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- DirectorJulia LoktevStarsGael García BernalHani FurstenbergBidzina GujabidzeAn engaged couple's backpacking trip in the Caucasus Mountains is derailed by a single misstep that threatens to undo everything the pair believed about each other and about themselves.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsSimon YatesJoe SimpsonBrendan MackeyThe true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
- DirectorEmilio EstevezStarsMartin SheenEmilio EstevezDeborah Kara UngerA father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.
- DirectorSean PennStarsEmile HirschVince VaughnCatherine KeenerAfter graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
- DirectorRupert BryanStarsJemma BoltStephanie SiadatanLisa-Marie LongA group of girlfriends embark on a camping trip. As darkness falls, they are forced to rely on each other and new rock-climbing friends, before it becomes the last hike of their lives.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsCasey AffleckMatt DamonA friendship between two young men is tested when they go for a hike in a desert and forget to bring any water or food with them.
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsJames FrancoAmber TamblynKate MaraA mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsRobert RedfordNick NolteEmma ThompsonAfter spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends, Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte).
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsJason ClarkeAng Phula SherpaThomas M. WrightOn May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.
- DirectorCornel WildeStarsCornel WildeGert van den BerghKen GampuDuring the 1800s, a safari guide, two elephant hunters and their crew run into trouble with the natives in the South African veld when they refuse to offer gifts to the tribesmen.
- DirectorJulian GilbeyStarsAlec NewmanEd SpeleersMelissa GeorgeA group of mountaineers in the Scottish Highlands discover a kidnapped girl and are pursued by her captors.
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsLothaire BluteauAden YoungSandrine HoltIn the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.
- DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsConrad AnkerGrace ChinJimmy ChinThree elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and loss as they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes in the high stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.
- DirectorLouise OsmondStarsRoger SchäliSimon AnthamattenAndreas AbegglenAfter a mountain climber's severe injuries and near-death accident, he's told he'll never climb again. His recovery left him to confront the question: why, after coming so close to death, did he feel compelled to continue climbing?
- DirectorJ.J. KelleyJosh ThomasStarsJ.J. KelleyJosh ThomasAfter months of planning, Josh Thomas & J.J. Kelley pack up all their essentials to Pedal to the Midnight Sun. On June 7th, 2006, Kelley and Thomas began a 1,200-mile bike expedition across Alaska, from the Pacific to the Arctic Ocean. They would attempt to reach the far northern petroleum fields of Prudhoe Bay solely under their own power. Armed with two camcorders, the adventurers documented their experience: a people powered program.
- DirectorJ.J. KelleyJosh ThomasStarsJ.J. KelleyJosh ThomasTwo best friends build their own kayaks and paddle alone for 97 days in the wilderness over 1,300 miles from Alaska to Seattle and survive to talk about most things.
- DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsWarren OatesTimothy BottomsLouis Gossett Jr.In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an Eskimo tribe but frictions arise when the three start misbehaving.
- DirectorNicolas VanierStarsNorman WintherMay LooAlex Van BibberA trapper and his wife brave the harsh Yukon climate, trecherous landscape and dangerous wildlife in an attempt to live a life of solitude.
- DirectorLeo DeHaanA British amateur cycling team, compete in the hardest bicycle race on the planet. In order to win they must battle extreme fatigue and injury and also the most punishing of American terrains.
- DirectorSebastian CopelandStarsSebastian CopelandKeith HegerInto The Cold--A Journey of the Soul retraces the personal and harrowing expedition of two men on foot to the North Pole in sub-zero temperatures to commemorate the centennial of Admiral Peary's reach in 1909. It is a journey of endurance and commitment into the depth of the soul against the backdrop of the magnificent, unforgiving and rapidly vanishing Great North.
- DirectorJames GrayStarsCharlie HunnamRobert PattinsonSienna MillerA true-life drama, centering on British explorer Major Percival Fawcett, who disappeared whilst searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.
- DirectorAllan R. SmithStarsBill BurkeSharon BurkeDavid LeanoEIGHT SUMMITS follows the oldest American to ever summit Mt. Everest and the 7 Summits, as he heads back to this great mountain to attempt the first ever 'Double Summit'. Climbing first from the South side of Everest (Nepal) then heads to the North side (Tibet) in a record setting climb, at the age of 70!
- DirectorIan DarlingJon MuirStarsJon MuirJon Muir crosses Australia on foot from South to North.
- DirectorScott HerriottScott "Squatch" Herriott section-hiked the 2,650 mile-long Pacific Crest Trail and made four films about his adventures ("Walk" films available here at Amazon). Now he attempts to hike the entire 2,100+ mile-long Appalachian Trail in one hiking season while searching for the interesting, inspiring, sometimes whacked-out and always dirt-laden folk who make up the long-distance hiking community.
- DirectorMartha StephensStarsMichael Abbott Jr.Sonny BurnetteKristin SlaysmanSeeking escape from his stalled relationship and unhappy place in the world, a recently pink-slipped music teacher sets out to hike Kentucky's Sheltowee Trace Trail. Among the verdant hills of Appalachia, he encounters various strange characters and becomes the reluctant companion of a gregarious father and son who ultimately help him rediscover what he's been missing.
- DirectorBruce Buck NelsonStarsBruce Buck Nelson"One summer I set off alone in an attempt to cross a thousand miles of most remote wilderness in America, Brooks Range of northern Alaska.
- DirectorMike DePrezStarsBruce BarronMarshall PickardMartin PonteAmerican Explorers Bruce Barron and Marshall Pickard led a life-threatening expedition into the Amazon Jungle to trace the footsteps of renowned British Explorer Percy H. Fawcett.
- DirectorDianne Whelan"I don't know anything about mountaineering!" laughs first-time climber Bagyashree, as her expedition leader shows her how to use an oxygen mask. Like a beehive with no queen, Everest Base Camp has become a sprawling, haphazard community of individuals, all competing for space to make their own push to the summit. "Boy has it changed. There used to be only one expedition per season, now there's dozens...and hundreds of climbers", reflects Dr Peter Hackett, a leading figure in high-altitude medicine and Everest veteran.Despite the inherent dangers of the mountain, commercial expeditions come here every year, with customers paying up to $100,000 for the privilege. Over 3,000 people have summated Everest 1953. Yet 250 people have also died on the mountain. Between the tents in Base Camp, gruesome body parts surface through the ice in various stages of decomposition. "The death rate has been remarkably stable. It's still higher than most people would accept for a holiday..."Hackett says with a wry smile.It's an eclectic bunch taking the risk, from 16-year-old Arjun wanting to be the youngest Indian to summit Everest, to Nelson, who wants to be the first Colombian with a prosthetic leg to reach the top. But for every noble story of personal achievement, there are warnings to be heeded. "Climate change is a real issue. The mountain is melting and becoming more and more dangerous". Unofficial clean-up operations desperately attempt to clamp down on the piles of tin cans, bottles, ropes, gas canisters, tent poles and discarded clothing that blot an otherwise majestic landscape. "We're so sad, because this is our God", sighs Chuna, a local Nepali expedition guide.And despite the changes, the mountain remains a force to be reckoned with. As the season draws to a close, its latest visitors have certainly been shown who's boss. "You can commercialize the crap out of it, but the mountain doesn't care who you are...you got to be humble in the mountains."
- DirectorDavid MortonJake NortonJim AikmanStarsMelissa ArnotBarry BishopBrent BishopHigh and Hallowed: Everest 1963 is the deeper story of the greatest Himalayan climb in American mountaineering history. Profiling the bold and visionary efforts of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition, the film examines the sheer commitment, step-by-step struggle and lasting impact of the first American ascent of Mt. Everest and the pioneering first ascent of the West Ridge by Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld. Five decades later, High and Hallowed journeys back to Everest to discover if the essence of risk, adventure and the unknown that drew the first Americans to the summit still exists on Everest today.
- DirectorYogi RothStarsWill RothYogi RothYogi Roth never wanted to say 'I wish I'd spent more time with my Dad.' After realizing he had not dealt with the emotion stemming from his father's battle with prostate cancer, Yogi invites his Dad on a walk along the Camino de Santiago that would change their lives forever.
- StarsLevison WoodWoka BekaMahmoud EzzeldinDocumentary about Ex-soldier and explorer Levison Wood who embarks on a quest to walk the entire length of the River Nile.
- DirectorHugo StuvenStarsAlain HernándezAura GarridoBen TempleAfter falling by a cliff on a desert beach, a seriously injured surfer starts a lonely fight to survive against the merciless nature.
- DirectorDavid BrucknerStarsRafe SpallArsher AliRobert James-CollierA group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a most dangerous country in Europe - Sweden, encountering a menacing presence there stalking them.
- DirectorGarrett MartinGarrett MartinStarsAljoscha AdamAnthony BrognoGarrett MartinUnaided and inexperienced, a crew of four venture through the most rural and inaccessible natural areas of Chile.
- DirectorBen BacleanChester YangStarsBen MacleanFelix RitsonSamuel Viertu-jiCycling Nomads is an adventure documentary capturing the experiences of three travellers seeking to see the world on bikes. Three young men set out to explore Turkey and Central Asia by bike, filming their journey. Stunning footage of mountainous landscapes juxtaposes with the simple human interactions of those they meet along the way. This story reminds us of the human thirst for both awe and discovery, loneliness and intimacy regardless of geography or culture.
- DirectorRoz MasonStarsShaun QuinceyThis intensely personal documentary embraces the universal themes of courage, willpower and sheer determination. Follow Shaun Quincey as he becomes the second person in history to have rowed solo across the Tasman Sea and lived to tell the tale.
- DirectorCorbin SchweitzerStarsBlake AlexanderRandy BrownArturo Guerrero CortesAs California's largest lake approaches a point of no return, one man will attempt to become the first person to walk around its hazardous shoreline in order to prevent an ecologic disaster that could impact the entire western hemisphere.
- DirectorRonald JerryStarsZack GoldAshley C. NelsonLuke AikenAt the end of a late-summer trip in the Alaskan wilderness, four young backpackers find themselves stranded when their chartered airplane doesn't show up.
- "Six Million Steps" is a documentary film that chronicles the lives of hikers during their adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail, which spans 2,650 miles, the length of the U.S. Pacific coast. From Mexico to Canada, the Pacific Crest Trail winds through three states, seven national parks, 25 national forests, and elevations ranging from sea level to nearly 14,000 feet. Each year, 300-400 "thru-hikers" attempt to hike border to border, and, in doing so, experience pain, hunger, elation, loneliness, regret and fear. They leave behind their everyday lives, their families, their homes, their jobs and their friends to sleep outside with only the items they carry on their backs. But in leaving, they arrive at something greater: Life stripped to its core Life as a journey in the truest sense of the word Life as transformation This is the story of those hikers, what they were looking for, and what they find. 165 days 2,650 miles 6,000,000 steps
- DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsAlex HonnoldTommy CaldwellJimmy ChinAlex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.
- DirectorGreg McLeanStarsDaniel RadcliffeThomas KretschmannAlex RussellA group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be.
- DirectorHunter WeeksStarsMike DionMichael 'Mac' McCoySteve KingA small group of adventurous mountain bikers attempt to race the longest mountain bike route in the world traversing over 2700 miles along the Rocky Mountains from Banff, Canada to the Mexican border.
- DirectorJames HeywardStarsGraham CharlesThree kiwi adventurers complete a 'world first' and Sea Kayak 500 kilometers down the Antarctic Peninsula to the Antarctic circle.
- DirectorMark AnsticeBruce ParryStarsBruce ParryMark AnsticeIn 2001, two British ex army officers set out to climb the unscaled face of Mandela--a remote mountain rising 15,400 ft. above the jungles of New Guinea. This is the extraordinary story of their trek through some of the world's most unexplored terrain.
- DirectorJoe PennaStarsMads MikkelsenMaria Thelma SmáradóttirTintrinai ThikhasukA man stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown.
- DirectorBen PageCompelled by Jack London's assertion, that any man who is a man can travel alone, Ben Page sought an adventure of perfect solitude.
- StarsLiev SchreiberDon AntonioRolette de Montet-GuerinWhat happened to the British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who went missing in the Amazon jungle in 1925 along with his son while searching for what he, due to his theosophical beliefs, believed to be a mythical lost city he called "Z".
- DirectorFrancis LutaStarsAdam ShoaltsExplorer Adam Shoalts embarks on an estimated 4000 km journey across the Canadian Arctic by canoe and on foot, alone.
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTilda SwintonDaniel YorkOn vacation in Thailand, Richard sets out for an island rumored to be a solitary beach paradise.
- DirectorBrian J. LeittenStarsEric AbrahamDave AdlardMatts AnderssonA 7 day inaugural adventure race across an Alaskan glacier and park.
- StarsBear GryllsTashi MalikNathan Fa'avaeThe ultimate team survival competition pits contestants in a series of grueling activities in a race around the globe.
- DirectorCiro GuerraStarsNilbio TorresJan BijvoetAntonio BolívarThe story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
- DirectorChris MalloyStarsYvon ChouinardDoug TompkinsKeith MalloyThe film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.
- DirectorLena WendtStarsUlrich StirnatLena WendtFufuWhen Lena and Ulli start the engine of their old Land Rover, Lady Terés, they have a plan: to drive from Hamburg to South Africa in six months. What they don't know yet is that they won't ever get there. Two totally different characters, jammed together in two square meters of space for almost two years, they experience what it really means to travel: leaving your comfort zone for good. Starting in Morocco, they quickly dive into the life of locals they meet on the road: Jamal, a Moroccan Berber who lives with his dromedaries in the Sahara, Ziza, a Mauritanian musician who fights against suppression from the government, Mame Sy, a mother who set up a private school for the poorest of the poor in Mauritania - and many more. Their journey leads them through the vibrant green canyons of Guinea, the scorching heat of Mali, and the amazing surf of Sierra Leone and Liberia. Everywhere they are, the two Germans make contact with the locals and demonstrate that real travelling is about more than plain sightseeing. But their long journey doesn't spare them the dark side of travelling: they are also confronted by corruption, sickness and even death. Setting out to discover a continent, their trip leads them down a very different road. One they did not expect: the journey to their true inner selves.
- DirectorDana SchwartzStarsVasti GeldenhuysRiaan ManserAdventurers, Vasti and Riaan risk everything from their lives to their relationship during a historic 7,000 mile journey across the ocean from Morocco to New York City in a row boat.
- DirectorThaddeus LamarA recent college graduate documents his challenging experience hiking all 2,185 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and explores how that trail came to be.
- DirectorLindsay ThompsonA small team of American filmmakers backpack 500 miles across Spain's Camino de Santiago in an attempt to capture the stories of the international pilgrims who make this sacred walk.
- DirectorChris SmeadStarsJohn Awe-ShumChris SmeadWilliam TweedJoin Chris as he drives his friend John to insanity over six days in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Together they have some close calls with lightning, climb the highest mountain in the United States, and discover the history of the trail.
- DirectorScott HerriottScott Herriott follows assorted hikers as they attempt to walk from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail
- DirectorMichael PrendergastStarsScott DresserEverard HugganDave KrentzA group of cyclists challenge each other to ride bicycles to work during the cold, dark, and snowy Colorado winter.
- DirectorJason M. FitzpatrickRic SerenaStarsLaura ObiolsA group of artists hike the John Muir Trail and bring back their experiences. 219 miles in 25 days. Come laugh, limp, sing and walk with us.
- DirectorLouise OsmondJerry RothwellStarsTilda SwintonDonald CrowhurstTed HyndsA documentary about the disastrous 1968 round-the-world yacht race.
- DirectorCameron FordCharlie TurnbullFive friends attempt to cycle from Oklahoma to California in honor of the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s.
- DirectorJoshua PreiswerkCedrik StrahmMartin UretaThe journey of three young filmmakers seeking to discover and record the wildlife of the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, one of the most secluded and untouched places in the Amazon rainforest.
- DirectorPhil KeoghanStarsPhil KeoghanIn 1928 an under-resourced and untested team from New Zealand and Australia competed in what is considered to be the toughest sporting event in the world. Many considered the entry of these courageous underdogs, racing as a team of 4 against teams of 10, a joke. One French journalist called their attempt nothing short of murder. 168 riders started the more than 3,500-mile race, only 41 finished. Surprisingly this remarkable story about the achievements of these brave athletes has never been told on film, until now. Phil Keoghan - television personality, adventurer and cycling enthusiast, retraces the 1928 Tour de France route, bringing history to life. Following the original course and schedule, riding a vintage bike, Phil and his team will average 150 miles a day for 22 stages.
- DirectorJ. Gary BrownAn entertaining and scenic guide for backpacking and hiking in the Grand Canyon.
- DirectorJames W. NewtonTom AllenStarsTom AllenAndrew WelchIt was the start of a brand new life, but Tom Allen's dream journey takes an unlikely detour when he falls in love with an Iranian-Armenian girl.
- DirectorTorquil JonesStarsNirmal PurjaSuchi PurjaKlára KolouchováFearless Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in seven months.
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsShailene WoodleySam ClaflinJeffrey ThomasA true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
- DirectorSébastien BetbederStarsThomas BlanchardThomas ScimecaFrançois ChattotThomas and Thomas are going through a rough patch: they are both thirty-something actors living in Paris. They randomly decide to leave the city and fly away to Kullorsuaq, one of the most remote villages of Greenland, where Thomas' father Nathan lives. Among the Inuit community, they will discover the charms of the local customs and their friendship will be challenged.
- DirectorPeter FlinthStarsNikolaj Coster-WaldauJoe ColeHeida ReedIn 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Denmark expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
- DirectorSara DosaStarsMiranda JulyKatia KrafftMaurice KrafftIntrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.
- DirectorGlenn HolstenStarsTaylor GriegerStephen O'SheaJohn RoseA real-life, modern-day sailing odyssey, with a deep universal message of resiliency, hope and second chances.
- DirectorAlex HolmesStarsReed AlbergottiBetsy AndreuFrankie AndreuThis documentary is an intimate but explosive story about the man behind the greatest fraud in sporting history. Lance Armstrong enriched himself by cheating his fans, his sport and the truth.
- DirectorMichael AtkinsonStarsMichael AtkinsonMichael Atkinson places himself in the historic predicament of two stranded German aviators in 1932 to see if the his skills as a survival instructor, pilot and adventurer will allow him to escape to the nearest civilisation.