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There are a number of threads that can't avoid repeating.

Best Climbing book
Best Climbing Movie
Should I buy a Subaru?

To name just a few...

NancyHands wrote:There are a number of threads that can't avoid repeating.

Best Climbing book
Best Climbing Movie
Should I buy a Subaru?

To name just a few...

LOL. add "Clothing for Rainier".

Not a big fan of climbing films - I'd rather go climb. You also always wonder about the logistics and what part was staged or not. Ski films on other hand are always fun to watch.

I just got back from the movie theater, we saw this film about a climb and ski of Mt. St. Elias:



Pretty good!

A good one that's kind of collected alot of dust is "La Vie Au Bout Des Doigts", which shows Patrick Edlinger soloing in the Verdon Gorge. Mind blowing stuff.

"Solo" by Mike Hoover is a great film.

fatdad wrote:A good one that's kind of collected alot of dust is "La Vie Au Bout Des Doigts", which shows Patrick Edlinger soloing in the Verdon Gorge. Mind blowing stuff.

"Solo" by Mike Hoover is a great film.

Wow I want to see the first one!

And yep, "Solo" is amazing.

Usually I repeat myself when this thread comes up, but I vow not to this time. It's not a climbing movie, but "The Edge" has amazing scenery of the Canadian Rockies (supposed to be Alaska). I actually emailed the cinematographer once because I wanted to collect all the locations where scenes were filmed. He was real nice, but never got back to me, sigh.

mvs wrote: It's not a climbing movie, but "The Edge" has amazing scenery of the Canadian Rockies (supposed to be Alaska).

On that note, Alone in the Wilderness is a MUST see: http://www.dickproenneke.com/

You can see a shortened youtube video of it here:

"Cliffhanger" is very hard to beat for an action movie!

I thought it was violent at first, but the more you watch, the more you like!

mvs wrote: It's not a climbing movie, but "The Edge" has amazing scenery of the Canadian Rockies (supposed to be Alaska). I actually emailed the cinematographer once because I wanted to collect all the locations where scenes were filmed. He was real nice, but never got back to me, sigh.

Most of the movie was filmed in the Kananaskis area which is in the rockies but outside of Banff park. I remember when and where they were fiming and I recognize the valleys and mountains in most scenes. I will rent the movie some evening and put together a location list for you. (no guarantee but if I have time)

OK, so here’s the list so far:

Must see climbing movies are:
Hard Grit
Dosage IV
First Ascent
The Sharp End
John Cunningham on Ben Nevis (youtube)
Eiger Sanction
Nordwand
Eric Jones soloing the Eiger Nordwand
Death of a Mountain Guide
Au-dela des cimes
Touching the Void
Blood, sweat, & bagels
Cliffhanger
Return to sender
Vertical Limit
The Mountain
Mount St. Elias
La Vie Au Bout Des Doigt
Solo

not climbing related but worth seeing for their inspiring outdoor content, climbing or otherwise:
The Bucket List
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Seven Years in Tibet
Running the Sahara
The Edge
Alone in the Wilderness

I thought 'Alone In The Wilderness' was very interesting. I still would like to see the original footage of Maurice Herzogs trip to Annapurna but that so far has been a dead end. 'Northface' movie wasn't bad, not my favorite though, but I really like the actor who plays Toni, seen him in other films. Good old 'Conquest of Everest' has a place in the old films list.

No one's mentioned "The Mountain," with Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner. Much better because of the actors than the actually climbing.

As a kid, I always remember "Banner in the Sky", back when they used to show The Wonderful World of Disney on Sundays nights, right after Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. I think that movie, along with "Solo" inspired me to start climbing more than anything else.

Hey, Third Man on the Mountain was a Disney classic. Michael Rennee, James MacArthur, etc. Saw that when I was about 5 years old, why I never wanted to climb till I was an adult!

1000Pks wrote:Hey, Third Man on the Mountain was a Disney classic. Michael Rennee, James MacArthur, etc. Saw that when I was about 5 years old, why I never wanted to climb till I was an adult!

You're right, it was Third Man on the Mountain. I think it was based on the book Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman.