It's been a blockbusting few years for climbing and mountaineering films, from BAFTA longlists to Oscar wins. This formerly niche genre now attracts big budgets from major production houses and distribution deals on global streaming platforms to create award-winning documentaries, animations and reality TV series (watch this space...).
Far from the daredevil tropes peddled in the likes of Cliffhanger and Vertical Limit, adventure documentaries and fictional productions are slowly shedding the extreme sports big-talk and bombast and digging deeper into the human stories within the sport.
Here's a list of some of the latest releases currently available on streaming platforms with subscription services. Some films require additional payment (Amazon Prime) via rental or purchase options.
Podcast Factor Two - S1 Ep.2 Part 2: Alone - Off the Wall
News The New York Times publishes Sexual Harassment and Abuse Accusations against Nirmal Purja
An article published in The New York Times details allegations made by two female mountaineers against Nepal-born and naturalised British citizen Nirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja, a prominent mountaineer and...
Press Release Bouldering upgrade starts at EICA:Ratho after sportscotland investment
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