In 22 Days, world-class climber Jakob Schubert documents his relentless pursuit of Alphane, one of the hardest boulders on the planet. Located in the iconic Swiss test piece venue of Chironico, Alphane carries a grade of 9A/V17, a standard reached by only a handful of climbers in history. Schubert's film chronicles the full arc of his December 2023 campaign, from the earliest attempts to crack the movement, through repeated setbacks caused by shifting conditions, all the way to the eventual send that capped 22 grueling days on the rock.
What makes this film essential viewing is its unflinching honesty. Rather than a polished highlight reel, Schubert and his filmmaking team capture the psychological toll of elite bouldering, the beta switches, the frustration, and the moments where giving up seemed like the rational choice. Watching one of the best climbers alive struggle, adapt, and ultimately persevere offers something rare in climbing media: a window into what it actually feels like to push against the outer limit of human capability on stone.
Black Diamond Presents: Hard Sends with Seb Bouin—Wolf Kingdom follows Seb Bouin on one of the most striking hard sport lines in France: Wolf Kingdom. Rated 9b+/5.15c, it’s the kind of limestone testpiece that defines an era—but for Seb, the real story isn’t just the number, it’s what it takes to stay committed through a long, demanding project.
This episode dives into the rhythm behind elite performance: decision-making, patience, and the quiet confidence to keep showing up until it all clicks. With perspective from top climbers like Adam Ondra and Jakob Schubert as they begin to eye Seb’s routes, it’s a rare look at how world-class climbs become magnets for the next wave—and why the process can matter even more than the send.
Carlo Traversi has spent a lifetime in Yosemite Valley, and Black Diamond's "The Dark Side" captures that relationship in full — from a teenage grom bouldering Midnight Lightning in baggy shorts to his recent first ascent of the park's hardest boulder problem. This 47-minute film turns the camera away from Yosemite's famous big walls and toward its boulders, the often-overlooked proving grounds where generations of climbing's greatest minds have quietly pushed the limits of what's possible on rock.
What makes this film special is its sense of lineage. Traversi moves through a landscape charged with history — the same stone where legends like Ron Kauk once worked out moves — and adds his own chapter to it with creativity and precision. Whether you're a boulderer who knows every hold on Midnight Lightning or someone discovering Yosemite's hidden side for the first time, "The Dark Side" delivers stunning footage, honest storytelling, and a portrait of one climber's deep, enduring bond with a place that shaped him.
Arc'teryx Presents: Climbing Through follows professional climber Julia Niles as she steps out of the swirl of everyday obligations—motherhood, guiding, and her counseling practice—and into the steep, committing world of big-wall climbing in Chile’s Cochamó Valley, invited by friend and pro athlete Em Pellerin.
High above the ground and tied together on the wall, the film turns each deliberate move into a lesson in presence: slowing down, trusting the partnership, and reconnecting with why climbing matters. It’s a grounded, intimate adventure story that pairs real life with real exposure—and leaves you wanting to breathe deeper, climb smarter, and savor the moment you’re in.
In Flashed, Babsi Zangerl sets her sights on the 3,000-foot Free Rider on El Capitan—and does what no one has done before: a true flash of one of the world’s most iconic big walls. With partner Jacopo Larcher, she commits to a ground-up effort that stretches across three intense days on Yosemite granite.
This isn’t just a headline ascent. The film digs into the texture of the attempt—slick slabs, gnarly offwidths, and sequences that only reveal themselves when you’re already in too deep—while showing the calm, trust, and grit it takes to keep moving upward. If you want a front-row seat to history and the human story behind it, this one delivers.
Tommy Caldwell, one of the most celebrated climbers in history, embarks on a deeply personal journey in this first chapter of a compelling new series from EDELRID. What begins with a bold adventure in Alaska and a friendly wager among climbing partners evolves into something far more meaningful — a pursuit to return to the elite grade of 9a. But this isn't simply a story about athletic performance. As Tommy chases that goal, the film captures the full weight of the life he carries alongside it: fatherhood, his role as a public figure, and his passionate commitment to outdoor advocacy and climate action.
Empath sets the tone for the series with rare emotional honesty, offering a side of Tommy Caldwell that goes well beyond his legendary ascents. Director Hendrik Pot brings an intimate, unhurried eye to the storytelling, and the Alaskan backdrop gives the film a sweeping sense of scale that contrasts beautifully with the quiet, reflective moments at its core. Whether you're a seasoned climber or simply drawn to stories about people pushing against their own limits, this film delivers something genuine — a reminder that the drive to climb hard doesn't disappear with age, it just gets more complicated, and more interesting.
Sicily's ancient rock faces become the backdrop for the latest episode of the Petzl Legend Tour Italia, a cinematic journey that blends world-class climbing with the rich cultural soul of one of Italy's most storied islands. Presented by Laura Giunta alongside Petzl athletes Federica Mingolla and Alessandro Larcher, the film explores what director Klaus Dell'Orto calls the "invisible mountains" of Sicily — remote, timeless walls that have been shaped by centuries of history yet remain largely unknown to the wider climbing world. Set against the rhythms of local music and tradition, the film weaves together sport and place in a way that feels both intimate and cinematic.
What sets this episode apart is its insistence that climbing is never just about the rock. The film captures the energy of Sicilian culture — its music, its people, its deep-rooted sense of identity — as an essential part of the climbing experience rather than mere backdrop. Mingolla and Larcher bring technical brilliance to routes that feel genuinely exploratory, while the production elevates every sequence with a visual and musical richness that lingers long after the credits roll. For climbers and non-climbers alike, this is a reminder that the best adventures are the ones that leave you knowing a place as well as you know the movement on its walls.
Legendary climber Chris Sharma invites French Olympic medalist Micka Mawem for a day at Oliana, Spain, to work on Le Blond — a project so demanding it could clock in at 9c or beyond, potentially pushing the boundaries of what is considered possible on rock. The film offers an intimate look at Sharma in his element, sharing the crag with a fellow elite climber while chasing a route he has invested years of his life into. From the warm-up pitches to the main event, every moment carries the weight of history in the making.
What makes this film essential viewing is the rare combination of personalities and perspective it brings together. Watching two world-class climbers approach the same stone — Micka throwing himself at the route with Olympic-level power, Chris methodically dissecting moves he knows by feel — reveals just how much goes into projecting at the outer edge of human ability. The mood is loose, generous, and genuinely joyful, a reminder that even at the highest levels, climbing is about connection and passion as much as performance. A behind-the-scenes session at Sharma's Barcelona gym, where Micka recreates the crux sequences on a board, rounds out the experience and makes this one of the more complete and honest portraits of elite sport climbing you will find.
Adam Ondra takes on Soudain Seul, a V17/9A boulder problem at Fontainebleau, in what he describes as one of the most beautiful and satisfying lines he has ever climbed. The film follows his five-session journey to the top, capturing the meticulous process of decoding a world-class boulder problem move by move, with each session revealing new subtleties in the stone.
What makes this film compelling is not just the historic difficulty of the ascent, but Ondra's raw honesty about the emotional weight it carries after several seasons of near-misses on major projects. Watching him finally break through on one of the forest's finest test pieces, in new La Sportiva Ondra Comp shoes no less, delivers a deeply satisfying payoff for any climbing fan.
Sleeping Lion 9b+ Raw Footage captures legendary climber Chris Sharma in an unfiltered moment of athletic pursuit, documenting his send of one of the world's most demanding sport climbing routes. Graded 9b+, Sleeping Lion sits at the absolute frontier of human climbing achievement, and this footage from the Sharma Channel pulls back the curtain on what it truly takes to operate at that level — no polish, no production gloss, just a climber and a wall.
What makes this fourteen-minute film essential viewing is precisely its rawness. Unlike highlight reels that compress struggle into triumph, this footage lets the process breathe — the attempts, the micro-adjustments, the physical and mental cost of pushing a body to its outer limits. Sharma is one of the sport's defining figures, and watching him work through a route of this caliber offers a rare and honest window into elite climbing that both hardcore enthusiasts and curious newcomers will find impossible to look away from.
