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  • Resistance Climbing

    In the strife-torn hills of Palestine, a diverse crew of Bedouins, activists and urban professionals embraces climbing as a much-needed respite from the burdens of the Israeli occupation. American writer & climber Andrew Bisharat visits the West Bank to explore his own roots and the power of clim...

  • Dodo's Delight

    The beloved film that inspired our Reel Rock Unlimited series.

    Pack your penny whistle and batten down the hatches for a madcap sailing adventure in the Arctic Circle aboard the good ship Dodo’s Delight. Join Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll, Ben Ditto, and brothers Nico and Olivier Favresse for a rol...

  • Psicobloc – Part 1

    Austrian Klem Loskot and Brit Tim Emmett explore the spectacular limestone sea cliffs of Mallorca, Spain, climbing 60 foot walls unroped above the ocean. This is the Dose that introduced the world to Deep Water Soloing, culminating in Klem's first ascent of Loskot and Two Smoking Barrels, a route...

  • Valley Uprising

    A tour de force through 50 years of Yosemite's climbing counterculture. Emmy award winner, and Grand Prize winner at Banff and over a dozen festivals.

  • Cold

    Over the past 26 years, 16 expeditions have tried and failed to climb one of Pakistan's 8,000 meter peaks in winter. In 2011, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards became the first. The journey nearly killed them.

  • Black Ice

    A crew of aspiring ice climbers from the Memphis Rox gym travels to the frozen wilds of Montana, where mentors Manoah Ainuu, Conrad Anker and Fred Campbell share their love of winter adventure in the mountains.

  • United States of Joe's

    In rural Utah, a valley of world-class bouldering is nestled among a conservative community of Mormons, cowboys and coal miners. When a ragged band of punk rock climbers shows up, the two cultures inevitably clash. After years of antagonism, a group of climbers work with locals to build a more ha...

  • High Tension

    Mount Everest made headlines in 2013 when elite alpinists Ueli Steck and Simone Moro were reportedly attacked by an angry mob of Sherpas at Camp 2 while attempting a cutting edge new route. Amid the bizarre event, Reel Rock was embedded with the climbing team, and given an exclusive look at what ...

  • Urban Ape

    Climber and comedian Timmy O'Neill monkeys around town, scaling buildings as he jokes with strangers, has a run-in with cops and freaks out a few innocent college kids.

  • Operation Moffat

    Searching for direction, writer and climber Claire Carter finds inspiration in Gwen Moffat, who broke the mould for what women could achieve in the mountains 50 years earlier.

  • Didier vs. The Cobra

    The classic story from the movie First Ascent, recounting the emotional journey of Didier Berthod's battle with The Cobra Crack (5.14)

  • Deep Roots

    Lonnie Kauk’s personal journey to honor his indigenous Yosemite roots, and to connect with his legendary father by repeating his iconic climbs, including Magic Line (5.14+ R).

  • Origins: Obe & Ashima

    The touching story of young climbing protege Ashima Shiraishi, and her passionate coach, Obe Carrion, who is overcoming his own obstacles in helping his apprentice reach the upper levels of the sport.

  • Dirty Bird

    Derek Hersey was an iconoclastic free solo climber who lived in poverty, making bold onsite solo climbs of walls across the country, before tragically falling in Yosemite.

  • Alone on the Wall

    Twenty-three-year-old Alex Honnold is taking the high-stakes sport of free soloing to new heights. He ventures ropeless up the mind-bending walls of Moonlight Buttress (5.12+, 1000 ft) and The North Face of Half Dome (5.12, 2000 ft).

  • King Lines

    Follow Chris Sharma on his ultimate global quest to redefine the possible in the vertical world. Includes his first ascent of Es Pontas, the iconic arch over the Mediterranean Sea.