The history of the Chamonix Guides Company is inseparable from that of mountaineering and the valley where it was born. For 200 years, guides have risen to multiple challenges, making their organization a legend. Today, they are the actors of a changing mountain: overcrowding, global warming, loss of freedom—the causes are multiple. This film is at a crossroads. Between tradition and modernity, it traces the history of the Chamonix Guides Company, evoking the incredible challenges it has met with dignity and those it now faces.

Directed by Jean-Marc Boivin in 1977, Glace Extrême is a documentary about mountaineering and extrem...

In 1961 the southern face of the Central Pillar of Mont Blanc was still unclimbed. Two roped parties...

Heinz Mariacher got closer to the mountains by climbing the most important peaks of the Dolomites. H...

Established in 1821, the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix is the first and largest guides' company i...

Paragot and Bérardini: two climbers who fill all climbing enthusiasts with admiration. In Fontainebl...

At the Limit is a documentary about extreme climbing. In this sports documentary, Pepe Danquart show...
Blind climber Erik Weihenmayer and his team's highly successful ascent of Mount Everest along with f...

Once again, Masters of Stone breaks through to the cutting edge of the sport. Harder, Faster, Bolder...

For nearly three years, director Dina Khreino interviewed world-class mountain climbing athletes, li...

French powerhouse climber Mélissa Le Nevé tries to become the first woman to traverse Action Directe...

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their ...

A story of chopped fingers, fun, friendship and the First Ascent of Kunyang Chhish East (7,400m). Fo...

Mountaineering documentary on the Nanga Parbat expedition, in India, in 1982. Led by mountaineer Pie...

In 1975, Raymond Renaud, Yves Pollet-Villard, Maurice Gicquel, Maurice Cretton, Jean Coudray, Yvon M...

For decades, an elite handful of climbers have competed for the coveted speed record on the 3,000-fo...