Mountain Climbing Documentary. A few of the best movies about climbing have even been nominated for the academy awards. Recently we watched two great climbing documentaries.
Travel to the summit of mount everest scale the north face of the eiger and stand atop the peak of k2 with our selection of the best mountain climbing movies. Free solo 2018 free solo is another documentary film directed by elizabeth chai vasarhelyi and jimmy chin the film follows rock climber alex honnold on his journey to become the first person to free climb el capitan in yosemite national park free climbing or solo climbing is where individuals attempt to ascend without the help of any ropes harnesses or protective equipment. With alex honnold tommy caldwell jimmy chin cheyne lempe.
For those times when you re not in the mood for unwinding with a book but are still looking for a dose of adventurous inspiration with a side of popcorn a mountaineering film is the solution.
The acclaimed free solo 2018 at our local cinema and then the dawn wall 2018 on netflix. Both films focus on attempts on yosemite s el capitan via different routes and using different climbing styles. If you want to find crags all over the world this climbing app is a dream. British climber george mallory disappeared on mount everest in 1924 with his climbing partner andrew irvine.