Climbing on rock and ice

„An incredible line, from the entrance 200 m of permanently tough overhanging climbing on mostly solid ledges….and at the end a roof where there is nothing below you than air.” This line is called „Pellisier“ 8b and counts as the most difficult... more

The documentary „Am Limit“ by the director Pepe Danquart is about the two brothers Alexander and Thomas Huber, who since their early childhood have been seeking their limits in the mountains. They are known as the world’s best sport and alpine... more

The „Huberbuam“ are well known. Alexander and Thomas Huber are two of the world’s best extreme and alpine climbers of our time. The Oscar® price winner Pepe Danquart follows these climbers with his camera up to heights where noone has filmed... more

The extreme or at least one-sided way of life of many extreme athletes is often discussed and also criticised. In „Enlightenment“, this topic is presented in a way that does not favour a life style or evaluate the “career life” acknowledged by... more

In 1848, Sebastian Abratzky was the first man who climbed a rock in the Saxon Switzerland: the Königstein. He was immediately arrested. Later, the chimney sweep published his adventure in a book which is still known today. Even Reinhold Messner... more

Stefan Glowacz and Robert Jasper are almost “addicted” to the “Forgotten Wall”, the 1000 m high and steep north pillar of the Cerro Murallón in the Patagonian inland ice. In 2003 they started their first attempt to climb this north face. Although... more

This offbeat dramdoc tells the story of Dave MacLeod’s ascent of ‘Rhapsody’, a route considered to be the hardest traditional rock climb in the world, graded at E11. The steep and intimidating rock face protecting the seaward flanks of the... more

This film is truly thrilling, showing the two blind climbers Andy Holzer and Erik Weihenmayer. Without any help, they climb a route of the 5th difficulty degree leading across the 200 metre high, vertical face of the Roter Turm in the Lienz... more

“Separate Reality“ – offers a six metre protruding rock roof, 200 metres above the Mercedes River in the Yosemite Valley in the USA. In May 2005, the Tyrolean Heinz Zak succeeded in the second solo free climb on this spectacular American cult... more

In 1998, Robert Jasper opened a new mixed route on the Breitwangfluh in the Berner Oberland: four pitches across the ceiling of a huge cave, bolts only on the belay station, classified as M10 and E4 – the first route in the world of this... more

For four years, the 37-year-old extreme climber Herbert Ranggetiner attempted to climb this 30 metre long and up to 12 metre overhanging line without falling. The changing weather conditions and the altitude of 2.600 m made this attempt very... more

The highest waterfall on earth, the “Salto Angel”, precipitates 1,000 m in a free fall from the Auyan Tepuy sandstone plateau in the Amazon area of Venezuela. In the giant wall right next to the waterfall, some of the world’s best climbers intend... more

This short story describes the inner struggle between the search for physical balance and the difficulty of maintaining concentration while practising Highlining - a fairly popular outdoor activity among mountain climbers lately. Highlining is... more

“The only way to feel your life is by risking it! But when your life hangs by a thread, be careful! You will never know if what you are living is simply an illusion.” This incredibly thrilling short movie shows a climber in the middle of winter,... more

“How to Get Hooked” is a comprehensive technical audio-visual guide that in a pleasant, understandable, eclectic, ancestral, strict, kaleidoscopic and ephemeral way, bring us near to the exciting world of life in Big Wall climbing. more

A team of Russian rock-climbers has established a new unique route on the vertical wall of the Great Sail Peak in Baffin Island, Canada… This is their unique account of the expedition. more

“First Ascent” is a movie about the legendary routes that have never been climbed – and the dirt bag heroes that climb them. “First Ascent” is a global romp with climbing’s modern-day pioneers, from the sea cliffs in Thailand to the high... more

A profile of the British suffer meister Andy Kirkpatrick. Funny and insightful this film looks at a climber's need for introspection while at the same time providing a master class in climbing snow and ice in marginal conditions. more

Swedish Meatballs features classic lines and first ascents as Dylan Smith and Carl-Ola Boström spend a month on the road meeting up with the boulderers who shaped the Swedish scene. Growing up in Wales, Dylan Smith spends his days now playing with... more