Will Gadd

Told from the perspective of some of the best ice climbers in the world today, paired with archival footage from the infancy of the sport, this documentary honours the spirit of Guy Lacelle.

After an ice climbing avalanche takes the life of her close friend, professional athlete and alpine guide Sarah Hueniken finds herself questioning everything about her life in the mountains.

The complete 2011 REEL ROCK Film Tour: Six astounding short films covering every style of climbing on the planet. Starring Tommy Caldwell, Dean Potter, "Sketchy" Andy Lewis, Ashima Shiraishi, Will Gadd, Kevin Jorgeson, Corey Richards, Obe Carrion, Sean Leary, Tim Emmett, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko, Hans Florine, The Huber Brothers, and more.

All Mixed Up is a gripping tale of two female climbers from Scotland as they push their limits to see if they have what it takes in the spectacular Canadian Rockies. Tackling some of the steepest and toughest routes in the country, their roller coaster ride of self-questioning and sheer bloody-mindedness dressed up as determination is an inspirational story of success in the hard world of winter mixed climbing.

Marc-André Leclerc, un grimpeur hors norme, a fait du solo sa religion et de la glace sa patrie. Lorsque le cinéaste Peter Mortimer commence son film, il pose sa caméra au pied d’une falaise de Colombie Britannique et attend patiemment que le grimpeur étoile descende pour répondre à ses questions. Marc André un peu mal à l’aise préfèrerait retourner au fond de la forêt où il vit sous une tente avec sa copine Brette Harrington. Au cœur de l’hiver, Peter filme des solos vertigineux sur des glaces fragiles. Il tente de donner des rendez-vous au grimpeur qui n’est jamais là et ne semble pas vraiment concerné par cette caméra braquée sur lui. Il dit: "Pour moi, ce ne serait pas un solo s’il y avait quelqu’un d’autre". Marc-André est ainsi la "pure lumière" des alpinistes de son temps; de quoi émerveiller Barry Blanchard, Alex Honnold ou encore Reinhold Messner, interviewés dans le film. Un film événement pour un personnage hors-norme.

It’s a route that you cannot climb in summer and that you don’t really want to climb in winter: Helmcken Falls. But ice-climber Will Gadd knows that the technically challenging mixed route on the rear wall of the 141-metre waterfall can only be mastered at sub-zero temperatures, because that’s when the loose rock is literally frozen up by the spray. However, what works for the route doesn’t necessarily help the athlete. The centimetre-thick layer of ice which Will has to remove from his safety rope at regular intervals doesn’t really make it easier for him to warm up to the route.

Il y a six ans, Will Gadd escaladait le Kilimandjaro pour la première fois. Aujourd’hui, à l’heure où sa glace disparait un peu plus chaque jour, il revient pour une dernière ascension.

The best films of the European Outdoor Film Tour 14/15

Risk Factor begins with filmmaker Robert Lang expressing confusion about his personal risks and the societal risks that seem to threaten us all. Which risk factors are truly dangerous? And which ones don’t matter? To gain insight, he decides to go on a journey to meet the world’s top risk experts.

Des alpinistes chevronnés se mesurent aux falaises les plus dangereuses au monde.

Des athlètes, aventuriers d'élite, racontent leurs histoires et leurs expériences face à la peur, le deuil et la Nature.