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- May 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.
- This documentary tells via the testimonies of people who knew him (like Simone Moro, his companion during his last ascent), the life, the mountaineering exploits and the very tolerant character of Anatoli Boukreev. This famous mountaineer has made more than twenty-one ascents on mountains of 8,000 m altitude, without using supplemental oxygen, and has reached the summit of Everest four times. In 1996 he saved the lives of many climbers in a group led by Scott Fischer during their attempt on Everest. The documentary is based on footage shot during his tragic last ascent of Annapurna in Nepal in 1997.
- The four mountaineers Pierre Allain, Jacques Poincenot, Guy Poulet and René Ferlet climbed the Eiffel Tower in 1947. Forming two ropes, they began the assault on the metal structure of the public monument. The ascent, supposedly illegal by a police officer, turns into a chase... Alain Pol films the climbers going to the end of their sport: they reach the flag pole, abseil down, then cool off in the Seine , while at the end of the scenario the policeman is embarked by the van of the asylum of Charenton which he himself asked for the "madmen of the Eiffel Tower".
- In the Ama Dablam mountain in Népal, the alpinists Vanji Furlan and Tomaz Humar try to break through the northwestern wall to the very top. Zvonko Pozgaj monitored events from the base camp, guided them through radio.
- Masters of stone II - Hard rock is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in El Capitan and Rifle. It was directed by Eric Perlman in 1993 and produced by Perlman/Hatchett. It is a part of the series Masters of stone (2/6). It features Dan Osman, Ron Kauk, Hidetaka Suzuki, Rick Lovelace, Kurt Smith, Dan McQuade and others.
- This documentary by Maurice Rebeix, thought by Patrick Edlinger, published by the French climbing magazine Roc'n Wall, shows several high-level climbers climbing difficult routes in the Gorges du Verdon. In the first part of the film, Patrick Edlinger teams up with Patrick Berhault then we also meet Cécile Martha, Olivier Fourbet, Axel Franco, Martina Polackova, Laurent Paoletti, Frédéric Devoulet, and others, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the first opening of a route in the Verdon in 1968, which has since become the must of French free climbing.
- The first filmed winter ascent of the Matterhorn North Face. To set the scene, the tragic history of Edward Whymper's first ascent is expertly re-enacted. The modern expedition, a team of three Britihs climbers, is also plagued by epics: Eric Jones is hit by an avalanche and only manages to stop perilously near the edge of a 1000 ft drop. Then the worst storm ever recorded in Zermatt strikes the Matterhorn. With time and weather against them, the team is forced to climb in the dark while thunderstorms rumble around them. This adventure captures the skill and courage of the climbers, their agony and tension, and the beauty of the assault on this spectacular mountain.
- A documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Verdon Gorge and Toulon.
- History, advice and demonstrations of mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif by the renowned guides of the National School of Ski and Mountaineering from Chamonix. The film starts with an historical summary illustrating the aspirations and methods that lead man to conquer the mountains. Armand Charlet teaches mountaineering techniques and takes his students to the field for glacier or rock exercises. Gaston Rebuffat makes demonstrations of particularly dangerous climbs. At altitude, people move in solitude, cold and silence, like circus acrobats without spectators, but nothing stops the modern mountaineer.
- Masters of Stone IV - Pure force is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Tuolumne Meadows and El Capitan. It was directed by Eric Perlman in 1997 and produced by Perlman Productions. It is a part of the series Masters of stone (4/6). It features Dan Osman, Ron Kauk, Chris Sharma, Alexander Huber, John Bachar, Katie Brown and others.
- Alex Honnold is the most accomplished free climber in the world. Angola is a southwest African country that recently emerged from 27 years of bloody civil war. What brings together these strange bedfellows you ask? Some of the most epic unclimbed rocks in the world, and a community needing help to diffuse the hidden land mines leftover from the conflict. This is Alex Honnold in Angola, for one of the most unique adventures of his storied climbing career this far.
- In 1923, André Sauvage produced his first film La Traversée du Grépon. Dedicated to mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif, this documentary is a performance that earned him the recognition of his peers. André Sauvage and his companions decide to climb the Grépon, the best known of the Aiguilles de Chamonix, in the Mont Blanc Massif. Early in the morning, they cross the Mer de Glace, climb rocky peaks, abseil summits, cross crevasses, snowfields and long seracs. After sixteen hours of effort, the climbers return to the refuge. With his camera, Sauvage documents the difficult undertaking, also showing his strong passion for the mountains. "The deepest perception of mountains begins where intelligence ends." (A. Sauvage). Two long versions of the film have disappeared, one of 90 and the other of 51 minutes and only seven minutes are preserved.
- The 'Escoffier style' is a unique cocktail of grace, speed and nerve. Minimal equipment, no tiresome need for recognition, no stress but instead betting it all on the very limits of what is thought possible along with an established daredevil reputation. Being independent, fast-paced, improvising, these were the rules he lived by. From 1985 onwards, everything he did was a success: delta, firsts, climbing, race driving... As he liked to say: "Nothing is impossible". He seemed indestructible. However, on 11 September 1987, a car accident left him hemiplegic, but not to be defeated, he soon set numerous goals.
- On March 12, 1987, the young French mountaineer Eric Escoffier prepares his equipment, very limited in material and food. He is going to chain three mythical north faces of the Alps in winter: the Eiger, the Matterhorn and the Grandes Jorasses at the same time as Christophe Profit who left earlier. The ascent of the first summit, the Eiger is slow, difficult and full of pitfalls. It takes 17 hours to reach the top. Without recognizing the terrain (he prefers to improvise) the mountaineer continues on the Matterhorn. When night falls, anxiety is felt on the side of Zermatt, help is organized to come and get him. Despite his refusal to come down, "Escoff" lost an ice ax while receiving the bag containing the headlamp sent from the helicopter, letting himself be airlifted to the valley, barely 300 meters from the summit. Christophe Profit, a few hours earlier, will succeed him, the sequence of the three summits.
- Rock climbing in and around Bishop, California.
- The warm heart of Africa is a documentary about bouldeing that takes place in Cape Maclear and Mangochi. It was directed by Haroun Souirji in 2014 and produced by Vast Motion Pictures. It features Mélissa Le Névé, Benjamin Rueck, Julie La Guigne, Scott Noy and Haroun Souirji.
- Masters of Stone III - Third stone from the sun is a high level climbing documentary directed by Eric Perlman and Mike Hatchett. This third part set in the Montagne de Céüse and the Gorges du Verdon in France. Directed by Eric Perlman in 1994, it is part of the Masters of Stone series (3/6).
- Las Vegas is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Red Rock Canyon. It was directed by Michael Reardon in 2001 and produced by TGRS Productions. It is a part of the series Michael Reardon's climb on. series (3/3). It features Natasha Bell, Jennifer Brandin, Jason Campbell, Tiffany Campbell, Sara Eirich, Stephanie Forte and others.
- On March 1, 2004, Patrick Bérhault and Philippe Magnin set out to climb one after other, all 82 summits above 4000 metres in the Alps. Both climbers are well-known for their solid experience and purist approach to climbing, so the emphasis for this large-scale project is on making the most of the pleasures of mountaineering. They brave changing weather and strong emotions as they proceed on their long journey into the unknown. On April 28, after almost two months of climbing, they are making their way along Nadelgrat, an interminable ridge between Täschhorn and Dom leading up to their 67th summit, when without warning, a rocky foothold falls away and Berhault falls and dies.
- Documentary of the first Italian expedition to Antarctica organized by the Italian Alpine Club. The work illustrates the difficult natural environment and the flattering results of the company: mountaineers have conquered 10 virgin summits, scientists have carried out studies and surveys and discovered, among other things, a petrified forest.
- Report of the first ascent of Mount Huntington in Alaska, shot by the team of mountaineer Lionel Terray, from April to August 1964, and commented by Lionel Terray himself. The members of the expedition were Lionel Terray, Marc Martinetti, Jacques Soubis, Jacques Batkin, Jean-Louis Bernezat, Paul Gendre, Maurice Gicquel, and Sylvain Sarthou. The report was broadcast within the program of the French public television 'Les Coulisses De L'Exploit'.