Cracking Cobra drops you into Squamish, BC, where the legendary Cobra Crack looms like a dare: a steep sweep of granite split by a razor seam that’s barely there for your fingers. Follow trad climber Mason Earle as he returns to the route that’s been pulling him back since 2009—part obsession, part unfinished story—as he once again steps up to confront the Cobra.
What makes this short film hit is the mix of myth and reality: the clean lines, the physical puzzle of overhanging crack climbing, and the quiet head game of committing above gear on a “kingline.” It’s a fast, atmospheric watch that captures why certain climbs become personal—equal parts beauty, struggle, and the stubborn drive to come back one more time.
Black Diamond athlete Nalle Hukkataival heads to South Africa’s Rocklands bouldering paradise to take on The Finnish Line (V16), a problem that sat untouched for years and earned a reputation as something truly rare. In under three minutes, this short film drops you into the intensity of a world-class attempt—where precision, power, and patience collide on a striking piece of stone in a stunning setting.
What makes it worth watching is the combination of pure difficulty and pure beauty: a “testpiece” that’s as aesthetic as it is brutal, and an ascent that carries the weight of a potential Rocklands benchmark. If you love seeing the best climbers in the world focus everything into a handful of high-stakes moves, The Finnish Line delivers a crisp hit of inspiration and awe.
Escalade Dévers is a short, atmospheric glimpse of Patrick Bérhault climbing in the Alpes-Maritimes at the Baou de Saint-Jeannet in 1981, alongside Georges Unia. Captured with an unhurried eye, the film lets the rock, the movement, and the era speak for themselves—an intimate window into a place and a moment that helped shape modern French climbing.
What makes it so rewarding is the simplicity: no hype, just pure climbing craft. Bérhault’s ease on steep terrain is mesmerizing, a lesson in balance, footwork, and quiet confidence that still feels fresh decades later. Whether you’re here for history, inspiration, or the pleasure of watching a master make difficulty look effortless, this is 25 minutes you’ll want to savor.
Ryuichi Murai’s Magic Wood 2017 captures an 11-day summer bouldering trip to the legendary forest of granite blocs, where crisp movement and quiet focus meet long days of trying hard. In just under 20 minutes, the film follows a hit list of iconic problems—Piranha through Practice of the Wild—spanning everything from V10 to the cutting edge of V15, with the Magic Wood atmosphere as the constant backdrop.
What makes this worth watching is the satisfying rhythm of real trip climbing: quick sessions, stubborn projects, and the shift from flowing attempts to full-commit crux battles on some of Europe’s most famous lines. It’s a compact dose of high-end bouldering—strong, technical, and motivating—perfect when you want pure movement, big grades, and that “one more go” feeling from your couch.
Stefano Ghisolfi takes on Jungle Boogie 9A+ in Céüse’s iconic Biographie sector, capturing the intensity of a world-class climber returning to one of sport climbing’s most storied arenas. Filmed a year after his ascent of the historic Biographie, this short feature follows Stefano as he battles through razor-edged sequences and commits fully to a route that demands absolute precision, power, and patience.
Worth watching for its distilled, no-frills focus on performance under pressure, the film delivers the satisfying arc of try-hard attempts, micro-adjustments, and the final push when everything finally clicks. Crisp editing keeps the pace tight, while the raw rock, steep walls, and high stakes of 9A+ climbing make every move feel consequential—an ideal hit of motivation for anyone who loves the craft, grit, and obsession that define the upper edge of sport climbing.
Rooftown: Volume One drops you into the desert backcountry of Arizona for a focused, atmospheric bouldering journey alongside Matt Gentile, a climber with a clear eye for lines and the composure to make highball first ascents feel deliberate. Filmed in December 2016 for Friction Labs and Organic Climbing, Nathaniel Davison follows the search for steep roofs and proud features where every move counts and every landing feels a long way down.
What makes this one worth your time is the blend of adventure and precision: remote approaches, raw stone, and the calm intensity of committing to tall, powerful problems with no room for hesitation. Crisp drone work and grounded, up-close sequences capture the scale of the blocks and the texture of the climbing, turning each attempt into a small expedition—equal parts exploration, craft, and nerve.
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.
