Alpine Documentation

Nowadays mountaineering is experiencing increasing specialisation and this makes Christoph Hainz probably one of the last all-rounders fulfilling his dream of real alpinism. Hainz is not only an extraordinary rock climber, he is also very... more

The successful attempt of the two mountaineers Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler in 1978 to climb Mount Everest without using oxygen bottles is the focus of the documentary by Leo Dickinson. This film also presents the – often tragic – history of... more

The year 2008 sees the 30th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest by Austrians. On 3 May 1978, Wolfgang Nairz, Robert Schauer and Horst Bergmann, together with Ang Phu, stood on the summit of the highest mountain on Earth. On 8 May,... more

The Austrian Christian Stangl is the new star of the international scene of extreme mountaineering. His special discipline is Sky running – climbing mountains as fast as possible and without any technical support like oxygen or stored supplies... more

Terray. This name sounds like challenge, and shines in the unconscious collective of the mountain dwellers. For all of them, Lionel Terray will always remain the Conqueror of the Useless par excellence. Forty years after the disappearance of this... more

Pakistan, July 8, 2006. The last photography. Euphoricly, the Tyrolean Markus Kronthaler rises his arms to the sky. He stands on the summit of the 8047 meter high Broad Peak. A few moments later he collapses and dies – for exhaustion and lack of... more

No one has pushed the limits as often as Reinhold Messner has. On the rock, on the 8000m peaks, and in the ice deserts of our planet. In his lecture he talks about his youth in the Dolomites, about the Himalayas, the North Pole, Greenland and his... more

In order to become a High Mountain Guide, each year new candidates with a great passion for mountains start the ENSA, the National School of Ski and Mountaineering, located in Chamonix. During 4 years of formation, they learn how to guide people... more

Griff Rhys Jones visits what was once Britains’ “badlands“ when he explores the highlands of Central Scotland. He unearths the bloody history of the stunning Grampian Mountains, discovers, how the unruly peoples of these hills where brought to... more

This documentary takes a retrospective look at an expedition that took place 20 years ago. The „Wall of Shadows“, the North Face of the Jannu which is 7,710 meters (25,295 ft) and part of the Himalaya range, is one of the most difficult walls to... more

This documentary portrays three mountain rescuers on the Dachstein. This film gives an insight into their every-day life, witnesses their dramatic rescue operations and tries to find out how every individual person copes with the often very tragic... more

Twelve young and gifted alpinists, five geologists and four top-notch mountain guides dare a unique expedition in Patagonia. On behalf of the researchers the young alpinists get rock samples from the up to 1000-meter high granite spires of the... more

Gasherbrum IV and Gasherbrum III which are almost 8000 thousand meters high, are still a challenge that stands erect and they are described as the very image of inaccessibility. Gasherbrum III has only been climbed once by a Polish team led by... more

The list of persons who have managed to climb the Seven Summits, the highest summits of all seven continents, amounts to only 108 persons. A few years ago, the German Karl Flock decided to become a member of this exclusive circle. When the doctor... more

The twin brothers Ravier, born in 1933, were quite reckless climbers. Without ever having been taught how to tie a Bulin knot, without ever having drilled holes into rock faces, they have opened almost all classical routes in the Pyrenees. With... more

Pakistan 2007, at the foot of the 8611-metre K2, the Portuguese mountaineer Joao Garcia attempts his 9th 8000. This is time for him to go back on his various ascents of the Himalayan giants: Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Everest, Gasherbrum 1 and 2,... more

Irmtraud Hubatschek and Joel Jenin want to look for the footsteps of the mountaineering pioneers of Corsica. In addition to the explorer Felix von Cube they find famous names coming from all of over Europe, among them numerous well-known... more

On March 28th 1958, a delegation of the Austrian Himalaya Society was dispatched to an expedition to Pakistan to make the first ascent of the Haramosh peak (7,409 m / 24,307 ft), the peak that a team of english alpinists tried to climb the year... more

Everest: A Climb for Peace is not just a typical Everest film, but a socially relevant documentary about peace, war, and the human spirit - an inspirational film, which also has some of the most incredible Everest footage ever shot, including a... more

„Die Bergretter“ shows thrilling stories of the life of the rescue team “Air Zermatt”. Already at six in the morning, the pilot Gerold is at work, waiting for the rescue chief Bruno Jelk. Since several days they are busy because of a group of... more

Fifty years ago, on July fifth, 1958, Andy Kauffman and Pete Schoening became the first humans to reach the summit of Gasherbrum I, 8068 meters (26,470 feet). Other members of the expedition were: Nick Clinch, Dick Irvin, Gil Roberts, Tom... more

The two friends Markus Pirer and David Otti participate in an anniversary expedition of the Austrian Alpine Club to Pakistan. Their goal is the 8047m high Broad Peak. This very personal film gives an insight into the fascinating world of high... more