Tijekom solo izleta u kanjonima Utaha, Ralston se zaglavi kada mu ogromni kamen zdrobi ruku, zarobivši ga u uskom procjepu. Nakon pet dana agonije, iscrpljenosti i suočavanja sa smrću, Ralston donosi nevjerojatnu odluku kako bi preživio. Film prati njegovu borbu za opstanak, unutarnje monologe i sjećanja, prikazujući snagu ljudskog duha i volju za životom u najekstremnijim uvjetima.
Grupa studenata postaje zarobljena unutar tajanstvene špilje gdje otkrivaju da vrijeme prolazi drugačije pod zemljom nego na površini.
Unatoč pokušajima njegovih prijatelja, voljenih i nove djevojke da ga odvrate od tog opasnog nauma, Alex Honnold, najuspješniji slobodni penjač na svijetu, priprema se mentalno i fizički za svoju najodvažniju avanturu da sada: penjanje na 975 metara visok El Capitan u Yosemiteu, bez užeta i sigurnosne opreme. Ako uspije, to će biti najviša stijena na koju se on, ili bilo tko drugi, popeo bez ikakve opreme.
Dr. Jonathan Hemlock (Clint Eastwood) je profesor povijesti i kolekcionar umjetnina, koje je uspio prikupiti dok je kao agent radio za vladin ogranak. No njegov kolega i prijatelj je ubijen i sada vlada od svog bivšeg agenta traži da pronađe ubojicu. Isprva on odbija zadatak, no poslodavac mu zaprijeti da će poreznoj službi otkriti kako je došao do vrijednih umjetnina pa je primoran surađivati. Jonathan preuzme slučaj i odlazi na planinu Eiger, gdje se nalazi planinarska ekipa i njegova meta - ruski atentator.
Usred nacionalnog parka Yosemite uzdiže se El Capitan, golemi blok granita čija je najglađa strana, Zid svitanja, najteži uspon na svijetu. Tommy Caldwell tu nije vidio negostoljubiv teren, već slagalicu visoku gotovo kilometar. U filmu 'Zid svitanja' pratimo njega i Kevina Jorgesona u njihovom povijesnom usponu na vrh.
Every fall the REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the year's most exciting new climbing films to live audiences around the world. For 2010, the tour features six amazing short films, with stories from the cutting edge of alpine climbing, bouldering, sport climbing, and traditional climbing.
Alex Honnold leads an expedition to Greenland to climb a huge 4,000 foot sea cliff and investigate the impacts climate change on the region.
In this all-encompassing competition series, amateur climbers are put through a rigorous series of mental and physical challenges, utilizing the most intimidating ascents in the world to crown the world’s best amateur climber.
Rockface is a British television drama series which was broadcast on BBC One from 2002 to 2003. It ran for two series: the first six episodes were broadcast from 13 March to 17 April 2002 on Wednesday nights; the second series of eight episodes ran from 25 May to 27 July 2003 on Sunday nights. The series is set in Glenntannoch, a fictitious town in the Scottish Highlands, and centres around a mountain rescue team led by Dr Gordon Urquhart. The major rescues and incidents in the series were based on real life rescues conducted by the Lochaber Mountain Rescue service.
First Ascent is Sender Films' groundbreaking 6-part series that takes you to the cutting edge of adventure. Produced over two years on five continents, First Ascent follows the greatest climbers to majestic locations around the globe on their quests to redefine what is possible in the mountains.
Rock Stars is a documentary/reality television series that follows a team of rock scalers from a slope stabilization/rock remediation company. The series is produced by Echo Entertainment for the National Geographic Channel. Ten episodes have been created so far, the first airing on November 22, 2011.
