16 expeditions have tried and failed to climb one of Pakistan's 8,000 meter peaks in winter. On February 2, 2011, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards became the first. Cory is now the only American to summit any 8,000 meter peak in winter. The journey nearly killed them. Cory carried a small camera and filmed the ordeal constantly. This is their story, as seen from the raw, honest perspective of Cory's lens.
- DirectorDavid BreashearsLiesl ClarkStarsJodie FosterDavid BreashearsDavid CarterA group of hikers seeks to make it to the summit of Everest, but they have to make it out alive before the mountain takes a new victim.
- DirectorJennifer PeedomStarsWayne AlexanderJohno CarrDaz CaultonThe legendary story of Australian climber Lincoln Hall, who was pronounced dead close to the summit of Mount Everest and lived to tell the tale.
- DirectorPeter MortimerNick RosenStarsDidier BerthodDavid LamaTimmy O'Neill"First Ascent" is unlike any mountain climbing film you've ever seen. Join Swiss climber Didier Berthod as he attempts the impossible - to become the first man ever to climb the insanely treacherous "Cobra Crack"! Will he succeed or will he die trying? Your guess is as good as ours! Filmed on location in Thailand, the Himalayas, British Columbia, Yosemite Valley and even the mean streets of Hollywood, "First Ascent" is the benchmark for quality and excitement in extreme sports filmmaking.
- DirectorAlastair HumphreysLeon McCarronStarsAlastair HumphreysLeon McCarronWilfred Thesiger was one of Britain's great explorers and writers. His greatest journeys were through the world's largest sand desert: the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula. Inspired by their hero, adventurers Alastair Humphreys and Leon McCarron attempt a journey of their own into the Empty Quarter. Their trip is hastily-planned and low budget: unable to afford camels they instead hope to drag a homemade steel cart (filled with 300kg of supplies) through the ferocious desert heat. This film is their story.
- DirectorTerry AbrahamStarsAlan HinkesJoss NaylorDavid Powell-ThompsonEngland's highest mountain as seen by its farmers, climbers and conservationists.
- DirectorShay J. KatzStarsJean-Christophe LafailleKatia LafailleEd ViestursDhaulagiri, Nanga Parbat and Broad peak are 3 of the world's 14 highest summits. French alpinist, Jean-Christophe Lafaille aims to climb all three in a period of two months. The film takes us on a dramatic and eventful journey that starts in Nepal and finishes in Pakistan while exploring the mind and soul of a devoted mountaineer.
- DirectorMichael BrownStarsErik Weihenmayer
- DirectorRichard DennisonStarsWayne AlexanderClemens GerhardVolker HanischOn 15 May, 2006, double amputee Mark Inglis reached the summit of Mt Everest. It was a remarkable achievement and Inglis was feted by press and public alike. But only a few days later he was plunged into a storm of controversy when it was learned that he had passed an incapacitated climber, Englishman David Sharp, leaving him to a lonely end high in the Death Zone.
- DirectorSèbastien Montaz-RossetStarsKilian JornetStephane BrosseVivian BruchezA Fine Line takes us on a breathtaking journey over the spectacular snow covered peaks of the Alps as we join a small group of extraordinary mountain athletes in their pursuit of happiness and fulfillment.
- DirectorMichael BrownStarsLuis BenitezMichael BrownRick KleinIn the Shadow of the Condor documents an expedition in January of 2002 into the spectacular pristine Corcovado wilderness in Southern Chile. The expedition traveled up a "heart of darkness" river, bushwhacked through a vertical jungle, and then emerged out into a magnificent landscape of glaciated granite walls. Filmmaker Michael Brown and Chilean conservationist Pablo Sandor climbed upward to find a jewel of a lake tucked between the highest peaks. Sandor and his Ayacara Foundation are working to protect the Corcovado region from development and the United Nations has just selected Ayacara to receive a prestigious conservation award. Ayacara leaders give important credit for the award to Brown's film, which dramatized for U.N. and the Chilean Government's decision makers first-hand why the region should be included in a national park. "In the Shadow of the Condor" was produced by Outside Television, in association with OLN.
- DirectorHunter WeeksStarsMike DionMichael 'Mac' McCoySteve KingA small group of adventurous mountain bikers attempt to race the longest mountain bike route in the world traversing over 2700 miles along the Rocky Mountains from Banff, Canada to the Mexican border.
- DirectorMichael AngusMurray FredericksA documentary film on photographer Murray Fredericks' extreme journey's to capture the heart of the world's most featureless landscape on Lake Eyre, South Australia.