For the past twenty years, a small pebble lost in the Indian Ocean has been home to a community of prolific and incredibly skilled climbers, thriving on a unique basalt. It's on the island of Réunion where we invite you to meet them. We'll seek to understand how they've managed to turn what initi...

Deepfreeze - Directissime Walker. In June 1986, Patrick Gabarrou and Hervé Bouvard opened the Walker Directissime in the Grandes Jorasses North Face. A masterpiece of difficulty in a 1200 m big wall. Nobody tried it since 37 years. In February 2023, three French mountaineers try to free climb it ...

The multi-award-winning documentary covering the incredible story of the first blind lead of the Old Man of Hoy. Jesse Dufton was born with 20% central vision. At four years of age Jesse was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa: a rare genetic disease that breaks down the retinas’ cells. At aged 2...

In 1954 medical student Matti A. Jokinen did what he had done for several years: took the ferry to Sweden and proceeded to hitchhike his way around Europe. This time, however, he found himself in Zermatt, staring at the fabled Matterhorn. Soon enough he was standing on the summit, and Finnish cli...

Effective communication is a challenge every climber faces. It’s a sport that requires intense focus, dedication, and overcoming fear. For Deaf climber Sonya Wilson, communication and community is of vital importance. Elevated is a non-verbal film sharing Sonya’s experience as a Deaf woman and ou...

Twenty two year old Loic has become a passionate climber after having received his first pair of climbing shoes at age six. Together with Florian, Pablo and Pierre, they form the inseparable “Flolopapys”, bringing their energy and good vibes to the farthest reaches of the climbing world. Although...

On 10 August 2021, Peter Moser took on six of the main peaks in the Pale di San Martino mountains in a single day. Inspired by mountaineering pioneers, Peter made the solo crossing by following the historic routes of the first climbers, entrusting himself only to his experience as a mountain guid...

Ten Thousand Bolts is a short documentary that offers a glimpse into the swirling mind of Toni Arbones, a mind that single-handedly imagined into being the climbing mecca that is Siurana, Spain. Bolting, an often overlooked process in the world of rock climbing, is integral to the sport. A far cr...

Facing the Void (Face au Vide) – In the collective imagination, mountaineering is seen as an elitist and dangerous activity. When the mainstream press talks about mountaineering, it is generally related to a drama or an exploitation. The mountaineers are then placed in two categories. On the one ...

Crux follows Harvey, a recovering addict who uses rock climbing to work through his ongoing struggle with mental health. Life can be beautiful. Life can be messy. Add in the struggles of addiction and life can often become overwhelming. As trauma, depression, heartbreak and declining mental healt...

This adventure documentary follows a loud-mouthed crew of Appalachian adventure seekers deep into the mountains of the Western United States as they climb, talk shit, fish for their dinner, and try to use their single-pitch skills to summit a 1,300ft rock face. Their main objective is to free an ...

A team of friends and athletes embark on a road trip to climb the biggest most difficult routes in the Alps: a classic endeavour in this sport. But what would happen if they went with cheap second-hand bikes found on the internet? What if they underestimated their physical capacity and cycling ex...

Peek into the world of Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee’s authentic, raw process of his first season climbing on Yosemite’s hardest big wall. The infamous Dawn Wall proves to be a challenge in more ways than one. Darkest Before Dawn combines genuine storytelling with a cinematic approach bringing tog...

A Chinese Alpinist who had stopped climbing for 10 years, an Alaskan Glaciologist with Tobagonian roots and an Estonian climber, soon-to-be father. These 3 friends teamed up to embark on a climbing expedition in an isolated canyon called Icefall Brook in Canada. With a vision of finding a serene ...

To get out of a dark period, a young musician and a group of boys with drug and alcohol addiction problems approach the mountains, discovering new inner paths. Eleonora is 17 years old and has a wonderful talent for the cello. She has to prepare for an event that will take her to the Musica sulle...

Two friends begin a traverse in one of the wildest environments of the Italian Dolomites along the Alta Via delle Dolomiti Bellunesi. Is sustainable tourism possible in the last wild corner of the Dolomites? With this question in mind two friends set off on a walking adventure along the Alta Via ...

Dive into an epic journey with Simon Lorenzi, a climber who made history by opening the world's second 9a boulder. After overcoming various injuries, Simon returns to the limelight to take on a new and equally ambitious challenge. Nestled in the spectacular landscape of Ticino, Switzerland, lies ...

AKKA – Back to Paradice. Going back to his childhood country, Nils is coming to help his grand-parents who are cabin guardians in a lost valley of Swedish Laponia, far away from the arctic polar circle. In this paradise, wonderful ice waterfalls have not yet been explored… Together with three ski...

Meet Connor Herson – Traditional at Heart. Born into a family of climbers, La Sportiva Athlete Connor Herson pushes the limits on what’s possible on the rock. Boulder, sport climbing, and big wall trad climbing in Yosemite are all on the the table for Connor. But his latest and greatest challenge...

There are places that make you dream, and there are friends who take you on real adventures. When Liv Sansoz, climbing World champion, and Zeb Roche, paraglider and guide, asked Aurelie Gonin to go with them in the Wadi-Rum, a desert in the south of Jordan known for its sandstone massifs emerging...

Arnaud Petit and Stéphanie Bodet attempt to free-climb the thirteen-year-old route on Grand Capucin, a majestic 3,800-metre pinnacle that juts from the Mont Blanc Massif. The two mountaineers must tackle stretches of extreme climbing that are made even more difficult by the altitude and adverse w...