The Best Mountain Climbing Documentaries. Historically even the best mountaineering films have struggled to bridge the gap between climbing documentary and hollywood blockbuster. However everest released in 2015 and starring jake gyllenhaal and josh brolin managed to please both thrill seeking moviegoers and mountaineers alike unless you re jon krakauer of course.
From documentaries to cheesy action flicks we at the adventure junkies have got you covered. Recently we watched two great climbing documentaries. Featuring some of the most harrowing and inspiring tales of human endurance and survival ever told these are the top 10 best documentaries about mountaineering and rock climbing in my opinion refine see titles to watch instantly titles you haven t rated etc.
Some great mountain climbing movies are feature films and other rock climbing movies are documentaries.
Also seven years in tibet is rated low on this list because it doesn t have that much climbing in it. 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. More than half of the movies were inspired by real events. However everest released in 2015 and starring jake gyllenhaal and josh brolin managed to please both thrill seeking moviegoers and mountaineers alike unless you re jon krakauer of course.