Rock Climbing Classics, La Rose et le Vampire 8b

At the Limit is a documentary about extreme climbing. In this sports documentary, Pepe Danquart shows brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber climbing in Patagonia and on the granite rock "El Capitan" in Yosemite Valley (USA). A key part of the film is their attempt at a speed ascent of the 1,000-meter-high route "The Nose," in which the t...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Pepe Danquart

Cast

Alexander Huber, Thomas Huber

Once again, Masters of Stone breaks through to the cutting edge of the sport. Harder, Faster, Bolder, Newer, and more...six points of breakthrough in all.... where human edges toward the superhuman. This is the Super Bowl, Olympics, and Boston Marathon of rock climbing, all rolled into one. More than any other sport, rock climbing cont...

Runtime

1h 4m

Cast

Dean Potter, Graham Hunt, Alex Honnold

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizz...

Runtime

44m

Director

David Breashears, Greg MacGillivray

Cast

Liam Neeson, Ed Viesturs, Tracy Pfau

In 1966, John Harlin II died while attempting Europe's most difficult climb, the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. 40 years later, his son John Harlin III, an expert mountaineer and the editor of the American Alpine Journal, returns to attempt the same climb.

Runtime

45m

Director

Stephen Judson

Cast

Robert Jasper, Daniela Jasper-Klindt, John Harlin III

This documentary follows world-class athletes as they perform spectacular, eye-opening feats. Experience a rock climber scale a near impossible cliff, an Olympic skier take to the mountains, and a prima ballerina make a dance that uses every single muscle look effortless.

Runtime

38m

Cast

Tony Yaniro, Nina Ananiashvili, Maria Walliser