SO HIGH follows French bouldering standout Romain Desgranges as he trades competition walls for the sunbaked granite of Joshua Tree. Across a self-imposed list of ten highball challenges—tall, unforgiving lines where commitment is everything—he sets out not just to test strength, but to confront the quieter battle: fear, focus, and the moment your mind starts to doubt the next move.
What makes this film gripping is how clearly it captures the mental edge of climbing high above the pads, where every breath, hesitation, and decision carries weight. With a steady build of tension and release, it’s a rare look at performance when “try” isn’t enough and composure becomes the crux. If you love bouldering, big granite, or the psychology behind commitment, SO HIGH delivers a suspenseful, motivating watch.
For the 20th anniversary of Turin’s historic Bside climbing gym, EpicTV brings you a fast-paced “Best Trick” bouldering showdown featuring Stefano Ghisolfi, Alex Megos, Nalle Hukkataival, Andy Gullsten, and Marcello Bombardi. The twist is simple and brutal: each climber sets the hardest problem they can dream up, then hands it to the rest of the field to decipher, survive, and (hopefully) send.
What makes this worth your nine minutes is the mix of creativity and competitive nerve—watch world-class athletes weaponize their own styles, then scramble to solve someone else’s vision under pressure. It’s part power, part puzzle, and all climbing: quick beta battles, big attempts, and the kind of gym-session intensity that turns a “trick” into a statement.
La Sportiva’s FREE follows elite climber Jorg Verhoeven on his annual pilgrimage to Yosemite, where he sets his sights on a bold goal: the second free ascent of The Dihedral Wall (VI 5.14a) on El Capitan. Alongside the pressure of a world-class objective, the film adds a personal thread as Jorg brings his wife, Katha Saurwein, into the vertical arena—guiding her through the craft, commitment, and complexity of her own big-wall free climb on The Final Frontier (5.13-) on the Fifi Buttress.
What makes this short film so watchable is the contrast it captures: cutting-edge difficulty on one of the planet’s most iconic walls, paired with the quieter intensity of learning how to live on a face of granite—managing fear, fatigue, and the small decisions that keep a day from unraveling. With Yosemite’s clean lines and huge exposure as the backdrop, FREE delivers a tight hit of inspiration: not just about sending hard grades, but about partnership, progression, and the addictive pull of big walls.
The Classics dives into one of bouldering’s most mythic milestones: Fred Nicole’s Dreamtime in Cresciano, Ticino. In this short episode from MAMMUT, you’re dropped into the story of a line that didn’t just raise the grade to 8C—it helped ignite a global bouldering boom, turning a quiet Swiss forest into a pilgrimage site for climbers chasing the next breakthrough.
What makes this worth your five minutes is the sense of scale packed into a single problem: precision on tiny holds, the tension of committing to hard moves, and the ripple effect a bold first ascent can have on an entire sport. Whether you know the history or you’re discovering it for the first time, Dreamtime is a reminder of why “classic” climbs become legends—and why bouldering still feels like pure possibility on stone.
Escape to Scotland’s wild Northwest in The Mission - Torridon Bouldering (4K), a crisp, winter-season bouldering film from Eadan Cunningham. Set among Torridon’s rugged highland landscape and famous sandstone blocks, it follows a focused campaign to climb the area’s classic problems while pushing into tougher lines—capturing the highs, lows, and quiet determination that define a proper season of projecting.
What makes this one worth your time is the mix of atmosphere and momentum: cinematic 4K visuals, a driving soundtrack, and plenty of real attempts that show the process behind the sends. If you love bouldering for its precision, grit, and problem-solving—plus the special pull of remote venues—this is an immersive hit of motivation that feels like a cold day on perfect rock, without leaving the couch.
Jon Cardwell “a muerte” follows the American sport climber back to Spain after seven years away, stepping straight into the limestone proving grounds of Siurana and Oliana. With the mantra “a muerte”—climb like it matters, like every go could be the last—Jon dives into the culture of fanáticos, chasing long-standing projects and the country’s relentless rhythm of try, recover, return.
What makes this short film so watchable is its honest mix of ambition and atmosphere: the pull of iconic routes like La Rambla and Papichulo, the raw reality of split tips and drained forearms, and the contagious energy of crags where everyone is all-in. It’s a tight hit of Spanish sport climbing—sunlit stone, big goals, and the kind of commitment that reminds you why we keep coming back for one more attempt.
EpicTV follows Italian sport climbing powerhouse Stefano Ghisolfi as he takes on Chris Sharma’s legendary 9b “First Round, First Minute” in Margalef, Spain. In just over five minutes, this short film drops you straight into the intensity of a cutting-edge redpoint, capturing the focus, power, and precision it takes to add a fourth ascent of one of the world’s most talked-about routes.
Worth watching for the pure hit of high-grade drama: snappy pacing, real attempts, and that unmistakable Margalef limestone style where every move demands commitment. Whether you’re here for 9b history, athlete mindset, or simply the thrill of seeing limits tested on steep stone, this is a quick, inspiring watch that delivers the feeling of a big send without wasting a second.
Jan Hojer “The Other Side” pt. 2 drops you into the sharp end of modern bouldering with one of the sport’s most precise and powerful climbers. Filmed at Hueco Tanks and released by Mad Rock, this short follow-up feels like a distilled session: a focused look at Hojer working movement, reading stone, and pushing for that clean moment when everything finally clicks.
What makes it worth your time is how much story fits into 3 minutes and change. Between the time-lapse visuals, the tight pacing, and the driving pulse of “Out of Orbit” by Super Duper, the film captures the real rhythm of bouldering—attempt, adjust, commit—until the line unlocks. If you love raw problem-solving, crisp technique, and that defined-by-passion energy, this one delivers a quick hit that lingers.
Travel back to the Peak District in 1994 for a close, unpolished look at bouldering’s golden era. One Summer follows Ben Moon through a season of gritstone and limestone sessions across iconic venues like Stanage Edge, Stoney Middleton, Raven Tor, Crag X, and the School Room, with cameos from Jerry Moffat and the scene that shaped modern hard climbing. From classic traverses to benchmark testpieces, it captures the rhythm of days spent chasing sequences, conditions, and that one perfect try.
What makes this film essential is how quietly authentic it feels: no hype, just real attempts, real conversation, and the raw standards of the early ’90s. Watching Moon work problems like Ben’s Extension, Pinch 2, and Pump Up The Stamina is a reminder that cutting-edge bouldering is built on patience, precision, and obsession—and the Peak’s rough textures and steep caves provide the perfect stage. If you love climbing history or want to see where today’s bouldering mindset came from, this is a time capsule worth sinking into.
Rooftown Vol 2 drops you back into the wild bouldering frontier of Flagstaff, Arizona with FrictionLabs pro Matt Gentile on the hunt for new lines. Shadowed by filmmaker Nathaniel Davison, Matt roams caves tucked deep in river canyons and steps out onto steep, exposed limestone roofs—stringing together bold attempts and creative problem-solving in a 22-minute hit of modern bouldering progression.
What makes this one worth your time is the feeling of discovery: the texture of unexplored stone, the tension of committing to highballs, and the quiet satisfaction of earning first ascents where there’s no blueprint. The pacing keeps it punchy, the settings are striking, and the climbing has that rare mix of power and imagination that’ll leave you fired up to get outside, explore, and dream up your own “rooftown” project.
