In the mountains, they stand alone against whatever will happen. For the several days they live in nature, they can rely only on themselves and each other. Elsewhere, there is always a fallback - here one is without a safety. This in itself can bring some to terror - the terror of having to rely on yourself - your own judgment, wits and fortitude. This is also the most incredible feeling of strength and independence. Knowing there is no safety means having to be one's own safety.
Les Etoiles de Midi is an engaging docudrama about some of the more spectacular exploits of French m...
Avid for steep slopes, Marco Siffredi (1979-2002) obeys only one rule: not to fall. This gifted kid ...
In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumps...
A screen adaptation of the well-known novel by Roger Frison-Roche about the harsh lives of mountain ...
Movie about David Lama climbing the Patagonian mountain Cerro Torre for the first time free, a mount...
Vertical Opera is a documentary film directed by Jean-Paul Janssen, with climbers Patrick Edlinger a...
An adventure of extreme skiing in the Mont Blanc area
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The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m ...
Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan ...
As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbin...
Catherine Destivelle has deservedly become the most famous female climber in the world. She rose to ...
Breathtaking climbing sequences. As a guide, none other than "The Rock Queen" Catherine Destivelle. ...
In 1975, Raymond Renaud, Yves Pollet-Villard, Maurice Gicquel, Maurice Cretton, Jean Coudray, Yvon M...
For nearly three years, director Dina Khreino interviewed world-class mountain climbing athletes, li...
The story of the ascent of the Aiguille de la République by mountaineers Jacques Fromentin and Miche...