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High altitude movies. This list includes documentaries and dramas that depict nature and people at high altitudes. These supplement the University of New Mexico course, 'High Altitude Biology'
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- DirectorJoseph VilsmaierStarsFlorian StetterAndreas TobiasKarl MarkovicsDrama about the tragic Nanga Parbat expedition by the two Messner brothers in 1970, on which Reinhold Messners younger brother Günther died.
- DirectorLudovic BernardStarsAhmed SyllaAlice BelaïdiKévin RazyA young man from the suburbs with no mountaineering experience decides to climb Mt Everest to show a woman he'd do anything for her.
- DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsConrad AnkerGrace ChinJimmy ChinThree elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and loss as they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes in the high stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.
- DirectorLeanne PooleyStarsChad MoffittSonam SherpaJohn WraightTenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's monumental and historical ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953 - an event that stunned the world and defined a nation.
- StarsEric JohnsonJason PriestleyTed AthertonWhen an unexpected solo mountain trek ends in catastrophe for John Lauchlan, inspired fellow climbers set out to brave the elements and follow John's dream - to conquer the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest.
- StarsShamata AnchanSahil SalathiaRohan GandotraA 21 year old girl tries to scale Mount Everest in order to win her father's affection.
- DirectorRobert MarkowitzStarsPeter HortonNathaniel ParkerRichard JenkinsA dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions.
- DirectorDave OhlsonStarsGerlinde KaltenbrunnerSimone LeorinJake MeyerFollowing a group of climbers attempting to climb K2 in 2009, on the 100-year anniversary of its landmark 1909 expedition. Experience the adventure, peril and serenity of a group's attempt to climb the most challenging peak on earth.
- DirectorIara LeeThe film is about the lives of porters that assist mountain expeditions and carry their luggage along the route.
- DirectorGeorge LoweStarsMeredith EdwardsJohn HuntGeorge BandDocumentary that covers the famous and successful expedition of the Everest conquest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first climbers to reach its peak.
- DirectorDaniel LeeStarsJing WuZiyi ZhangYi ZhangThe four members of the China Everest Climbing Commando confront the most difficult mount. The first four failures have cost them too much physical strength until the wind and snow stop the gap.
- DirectorBruce NyznikStarsYûichirô MiuraShintaro IshiharaTaisuke FujishimaThis Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain.
- DirectorMichael BrownStarsSteve BaskisDan SidlesKatherine RagazzinoA documentary that follows a team of veterans returning from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq as they set out to climb a towering Himalayan peak to overcome challenges and heal the mental and emotional ravages of war.
- DirectorAndrew PalmerStarsPete AthansZam BaringNeil BeidlemanMay 25, 1996 - Bruce Herrod, a South African mountaineer reached the summit of Everest at 5 p.m. On the radio, we urge him to come down as soon as possible because the descent is dangerous in the middle of the night. A few hours later, no news from him. From this South African expedition which turned into a fiasco and another expedition carried out in parallel, the testimonies of the members of these expeditions show to what extent the thirst for climbing to the top of certain mountaineers, combined with the lack of oxygen , can alter the lucidity of climbers to the point of changing their relationship to death and thus lead them to neglect other expedition members in order to ensure their victory or save their own life.
- DirectorMarina MartinsStarsNamgyal SherpaChakra B. KarkiPurna Kumar SherpaThe dramatic self-documented story of 20 elite Nepali climbers who venture into the "Death Zone" of Mount Everest to restore their sacred mountain and the contaminated water source of 1.3 billion people.
- DirectorDavid BreashearsLiesl ClarkStarsJodie FosterDavid BreashearsDavid CarterA group of hikers seeks to make it to the summit of Everest, but they have to make it out alive before the mountain takes a new victim.
- DirectorJed DannenbaumLaura DavisStarsJamling Tenzing NorgayAraceli SegarraWong Chu SherpaThis documentary about the making of the hit IMAX film, "Everest", details how a climbing team lead by world-famous mountaineer Ed Viesturs and award-winning cinematographer David Breshears got an IMAX camera to the top of the world's highest mountain. Along the way, the filmmakers put down their cameras to help rescue climbers stranded on the mountain by a massive storm that ultimately took the lives of 11 people.
- StarsPatricia ClarksonWith high speed camerawork and breakthrough new science, we enter the fast-paced world of hummingbirds as never before. Speed is their middle name. Their lives are moving faster than the eye can see. They possess natural born super powers that enable them to fly backwards, upside-down, and float in mid-air. And for the first time, we see them mate, lay eggs, fight, and raise families in intimate detail. They are great athletes, tender mothers, brave in combat, and up for any challenge. They are Super Hummingbirds, the smallest, most brilliant birds on earth.
- DirectorDavid BreashearsStephen JudsonGreg MacGillivrayStarsLiam NeesonLhakpa DorjiDorje SherpaAn 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 blizzard.
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsJason ClarkeAng Phula SherpaThomas M. WrightOn May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.
- DirectorNorman DyhrenfurthStarsOrson WellesThe very first of the National Geographic specials appearing on TV, before they became a semi-regular series.
- DirectorNeil RawlesStarsJonathan Guy LewisNepal is hit by a 6.7 mega earthquake which kills thousands. Across the country survivors are hit by avalanches that destroy everything in their path. We reveal remarkable stories of survival, from the Kathmandu Valley to Mount Everest.
- DirectorRadu Polizu"Manasarovar to Everest" describes a pilgrimage to Lake Manasarovar, the holiest lake in Western Tibet. From the lake we drove to Ronghbu Monastery, the highest monastery in the world from where we start a hike to Camp 1 in the Everest and returning towards Lhasa through a high pass from where we can see a cross-section of the entire Himalayan range.
- DirectorAlex StickrothGreg Stuetze