The Definitive Archive: From the Beginning

All the Reel Rock, Sender Films & Big Up Productions films, organized from oldest to newest

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  • Above the Sea

    Ten years after his generation-defining ascent of Es Pontas, Chris Sharma returns to Mallorca to establish Alasha, the next-level deep water solo climb.

  • Break on Through

    In her quest to become the first woman to climb 5.15, Margo Hayes, a little known 19-year-old from Colorado, moves to Europe to battle La Rambla and Realization.

  • Age of Ondra

    Adam Ondra establishes Silence (5.15d), before attempting to be the first person to on-site 5.15. This is a rare, intimate journey with one of the greatest athletes at the peak of his powers.

  • Valley of the Moon

    Madaleine Sorkin joins an Israeli-Bedouin team to make the first ascent of a big wall in Wadi Rum, Jordan -- a place known as the Valley of the Moon because of its barren lands surrounded by massive sandstone walls.

  • Up to Speed

    When climbing was announced as part of the 2020 Olympics, it was a monumental occasion for the sport. But many climbers were shocked to learn that one of three combined events required to compete for a medal is… speed climbing. REEL ROCK correspondent Zachary Barr looks into this little-known and...

  • Disbelief

    In the Canadian Rockies Adam attempts Fight Club (5.15b) in a day, and gets obsessed with an unclimbed project, Disbelief (5.15b), that could be the hardest vertical rock climb in the world.

  • Mission Antarctica

    British explorer Leo Houlding, French climber Jean Burgun and New Zealand cameraman Mark Sedon ski across a continent of ice to take Antarctica's Spectre, the most remote mountain on earth.

  • The High Road

    Nina Williams is chasing elite-level boulder problems that are 30, 40, even 50 feet tall. In this profile of an emerging star, Nina tests her nerves well into the no-fall zone, including a bold ascent of Too Big to Flail (v11).

  • 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...

  • The Nose Speed Record

    Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell team up to steal the coveted speed record on El Cap's Nose from two scrappy locals - Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds. Their ultimate goal is to climb the entire 3,000+ feet in under 2 hours.

  • 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.

  • Action Directe

    French powerhouse Melissa Le Nevé spends seven years battling insane moves, inner doubt, and the burden of history to climb Action Directe (5.14d), one of the most revered sport routes on earth.

  • First Ascent / Last Ascent

    Best friends Hazel Findlay and Maddy Cope journey to the rocky outer reaches of Mongolia, on a quixotic search for new trad routes.

  • 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).

  • The Perfect Season

    Janja Garnbret gained world-wide fame winning the Olympics in a lights out performance. Before that, she was trying to upend the climbing world by completing the first-ever sweep of an entire season of bouldering World Cups.

  • Born Among Boulders

    An action-packed film about the Swiss bouldering phenom Giuliano Cameroni, the incredible boulders in his home region of Ticino, and his six-year saga on one of the world’s hardest and most revered problems, Off The Wagon (V16).

  • Barefoot Charles

    An opera-singing, cave-dwelling, animal-skinning minimalist tackles futuristic boulder problems in the Fontainebleau forest. (28 min, 2022)

  • Big Things to Come

    Elite climber Alex Johnson’s struggle with a boulder problem propels her on a decade long journey of self-discovery. (21 min, 2022)

  • Bridge Boys

    A horizontal big-wall adventure on the longest, hardest and most ridiculous crack climb ever attempted.

    Featuring: Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall
    Filmed in: Devon, England
    Directed + Produced by Sender Films | REEL ROCK 16 | 2022

  • Cuddle

    Featuring: Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell
    2022 | Directed + Produced by Sender Films

    A massive, remote link-up of 17 alpine summits pushes the world’s best climbers to the brink – and into each others’ shivering arms.

  • Bonus Film: FLEX

    Matty Hong and Margo Hayes battle two of Colorado’s most notorious hard sport routes - Tommy Caldwell's legendary test pieces, Kryptonite (5.14d) and Flex Luthor (5.15b).

  • Bonus Film: Cenote (Director's Cut)

    A Yucatan local explores climbing in Mexico's limestone sinkholes. Starring Adolfo "Fito" Trujillo.

    An extended cut from the original Reel Rock 16 tour version. Now featuring new and deleted scenes.

  • Bonus Film: This is Beth

    Beth Rodden reflects on a legendary climbing career and the challenges of self-talk and body-image. With a Q&A with Nina Williams after. Presented by Yeti.