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1) Free solo
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Despite attempts by his friends, loved ones and his new girlfriend to dissuade him from this dangerous feat, Alex Honnold, the worlds most accomplished free soloist climber, prepares mentally and physically for his most daring adventure to date: scaling the 3200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite without a rope or safety gear. If he succeeds, it will mark the largest wall he, or anyone else, for that matter, has ascended without any kind of equipment.
3) Meru
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Three renowned climbers navigate nature's harshest elements and their own complicated inner demons to ascend Mount Meru, the most technically complicated and dangerous peak in the Himalayas.
Language
English
Formats
Description
While high up in the mountains, a group of climbers find an eight-year-old girl who is terrified, dehydrated, and unable to speak a word of English. Alison, the leader of the group, convinces the others to help her rescue the girl. But when they attempt to bring her to safety they become involved in a kidnapping plot and soon must fight for their lives.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Sir Edmund Hillary was a bee-keeper, mountaineer, war veteran, explorer, philanthropist, husband, father, and the first person to ever reach the summit of Mount Everest. From his childhood in South Auckland, New Zealand, to the plane crash that killed his wife and daughter, the intriguing drama portrays the life, loves, and losses of one of the most famous explorers of all time.
6) The summit
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In August of 2008, eighteen mountain climbers reached the top of K2, the second-highest mountain in the world. 48 hours later, eleven people were dead, making it the deadliest day in modern mountain climbing history. While memorials paid tribute to those killed, there were also condemnations about why. Why do these athletes risk everything to reach a place humans are simply not meant to go? Why do they put their lives and the lives of others on the...
7) 127 Hours
Language
English
Description
"... the powerfully uplifting true story of one man's struggle to survive against mountainous odds. Aron Ralston (James Franco) has a passion for all things outdoors. But when a falling boulder traps him in a remote Utah canyon, a thrill-seeker's adventure becomes the challenge of a lifetime. Over the next five days, Ralston embarks on a remarkable personal journey in which he relies on the memories of family and friends--as well as his own courage...
8) The Climb
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two hotshot climbers forge an uneasy friendship in order to reach their ultimate summit. Flamboyant Derrick Williams earns the climb of a lifetime, but 'Safety Man' Michael Harris never takes unnecessary risks.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Climbers/filmmakers Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson retrace the steps of a pioneering mountaineer, cartographer, and aerial photographer Bradford Washburn (1910-2007), who put up many of the first ascents in Alaska. Taking inspiration from Washburn's iconic aerial photographs of Denali National Park, Ozturk and Wilkinson attempt the unprecedented traverse of the Moose's Tooth massif.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
George Mallory was obsessed with becoming the first person to conquer the untouched Mount Everest. He was last seen 800 feet below the summit in 1924, before the clouds rolled in and he disappeared into legend. His death stunned the world. Seventy years later, climber Conrad Anker's life became intertwined with Mallory's, finding his frozen body with all his belongings intact. The only thing missing was a photograph of his wife, Ruth, which Mallory...
14) Fine lines
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Twenty world class athletes who have chosen the vertical world as their playground reveal their fears and the risks they take to achieve their dreams.
16) The ledge
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A rock climbing adventure between two friends turns into a terrifying nightmare. After Kelly captures the murder of her best friend on camera, she becomes the next target of a tight-knit group of friends who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence and anyone in their way. Desperate for her safety, she begins a treacherous climb up a mountain cliff and her survival instincts are put to the test when she becomes trapped with the killers just 20...
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Half a century ago, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first humans to stand atop the highest mountain on earth. Now their sons and Brent Bishop, son of the first American to summit Everest, make a historic expedition to face Everest's unforgiving heights."--Container.
20) The mountain
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Retired mountain climber and guide Zachary Wheeler reluctantly helps his younger brother scale a treacherous mountain slope to reach the site of a recent plane crash. He puts aside their differences and agrees to help his inexperienced brother on an immoral looting mission. After reaching the crash site, they discover a lone survivor. Zachary starts caring for the injured young woman, while his brother would rather abandon her and make off with the...
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