mountain climbing movies list

A 1930s Scottish doctor goes climbing in the Alps with an infatuated niece he passes off as his wife. Another fantastic documentary makes it on our list about the Himalayas.

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. Mountain films a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of human against nature. In addition to mere adventure the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment. Most of them arent great.

But there are a few gems well worth a rewatch. The Mountain 1956 The Plot. The Eiger Sanction 1975.

The film about the first ascent of Dawn Wall 514d by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson is one of the best climbing films ever made. High and Hallowed is the story of the greatest American Himalayan climb Everests West Ridge in 1963. Inspired by Everest Ive put together a mountain movies list in no particular order of the greatest mountaineering movies ever made.

North Face 2008 3. The Wildest Dream 2010 4. Best Climbing and Mountain Movies.

Meru is a mountain that requires the utmost technical climbing skill and the best luck. Nanga Parbat 2010 5. A drive to climbing the unclimbed.

Mountain Climbing 56 Mountain 43 Climbing 32 Mountaineer 30 Snow 29 Mountain Adventure 21 Avalanche 20 Mountain Climber 19 Mount Everest 17 Death 16 Rock Climbing 16 Mountaineering 15 Expedition 12 Falling From Height 11 Alps 10 Based On Novel 10 Frostbite 9 Himalayas 9 Ice 9 Survival 9 Tent 9 Village 9 Based On True. The true story of two climbers and their perilous. Bridges to Change is the epic story of a group of climbers who traveled to the dense and unforgiving jungles of Northern Myanmar in August of 2013 to attempt to bag the first ascent of Gamlang Razi one of the highest peaks in Southeast Asia.

Watch this for the love of black and white cinema. The Sharks FinThe trio came close in 2008 in climbing this peak and we get to experience their journey to take on this climb once more. After braving harsh conditions at Hueco the climbing crew then tackles a second expedition to New Zealands mountainous Castle Valley.

Third Man on the Mountain 1959. This movie focuses on three close friends and their pursuit to climb the most dangerous peak in the Himalayas. Their journey is hard to watch but for us this is the best mountaineering documentary of the last decade.

Les étoiles de midi 1959. 2005 NR 52 minutes. David Lama and Conrad Ankermake a second attempt to climb the 6907m.

Expert rock climbers Boone Speed Chris Sharma and Nate Gold take on the boulders at Hueco Tanks Texas in this thrilling real-life adventure film. Two brothers climb to a plane crash in the Alps. Co-directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and featuring Jimmy Chin who together won the Oscar for Best Documentary for Free Solo as well as seven Emmys.

Conquerors of the Useless 2010 King Lines 2008 Higher Ground 2007 The Sharp End 2007 Touching the Void 2004 Pretty Strong 2019 In the world of elite sports rock climbing is relatively young. Watch High and Hallowed on Amazon Prime. Thing is a lot of fictional movies about mountaineering and climbing are awful.

44 min - Watch It Now. 2 Meru 2015. Third Man on the Mountain 1959 is a decent Disney live-action film thats both about climbing mountains and coming of age.

Ascending mountains and battling the forces of nature just to say I did it is the stuff of high drama of big suspense. Free Solo 2018. One to help the other to loot.

Five Days One Summer 1982 The Plot. Grab the popcorn and settle in for some big mountain drama with these films. Touching the Void 2003 R 106 min Documentary Adventure Drama.

Its a story of their individual and team struggle to find their way in attempt to climb Mount Meru via the unclimbed Sharks Fin route in Garhwal India. The true story of two climbers and their perilous. The film is more than just a mountain movie but does show what life is like living amongst the hills of the American West.

Michael Ginthoer and Martin Hanslmayr. 1938 95 min. Touching the Void 2003 R 106 min Documentary Adventure Drama.

The film examines the lasting impact of this climb and asks if anything can or will ever compare in terms of sheer boldness commitment and adventure. Mountain Climbing 17 Mountaineer 16 Mountain 14 Mountain Adventure 9 Climbing 8 Death 7 Snow 7 Avalanche 6 Mountain Climber 6 Expedition 5 Falling From Height 5 Frostbite 5 Mount Everest 5 Reenactment 5 Rock Climbing 5 Tent 5 Based On True Story 4 Extreme Sport 4 Friendship 4 Mountaineering 4 Rescue 4 Survival 4 Adventurer 3. Two elite and highly accomplished climbers Conrad Anker and Jimmy Chin team up with a relatively fresh Renan Ozturk in 2011.

The Oscar-winning documentary about Alex Honnolds first free-solo of El Capitan via Freerider 513 is a must-see climbing film for climbers and non-climbers alike. All of these films are a testament to the extraordinary lengths some humans will go to to climb mountains and are thought-provoking and entertaining whether youre a rock climbing fanatic or just a curious bystander. Touching the Void 2003 Widely regarded as one of the best climbing disaster movies ever Simpson and Yates now-infamous ordeal is re-enacted on the Peruvian Siula Grande.

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