It follows a group of daredevils as they pull off fantastical stunts while touring the fjords of Norway in a big red bus.
Himself
Himself
It follows a group of daredevils as they pull off fantastical stunts while touring the fjords of Norway in a big red bus.
2014-07-01
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Xavier de Le Rue and Sam Anthamatten are known for bringing speed and fluidity into the big mountain environment. Following Mission Antarctic, Mission Steeps is the second chapter of the Mission Series. Follow some of the most progressive riders on their way to redefine steeps riding on breathtaking terrain and challenging conditions. Mission Steeps is not only a quest to the most radical terrain but also a journey and documentary on how they get there and their singular approach to the mountain.
Team Storror showcase Parkour on a stage never before seen - the rooftops of Asian megacities. The film follows team Storror on their exploration into what drives them to push the sport to such extremes, and the battles that face them when trying to shoot a feature film totally guerilla. RCA delves into the mental and physical preparation Parkour athletes have to undertake to make impossible 'leaps of faith', possible.
Water Ski and Wakeboard Movie. Pilot for a a weekly series on ESPN2 about the world of Waterskiing and Wakeboarding.
The Ride the Planets team continues its hunt for the most beautiful sites in the world and takes us to the Namibian desert. After having ridden each their element, three surfers, three kitesurfers, three freeflyers, two musicians find themselves on the slopes of the highest dunes in the world.
In 2004, the French Soulflyer team of Loic Jean-Albert, Val Montant and Pierre Desmet aimed to fly over many of the planet's emblematic summits. The rides in this film combine snow, mountains and high altitude with BASE jumping, wing suits, skydiving, and skiing – on Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border, and on Mount Fuji in Japan.
The Soul Flyers Team is composed of four friends, who deal with challenging situations with a natural instinct and a great sense of the air. Val, Claud, Zoune and Loic each have their own speciality, which they share with other Soul Flyers to achieve the ultimate in shear breath taking footage. In the expansive sand dunes of the Namibian desert, in Reunion islands intense nature and on the snow covered tracks of the Swiss Alps. The BASE sequences are even sharper and crazier, and Loic's amazing wingsuit flight. First, he refines his technique flying with the French canopy Relative work Team. Then he is ready for the most incredible human flight: on a snow covered dome in Verbier, witness his shadow testify to his proximity to the ground.....
In search for exceptional pictures, the Soul Flyers invite you into some fantastic landscapes. From the top of the world’s highest mountains to the extraordinary Rocky Coasts of South Africa, Australia, Chilli and Norway; the Soul Flyers play their own games in mystical places. Whether it’s Flare, Wingsuit, Base Jump, they all find their expression through the total liberty in these different and beautiful natural spots. The pure and authentic pilot, Loïc JEAN-ALBERT gives a new dimension to flying in a wingsuit. There has been some incredible images of him flying over Verbier... Now Loïc is taking on all terrains and shares his knowledge and feelings with you: A-MA-ZING !
Jim Geiger, a retired forest ranger and amateur mountaineer, attempts to become the oldest American and first great grandfather to summit Mt. Everest, aged 68. His transformation from a weekend hiker to attempting one of the most extreme and physically demanding feats known to man is driven by a desire to prove that age is just a number. What ensued, however, forever changed Jim's life.
ON THE EDGE contains film footage shot in various locations around the world to provide the viewer with the excitement and thrills of true adventure from the participant's point-of-view.
Shot on location in Idaho, Wyoming, Alaska and New Zealand, TGR’s flagship film won two awards at the international Film Festival and was voted Best movie of the Year by France’s acclaimed SKIEUR Magazine. The all time soul favorite.
While some riders race for the podium, others come to for the challenge and to say they competed in one of the toughest races on earth. To them it is not about winning, it’s about finishing. That is the true spirit of Extreme Enduro where boys become men as soon as the flag drops.
A small, elite fraternity of high-altitude skiers climb the highest peaks in the world in pure Alpine style, carrying their skis and declining to use supplemental oxygen. At the top of the world, high in the Death Zone, they lock into their skis and challenge the most dangerous slopes in the world—under weather conditions that are as perilous as the thin air, hidden crevasses and 10,000 ft. sheer faces that drop into Nepal and Tibet far below.
Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.
Urban free climbers are a new breed of daredevils, young men and women who illegally climb cranes and buildings without any safety equipment, then hang from them, hundreds of metres above the ground, one slip from certain death... Free climbing originated in Eastern Europe, but has recently spread to Britain. James Kingston is a 23-year-old who lives with his mother near Southampton. In his spare time James scales the local 100m cranes and 200m radio towers. Now James embarks on a journey to the spiritual home of urban free climbing, Ukraine, where he teams up with the infamous Mustang Wanted, the craziest climber of them all. As Mustang and James explore Kiev, the pair push themselves to new extremes, climbing derelict buildings and tightrope-walking hundreds of metres above the city, before finally heading to the iconic Moscow bridge to attempt Mustang's latest death defying stunt. Don't Look Down is fascinating, revealing and nerve-wracking.
~ 3.9 km Swim ~ 180 km Bike ~ 42.2 km Run ~ The impossible journey to complete the first ever long-distance triathlon in Antarctica, The Iceman. To prove that limitations are perceptions.
After 10 years of making snowboard movies, it's time for a technical change! This year's project called "Bottom Line" and is shot in 16:9. It represents the best of Euro shred and brings you creative urban riding as well as mad backcountry slaughtering...this movie's got it all, bottom line! The 'Bottom Line' DVD comes in a very special 100 page artBook! Featured RiDERS: Marco Feichtner, Erik Botner, Gigi Rüf, Hans Ahlund, Markku Koski, Arthur Longo, Kalle Ohlson, Juuso Laivisto, Tyler Chorlton, Chris Sörman, Björn Hartweger, Teo Konttinen, Victor Teymurov, Stian Solberg, Gerome Mathieu, Danny Larsen, Werni Stock & friends Countries visited: Japan, Austria, USA, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Italy
A remarkable film from the National Geographic's daring EXPLORER series, ICELAND RIVER CHALLENGE follows twelve modern-day pioneers on a treacherous expedition down a remote Icelandic river. Crash through waterfalls and glide through sparkling glacial tunnels on this breathtaking journey. Using kayaks, inflatable rafts, and ultralight aircraft, the adventurers journey through the beauty and isolation of this dangerous waterway. Come explore a river that has, until now, defied exploration; witness the heart-stopping power of nature in all its glory with ICELAND RIVER CHALLENGE.
The most legendary 'sequence' ever achieved by a mountaineer: on 12 and 13 March 1987, in 40 hours, 26-year-old Christophe Profit managed to climb three of the highest north faces in the Alps, in winter: Grandes Jorasses, Eiger, and Matterhorn. But over and above this 'coverage' of the feat, we discover the wings, the story behind the project, the peaks and troughs of the preparations for it, and the personality of the man behind the climbs, a dancer on sheer rock faces, focusing all the energy and reflexes of life itself in his fingertips.
At the Limit is a documentary about extreme climbing. In this sports documentary, Pepe Danquart shows brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber climbing in Patagonia and on the granite rock "El Capitan" in Yosemite Valley (USA). A key part of the film is their attempt at a speed ascent of the 1,000-meter-high route "The Nose," in which the two athletes aim to break the then speed record of 2:48:30 hours, set by Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama in September 2002.