bonathanjarrett Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 My wife works for a public library and has the (excellent) job of maintaining the section that includes climbing. She needs to buy about a dozen climbing movies to round out the collection. She asked me so I am asking you all: What is your top ten list? This can include instructional films, biography, fictional accounts, climbing p0rn, etc. Quote
glassgowkiss Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Toughing the void, The North Face (German movie), Return to Sender. Quote
Frankazoid Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 definetly the first few Master's of Stone..., Relativley newer movies- -Progression -The sharp end -first ascent those are great movies for a non climber and climbers too. Awesome productions. -hard grit. -E11 The first 3 movies should definetly go on the library list. Quote
ivan Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 eiger sanction touching the void the north face (german film) that tom brokaw narrated documentary on yosemite pretty much everything else is total shit Quote
G-spotter Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 +1 for Hard Grit and its successor, Hard XS Quote
wfinley Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Cliffhanger. I know people diss it ... but comeon - it's an awesome film! With Wolfgang Gullich free soloing sick overhangs and great quotes like "Gravity sucks" what's not to like? Quote
mountainmatt Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 high lane I just recently saw this "awesome" film that basically involves via ferrata for about 30 minutes followed by a long brutal serial killer scene. Definitely climbing at its best! If we are adding such classics, add "Take it to the Limit" Highlights include: soloing the water tower epic bivy on class 4 terrain (a few hundred feet up) climbing with fingerless gloves hard core top roping contest . Quote
Checat Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 definetly the first few Master's of Stone..., Relativley newer movies- -Progression -The sharp end -first ascent those are great movies for a non climber and climbers too. Awesome productions. -hard grit. -E11 The first 3 movies should definetly go on the library list. bonathonjarrett - This^ is your list. Right on Frankazoid! And if sender films makes more - stay on top of it! Other goodies, West Coast Pimps (Maybe harder to find) Front Range Freaks Friction Addiction (Can't miss John Gill sections) Rampage My list is a little dated... Quote
northvanclimber Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 definetly the first few Master's of Stone..., Relativley newer movies- -Progression -The sharp end -first ascent those are great movies for a non climber and climbers too. Awesome productions. -hard grit. -E11 The first 3 movies should definetly go on the library list. no argument here Quote
bonathanjarrett Posted April 1, 2011 Author Posted April 1, 2011 What about "educational" films that deal in history, avalanche preparedness, technique, etc? As well, these movies are for the general population, so anything that the non-climber should see to get a good sense of what climbing is about (aka not a skewed perspectives that come from Hollywood films)? Quote
Hugh Conway Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 Historically the Fanck mountain films (Die Heilige Berge, Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü, Der Wisse Rausch - available for download here http://www.archive.org/details/1931-Der-Weisse-Rausch ) were influential in romanticizing the mountains. Honestly the climbing porn movies are boring (same for ski porn) not sure how much interest those'll have from anyone. Quote
gyro Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 I think I've seen all the well known ones I like listed already but would add the 1956 film "The Mountain". I don't know what it is about the movie but I really like it. Quote
Tyson.g Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 I think I've seen all the well known ones I like listed already but would add the 1956 film "The Mountain". I don't know what it is about the movie but I really like it. Quote
Teh Phuzzy Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 Another vote for "Hard Grit" Thanks for the other suggestions folks, I'll check them out next time I am bored. Quote
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