Climbing on rock and ice

"The world best ice climber" comes from Austria, more precisely from the 700 soul community Schwendt in the Tiroler Unterland. In 2007, he was world champion in ice bouldering, he was the first Tyrolean ever to climb a 9a. He has done numerous... more

A gripping adventure into the world of cutting edge rock and ice climbing documenting what is possible with a ground up, no pre-practice approach resulting in raw, compelling and often frightening footage. The climbers in this film aren’t... more

The biggest and most difficult challenge of James Pearson's life - a vast blank slab on the Devon sea cliffs. This beautiful but terrifying line takes over his life until finally, sick with nerves and fear, he is ready for this scary lead. more

His hands feel around for every edge and fissure of the hard rock face. Very slowly. Beneath Andy Holzer there is nothing but the void. Far above him is the Laserz face. An almost vertical edge which rises 2,614 metres into the sky of the Lienz... 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

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

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 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

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

In 1976, Indian Creek was a little-known, dried-up, ancient riverbed in south eastern Utah. But in that year the impossible became the possible. Earl Wiggins climbed Supercrack, a 300-foot vertical sandstone fracture from the ground up. Indian... more

Dave MacLeod is looking for the hardest challenges in traditional rock climbing. He finds a perfect project on the north face of Ben Nevis. Dave and his wife Claire move house to the foot of the mountain and Claire films his training, thoughts and... 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

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

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

Far away from the „true mountains“, the Franconian Jura mountains became the cradle of European sports climbing and a promoter of worldwide sports climbing - numerous climbing innovations were invented here. Today already more than 10,000... more