Force is Patagonia’s raw, intimate portrait of climber and filmmaker Mikey Schaefer, stitched together from a decade of footage in the storm-lashed towers of Patagonia. Through summits, setbacks, and hard-earned lessons beneath Fitz Roy, the film follows his evolving relationship with risk and ambition—where fear, laughter, and stubborn drive collide on sharp granite and in the long spaces between attempts.
What makes Force so watchable is its lived-in honesty: it doesn’t just celebrate the send, it lingers on the doubt, the close calls, and the quiet growth that only years in the mountains can carve. With a travelogue’s sense of place and a climber’s eye for detail, it delivers big alpine atmosphere, real partnership, and the kind of motivation that sticks—whether you’re chasing your own objectives or simply craving a short, gripping hit of Patagonia’s wild energy.
Travel back to Patagonia in “Cerro Torre - Prima invernale spigolo Sud-Est - 1985,” a short film from frankie’s mountain that revisits a formidable chapter in alpinism: the first winter ascent of Cerro Torre’s South-East Ridge. Set against the notorious winds and ice of the Torre massif, it centers on Salvaterra, Giarolli, Caruso, and Sarchi as they take on one of the most uncompromising spires in the world.
What makes this worth watching is the blend of history and atmosphere—an unvarnished look at commitment when conditions are at their harshest and progress is earned pitch by pitch. In just over fourteen minutes, it captures the tension of winter climbing, the quiet focus of a tight team, and the stark beauty that makes Cerro Torre both a dream and a dare for generations of climbers.
In the shadowy pine forest of Fontainebleau, a legend has waited nearly twenty years for its next chapter. Black Diamond Ambassador Nalle Hukkataival returns to L’alchimiste, the infamous line first opened by Marc Le Menestral in 1996—then rendered “impossible” when the crux holds were mysteriously broken. This short film follows Nalle’s mission to revive the problem and test what’s still possible on one of the forest’s most storied pieces of stone.
It’s worth watching for the mix of history and high-stakes precision: a modern master measuring himself against a route shaped by time, damage, and myth. You’ll get the quiet intensity of Fontainebleau movement—body tension, micro-footwork, and absolute commitment—plus the satisfying arc of perseverance when a climb refuses to give anything away. If you love hard bouldering, climbing lore, and the moment when doubt finally breaks before the climber does, this one delivers.
CORE HD drops you into the raw, close-to-the-ground intensity of bouldering—where every move is a decision and every fall is part of the process. Published by engeldast99, this 1h 28m film follows the rhythm of climbers chasing harder problems, dialing in movement, and building the kind of focus that only shows up when the next hold is just out of reach.
What makes CORE HD worth your time is how it captures the heart of the sport without needing a big storyline: the quiet attempts, the tiny breakthroughs, the stubborn returns to the same sequence until it finally clicks. Expect a satisfying mix of effort and flow, featuring the grit of real sessions, the pull of progression, and that addictive moment when body tension, timing, and courage line up—pure bouldering at its core.
Spanish climber Edu Marín takes on a longtime dream in the Italian Dolomites: Panaroma (8c), a towering line that builds from deceptively “easy” ground into serious, run-out climbing with questionable gear. In this short episode from EpicTV’s Panaroma series, you follow Edu as he commits above the belay—his father and partner Francisco urging him on—toward the route’s defining obstacle: a daunting triple-roof barrier guarding the upper wall.
What makes this worth your five minutes is the contrast between exposure, uncertainty, and pure power. The camera captures the tension of moving fast through poorly protected sections, then the full-body effort of fighting through steep roofs where every move counts and hesitation is costly. It’s a punchy hit of big-wall atmosphere and hard sport difficulty—equal parts grit, family stoke, and jaw-dropping athleticism—finishing with a final scramble to the summit that still demands respect.
Frozen Titans: The Making of takes you behind the scenes of Arc'teryx’s Frozen Titans, following athlete Will Gadd on a monumental mixed climbing project at Helmcken Falls. Reel Water Productions heads into an environment that seems purpose-built to break cameras and spirits: freezing temperatures, constant spray, and the raw power of a thundering waterfall turned to ice.
Worth watching for the grit and craft as much as the climbing, this short film captures what it really takes to tell a story in the harshest conditions—soaked gear, numb hands, and relentless problem-solving—without losing sight of the beauty that draws people into the mountains in the first place. It’s a crisp, adrenaline-charged glimpse into the human effort behind an iconic line, and a reminder that “making it happen” is often the hardest pitch of all.
Eddie Bauer - Freeing The Verdon Gorge drops you onto the towering limestone walls of southern France with free climbers Katie Lambert and Caroline George. In this short, transportive film from Cheyne Lempe, the pair chase proud lines above the river-cut void of the Verdon, taking on classic, delicate routes where exposure is constant and the climbing demands calm precision.
What makes it worth watching is the mix of beauty and bite: sunlit stone, dizzying drop-offs, and the quiet tension of run-out sequences that echo an earlier era of airy sport climbing. With standout objectives like Surveiller et Punir and Pichenibule, the film pairs high-grade movement with an honest look at fear management and commitment—best experienced with headphones on as you get pulled into the rhythm of the gorge.
In this short, electrifying clip from Patagonia’s Dawn Wall film crew, watch Tommy Caldwell tackle Pitch 15 on Yosemite’s El Capitan—an infamously hard, razor-edged section on the route that he and Kevin Jorgeson would go on to free climb in a historic first ascent. Filmed in the final days of a seven-year effort, this is a focused glimpse into the precision, pain tolerance, and composure required when the rock offers almost nothing and the consequences are enormous.
What makes it unmissable is the intimate perspective: four distinct camera angles that let you study every micro-adjustment as Caldwell stands on precarious smears and crimping holds so small and sharp they look unreal, with 1,300 feet of air yawning beneath him. Even if you’ve heard the story, seeing the crux unfold move by move turns legend into lived experience—pure, high-stakes free climbing captured with clarity, tension, and awe.
Long considered impossible, the Fitz Traverse draws an audacious line across Patagonia’s most iconic skyline: Cerro Fitz Roy and its satellite peaks. In this short film from Patagonia, Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold seize a rare weather window to attempt the four-mile, 13,000-foot traverse of snow- and ice-covered rock—linking summits with complex route finding, exposure, and relentless rappels in a committing alpine setting.
Worth watching for its pure sense of scale and consequence, this is big-mountain climbing distilled into seven intense minutes. You’ll get a front-row look at what it takes to move efficiently through constantly changing terrain, manage risk when retreat is hard, and keep going when the margin for error is thin—plus the rare chemistry of two of the sport’s most driven partners working as one above the clouds.
Petzl RocTrip 2014 Episode 5 drops into the dreamlike landscape of Bafa Lake, Turkey—where ancient history meets a sprawling sea of granite and gneiss boulders beneath Mount Atmos. From the quiet village of Kapikiri and a rugged lakeside camp, the crew fans out with crash pads in tow, hunting lines across endless stone and turning this wild shoreline into a playground of problems.
What makes this short episode so satisfying is its sense of place: the still water, the sun-warmed rock, and the feeling that every horizon hides another boulder worth trying. It’s a quick hit of pure bouldering energy—movement, exploration, and the simple joy of stumbling onto “one more” problem—backed by a soundtrack that keeps the momentum rolling from the first pad drop to the final send.
