The Danakil desert in the north east of Ethiopia counts among the most hostile and hottest areas in the world, with temperatures of often 60°C and more. This lowland, a dried branch of the Red Sea is situated up to 150 metres below sea level and... more

The series „Wildes Russland“ shows for the first time the nature of this huge country with its original landscapes and its incomparable fauna and flora. On the peninsula Kamchatka, fire meets ice. The land constantly reforms itself, in a dramatic... more

Snowy Mountains rise high above the untouched jungle of New Guinea, breaking through heavy rain clouds. A limestone pyramid, known as the Carstensz Pyramid, soars above them as the most exotic, but also the most inaccessible mountain in the world... more

The world’s best skiers, snowboarders, snowmobilers, and climbers join the world’s leading avalanche professionals to bring you a new movement in avalanche education. “The Fine Line: A 16mm Avalanche Education Film” is a cinematic journey that... more

„You cannot become a nomad, you have to be born a nomad.” – This is the core sentence that the mountaineer, sailor and globetrotter Hans Saler, born in Munich, loves to say at the south end of the world, in Chile. This film portrays the past and... more

In the snow-covered plains of the northern Mongolia live the Tsaatan nomads. The young Quizilol and the beautiful Solongo fall in love. In order to prove to her father that he is mature enough to marry his daughter, he has to possess his own... more

“Ten” is an insight into the world of freeriding through the lens of cameraman Guido Perrini. Shot mostly on Super 16mm the film features some of the worlds best riders, filmed in locations from Alaska to Chile, Canada and Russia. The film delves... more

Mike and Steve Marolt of Aspen Colorado and their life-long friends pursuit skiing from the highest peaks around the world. Follow high altitude skiing from ski runs above 7000 meters in the 1930's to modern day high altitude skiers on Everest,... more

Piotr Pustelnik is trying to climb his 14th 8000 m peak for the 4th time. This time together with his good friends Peter Hamor, Piotr Morawski and Darek Zaluski. This small expedition climbing in light style reaches the summit ridge at almost 8000... more

In 1954, on January 11, an avalanche in Blons, in the Austrian Province of Vorarlberg, caused the death of 57 persons. This disaster had a deeper impact on the life of people living in areas endangered by avalanches than the catastrophe of Galtür... more

This film tells the story of five climbers, who aim at climbing the Arwa Tower, a wonderful six-thousand-meter peak in the northern Indian Garhwal-Himalaya. One team – comprising of world re-knowned Swiss mountaineer Stephan Siegrist, along with... more

Skiing is a kind of art – and it is also an art to film the perfect moments of a downhill ride in the deep snow of Alaskan slopes. “White Noise” is a short film without any narration, where music, pictures and sport achievements are melted in one... more

Alexander and Thomas Huber intend - together with the Swiss Stephan Siegrist – to achieve some spectacular first ascents in the Antarctic. Holtanna and Ulevetanna are truly impressive granite giants which tower vertically up to 800 metres over the... more

Experience the world of extreme altitude paragliding that few humans will ever experience when high altitude paragliding pioneer John Silvester takes Alun Hughes on the tandem flight to end all tandem flights. Committed deep into a remote and... more

The teenage brother and sister team, Pete and Katy Whittaker burst onto the climbing scene with a series of spectacular ascents on grit. In a frenzy of climbing they both stack up countless major ascents, and then one evening after school, with... more

The two ambitious alpinists Paul Kupsa and Paul Guschlbauer from Graz set off to climb the most interesting peaks of the Alps, from the Ortler to the Grand Ecrins, and to fly to the valley with a speed glider. Their journey to the highest... more

The extreme free-rider and sport scientist Matthias Mayr gives an insight into the medical side of free-riding and its impacts on the athletes’ body. By measuring the heart rate, the blood results etc., Mayr demonstrates that the adrenaline level... more

“The Sharp End” is a film about the climbers who push themselves to the limits of adventure, and risk everything on the razor's edge between success and disaster. Run out trad routes, scary high-ball boulder problems, ice-covered alpine walls and... more

Andy Parkin was regarded as one of the world’s finest alpine climbers. In 1984 he suffered a near fatal climbing accident in the Alps and many believed his love affair with mountains was over. Andy’s slow rehabilitation involved painting and... more

In 1895 Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen headed for the North Pole. Miraculously they arrived at Vardø the following year. The story has enthralled people for more than a century, and continues to do so today. For the first time Nansen’s... more

Behind every breakthrough in the progression of climbing, there's a true story of doubt and determination, perseverance in the face of failure. From boulders, to big walls, to competition podiums, the climbers at the top of the game share a... more

This is a story of a 17-year-old porter named Hari Rai and his extraordinary journey through the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal, with a red fridge on his back. Out of 60,000 child porters in Nepal, Hari is one of the few lucky ones to have a chance... more

At the age of 30, Marcel Bergman had a bad car accident in his holidays. Since then, he is wheelchair-bound. Now, 13 years later, he intends to undertake a journey which is an extreme strain for a wheelchair user in every sense. The glittering... more

It is a rather unusual picture, when the participants of the climbing group „MS on the Rocks“ arrive at the climbing wall in their wheelchairs or on crutches. The multiple sclerosis patient Markus Hermann, who in his every-day life is... more

At an altitude of nearly 4,000 meters, Sking is one of the most isolated villages in the Himalayan region of Zanskar. In just three months the Zanskaris have to harvest and store all their food for the coming year. All the women – young and old... more

For a long time already, the third-largest cat of the world has had to struggle for survival on the American continent. Today, there are still some 8,000 jaguars in the Brasilian Pantanal, a huge mosaic landscape made of rivers, forests and... more

Wade Davis makes a remarkable journey from the chaos and violence of modern day lowland Colombia to the frozen peaks of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the sacred heart of the world of the Elder Brother, an indigenous group who claim to be the... more

Speed climbing is a new trend in high level alpinism. Suddenly it is a question of records, of altitude metres and seconds, where usually one should enjoy moving in the serenity of nature. This film shows an extraordinary tour: From the... more

For a long time, the conquest of the Alps had mainly the scope, to surmount the hostile mountains without taking too many risks. However, at the end of the 19th century, new phenomena developed. All of a sudden, the humans had the intention, to... more

The main characters of the film are: a Himalayan alpinist Piotr Pustelnik -the father - and rock climbers Adam and Pawel Pustelnik - sons. The film's aim is to depict the difference in their attitude to the mountains and on a wider scale - to the... more

For many centuries, the valleys around the Sella hibernated even in summer time. However, with the construction of the road to the Dolomites at the end of the 19th century, the tourist and economic development started. The famous Sella-Ronda, a... more

Alpinism and climbing should always mean joy, fun, serenity, lightness, free spirit, sharing passions, mutual respect, friendship; and those things are what we felt and found during this beautiful experience in Patagonia. Because beyond the wall... more

Climbing on the summit of Mt. Everest, has been desired by the Greek mountaineers for a long time. From Greek every day life to the altitude of 8850m, it was a long way to go, filled with many obstacles. The lack of experience, the high altitude... more

We accompany the film team to north east Siberia, where it is so cold, that the milk is not sold fluid in bottles but frozen in discs. In the North-American Death Valley and in the African Danakil Desert we experience the opposite extreme, which... more