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1500 Miles
Amputee athlete Nicole Ver Kuilen is swimming, biking, and running from Seattle to San Diego. The question is: will her prosthesis survive the journey?
24 Leeches
24 Leeches is a camping story told by my son Josiah when he was 8 years old. The film takes place during a 10-day canoeing and camping trip.
47 COPA | Forty Seven Summits
A film following ultra runner Huw Jack Brassington, as he attempts to run the notorious Paddy Buckley round.
Action Directe
French powerhouse Melissa Le Nevé spends seven years battling insane moves, inner doubt, and the burden of history to climb the most revered sport route on earth.
A Mile With May
In a wheelbarrow full of tools, a few books, sunscreen and a bottle of water, sits May, a one year old. Her day wheels her around the block with intention of being distracted.
A Plea For Refuge
Discovering true adventure in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
A very short guide to Union Glacier Camp
A very short guide to Union Glacier Camp
Badlands 2020
After the last-minute cancellation of the Cape Epic mountain bike race in March, the endlessly adventurous Australian was eager for another off-road odyssey.
Between Wall
Speed is what these girls are living for!
Big Gums
Big Gums is about spending a night in a big tree. Close to home, add hoc, a bit odd, different.
Black Ice
A crew of aspiring ice climbers from the Memphis Rox gym travels to the frozen wilds of Montana.
Body Of Water
Swimming in the winter teaches you who you really are.
Brave Enough
An unlikely stand up paddle board journey across England creating a journey home to joy.
Breaking Ten
The Sub Ten Day Lands End to John O'Groats.
Broken
After losing his leg to cancer as a young adult, Jon Wilson struggled with feeling broken. Challenging himself in the outdoors presented a possible remedy.
Charge 2
We took five top freeskiers and a World Champion drone pilot to Mustang Powder Cat Skiing in BC for one week. Their instructions: charge as hard as you can.
Choosing To Live
While mourning her late husband, Sarah Hornby craved an opportunity to connect with him through his biggest passion, bikepacking the Canadian Rockies.
Climb Your Dreams
A climber falls asleep on the subway and awakes in the rugged paradise of his own daydream.
Concrete Solitude
As Covid-19 clears the streets of San Francisco, we find solitude amongst the concrete jungle by skateboard.
Connection
A highline project organized by passionate women all around the globe.
Crux
Crux follows Harvey, a recovering addict who uses rock climbing to work through his ongoing struggle with mental health.
Deep Roots
Lonnie Kauk’s personal journey to honor his indigenous Yosemite roots, and to connect with his legendary father by repeating his iconic climbs.
Elbrus
Russia’s Elbrus region as seen through the eyes of a local mountain guide - presenting a wholly different reality to the international government warnings of the area.
Everest - the Hard Way
Is it possible to climb the hardest route on Mount Everest in Alpine style? In 1988 four Slovak climbers started their hardest way with no escape.
Exploring The Known
Exploring the know is a film about Estelle Balet the two time world champion snowboard Freerider.
Family Routes
Leanne Robinson and Dwayne Wohlgemuth embark on a summer-long canoe trip across Canada's remote Northwest Territories with their two sons: four-year-old Emile, and one-year-old Aleksi.
Fastest Known Time
Jeanelle Hazlett attempts to establish a new Fastest Know Time (FKT) on Mount Brunswick, British Columbia.
First Ascent / Last Ascent
Best friends Hazel Findlay and Maddy Cope journey to the rocky outer reaches of Mongolia, on a quixotic search for new trad routes.
Freedom Of The Moors
Freedom Of The Moors is a larger than life retelling of one of Lancashire’s most famous landmarks; Darwen Tower.
Freedom Seat
One mans journey from India to Germany on a tandem bike to stop modern day slavery.
From Avoriaz With Love
Always known for pushing his limits by combining freestyle and speedriding, Valentin Delluc is back—this time taking on the deserted alpine resort Avoriaz.
From My Window
“From My Window” is the story of a courageous young woman’s journey to conquer the mountain within.
From The Ash
Watch as Nico Vink navigates his bike through ash and fire.
Godspeed, Los Polacos!
The Lost Story of the World's Greatest Road Trip
Gritstone
Chris Schulte recently made a pilgrimage to explore “god’s own stone,” otherwise known as England’s famed and notorious gritstone.
James Golding: The Man Who Refuses To Die
Follow the unbelievable story of 2 times cancer survivor as he overcomes extreme challenges to break the seven day cycling world record.
John McAvoy: the Ironman set free
While serving a double life sentence in prison, John McAvoy found redemption via sport and his "ability to suffer"
K2 - The Impossible Descent
On July 22 2018, Andrzej Bargiel clicked into his bindings at an altitude of 8,611m to make history, descending K2 on skis.
Keep Busy
The difference between being alone and being on your own.
Lean Against The Wind
Conquering a 45-mile stretch of stacked waves and blistering winds—13 times with just a paddle in hand—is just one way Lauren Spalding is considered a champion.
L'escalade libérée
Antoine Le Menestrel, former high-level climber, tells us with sincerity and sensitivity, his history at the cliff of Buoux, France and his vision of climbing today.
Less Is More
This documentary shows the lifestyle of the Surf Island Family, a family of surfers-adventurers with an atypical, intriguing and inspiring lifestyle.
Lock Down Rock Up Film
Jerome Mowat takes us through the challenges he faced as a front-line paramedic during the global pandemic and how he used climbing as an escape.
Lonely Backside Wheel
What is this thing? It's a triathlon themed zoetrope powered by a psychotic cyclist..... I shall name it... THE CYCOTROPE
Makatea Vertical Adventure
The goal being to develop eco-responsible tourism, which is respectful of the biodiversity of the atoll and its inhabitants through the practice of climbing.
Metanoia
Journey of changing one’s opinion on certain things; change of mind
Mira Rai: The Girl Who Runs On Happiness
How can you define Mira Rai? She’s a former child soldier, an ultrarunning star athlete, a trailblazer for women in Nepal.
Mount Logan
A 50 days journey... all alone
My Flip'n Wife
One glorious day in the desert, Kaylee Gibb decided to flip her mountain bike for the first time as a mother of 3 wild youngsters and at the age of 33.
My Last Day Of Summer
It is the last day of summer and Julia is at the local bike shop hoping that her bike can be fixed. While waiting she browses the shop until she stumbles upon a comic book. The comic explores a world which stylizes the sights and sounds she would experience on the trails. Blended with her imagination she finds herself on a ride like no other.
Natural Mystic
Natural mystic, an original concept that sees Sam Favret's mind-blowing performance filmed entirely by drone.
Ocean To Asgard
Four friends travel to Baffin Island for a forty-day human-powered adventure, featuring bigwall first ascents, whitewater paddle descents, and wild Arctic flamingos.
Ocean To Sky
"The best journey of them all" Ed Hillary or He'd lost his wife. Would he now lose his life. Or find himself again
Out Of The Blue
A mysterious character engages a combination of street artists and mountain alpinists for an unthinkable project located in the Oberland summits of Switzerland. Maja and Sebastian, talented Bernese acrobats ponder whether to embark on this extraordinary vertical odyssey. Independent film, self-produced and financed without brand sponsors.
Pathfinder - Life Beyond Fear
The film follows six world-class slackliners (Highliners) on a mission deep into the Norwegian mountains to attempt something that's never been seen before.
Pedal Through
Pedal Through, a genre-pushing adventure documentary about three black women bikepacking through Oregon’s backcountry.
Project Wild Women
Project Wild Women encloses how women despite their pre-decided boundaries have broken through the mainstream and achieved what was never imagined in Indian society.
Resolution Race
Four women, two cargo bikes, six days, Edinburgh to Copenhagen. What could possibly go wrong?
Return To El Guayas
The first descent of one of Colombia’s wildest rivers
Rio De Janeiro Rooftop Parkour POV
Explore the rooftops of Rio in this parkour POV shot in the most cultural city of Brazil!
Running the Roof
3 friends, 1 drunken bet, 10 marathons later...
Sadat Kawawa: Born on the banks of the Nile
Sadat Kawawa was born and raised in Uganda, on the banks of the White Nile. He was told to revere the water, not to risk his life in it. But Sadat fell in love with the river.
Skivas
Skivas is a short movie project by Coline Ballet-Baz. 10 of the best women skier and snowboarders on the planet meet during the 2020 winter.
Slack Sisters
4 female highliners share about the art and sport of highlining and the wisdom each have gained from the line.
Solo Quarantine Ride
Day 42 of self isolation... Stabbed my pillow... cut its heart out as sacrifice... and took over a thousand selfies with my Trek Madone
Solving For Z - The Calculus Of Risk
Solving for Z explores IFMGA guide and father Zahan Billimoria’s relationship to the intoxicating highs and crushing blows of a life in the high-consequence environment of big mountain skiing.
Surfer Dan
Surfer Dan proves that with dedication, grit and a little creativity you might already have all you need outside you own backdoor.
The Barefoot Mountain Biker: Casey Brown
Brought up in near solitude in the New Zealand wilderness, Casey Brown was always taught to trust her instincts.
The Corris Round
Lockdown inspires 12 year old Tom to create and run his own Ultra Trail in Snowdonia.
The Flip
French Skydiver Remi Angeli must face his fears in order to explore new expressions of movement while BASE jumping in Mexico.
The Floating Mountain
For several years Mary McIntyre has been researching a mythical mountain rising out of the Sea of Japan known as Rishiri.
The Ghosts Above
A team sets out to solve one of the greatest mysteries in exploration: who made the first ascent of Mt. Everest.
The Horse Tamer
Shukhert, a Mongolian vigilante Darhat horseman, pursues horse thieves relentlessly, all the way to the edge of taiga, on the border with Siberia.
The Last English Poacher
A poignant study of a dying practice
The Legend Of Tommy G
Where in the world is Tommy G? The Belgian freerider has been a bit aloof lately and wild rumours have been spreading throughout the mountain bike world.
The Lonely Star
An ill-fated explorer finds himself marooned on a desolate planet. Alone with his thoughts, he is caught between a sandy reality and snowy hallucinations of winters past.
The Mystery Of Now
Apache Skateboards founder, Douglas Miles shares socio-political context around the history that lead to life on the San Carlos Apache reservation
The River Runner
Expedition kayaker Scott Lindgren's 23 quest to become the first person to paddle the four great rivers that flow from Tibet's sacred Mt. Kailash.
The Wall Of Shadows
In faraway Eastern Nepal, there is a holy mountain Kumbhakarna (aka Jannu). Its peak is home to gods and demons.
The Wanderlust Women
The Muslim women proving that they are unlimited
This Is Home
Many mountain bike athletes start their careers early, honing skills well before the first signs of adolescence. Then there’s Jackson Goldstone.
Thursday Fields
A look into the melting pot that is New York City.
Transamericana
3700 miles across America
Turn Of Mind
Intrigued by a deep connection with nature, Patagonia ambassador Nicholas Wolken spent time in the Swiss mountains with his splitboard, good friends and an open mind.
Unnur
Elli Thor is a photographer who endured a near death experience kayaking but found a new perspective worth living for after the birth of his daughter
Valhalla, Rock Sly
Edu Marín dreams to conquer the largest roof in the world. The Arch of Getu (China) is the setting for a joys, cries, obstacles, adverse weather, friendship and climbing
Via Alpina
Discover the 2650K with 150 000m of elevation of the Via Alpina through landscapes as difficult as beautiful. A self supported crossing in 44 days.
Water Flows Together
Diné (Navajo) river guide Colleen Cooley is one of the few Indigenous guides on the San Juan River in the United States.
Wood On Water
An all girl canoe-tripping documentary
Wrath
Beth Pascall and Damian Hall attempt to break the self-supported FKT (Fastest Known Time) on the Cape Wrath Trail.
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