The biggest stories from the climbing world, told with humor, heart, and a generous helping of mind-bending action. Featuring the greatest climbers of our time on the adventures of their lives.

La Dura Dura

Chris Sharma has been setting the bar for difficult rock climbs for 15 years, but the 19 year old Czech prodigy Adam Ondra is hot on his heels. The two strongest climbers in the world go head-to-head on a project in Catalunya, Spain, vying to establish the planet’s first 5.15c / 9b+, with intense and hilarious results. Also featuring spectacular ascents from Sasha DiGiulian, Daila Ojeda, and more.  Winner of the Radical Reels Peoples Choice Award at the 2012 Banff Mountain Film Festival.

The Shark’s Fin

Legendary alpinist Conrad Anker nurtured a 20 year obsession with The Shark’s Fin, a spectacular unclimbed granite buttress on Mt. Meru, in the Indian Himalaya. In 2008, Anker, with Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk, endured a grueling 18 day push on the mountain, only to turn back just short of the summit. Three years later, the trio makes a tough decision to return, despite Anker’s deep family ties and Ozturk’s devastating ski accident, which resulted in a fractured skull and a broken neck. The Shark’s Fin is adapted from a forthcoming full-length feature by Camp 4 Collective.

Wide Boyz

American offwidth climbing has spawned a counter-culture of rough and tumble characters who aren’t afraid to bleed and grovel up a route. Now two cheeky Brits, Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker, are on a mission to master this bizarre form of climbing. After two years of compulsive training in their tiny cellar, the underdogs cross the pond to tackle America’s gnarliest wide cracks, including Century Crack – the ultimate offwidth project. Winner of the Best Short Mountain Film Award at the 2012 Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Honnold 3.0

Alex Honnold, the world’s best free soloist, has grown famous for his death-defying ropeless climbing feats. Now everyone and their dog wants to know, what will Alex do next? How does he balance pure ambition with self-preservation? He takes a step back from the constant buzz of his newfound fame to re-examine his motives, train harder than ever, and zero in on a huge new goal. After the first ascent of one of the biggest and scariest boulders ever climbed (Too Big to Flail, Bishop, CA), Honnold returns to his stomping grounds of Yosemite, CA, to attempt his most audacious feat yet – a one-day ascent of Yosemite’s three biggest faces for a total of over 7,000 vertical feet. Climbing alone and mostly unprotected, in a continuous, 18-hour push through the night, Alex redefines the limits of fearlessness and endurance, while staying true to his personal motivations. Winner of the Best Film – Climbing Award at the 2012 Banff Mountain Film Festival.

REEL ROCK 7 Extras

Over an hour of additional climbing action, deleted scenes, and making-of.

Six astounding short films covering every style of climbing on the planet.

Origins: Obe And Ashima

Nine year old Ashima Shiraishi is taking the bouldering world by storm. Under the tutelage of her passionate coach, Obe Carrion, she’s crushing competitions and raising the bar for climbing’s youth. Obe brings her to the proving grounds of Hueco Tanks, TX, where he had his own breakthrough 13 years earlier, and tries to teach her the lessons about a life in climbing that he had to learn the hard way. Winner, Best of Festival award, 5 Point Film Festival.

Race For The Nose

Welcome to the wildest competition on rock – the speed record on the Nose of El Capitan. For decades some of climbing’s biggest characters have raced up this 3,000 foot cliff, risking life and limb to shave mere seconds off the record time. We follow the rivalry between Hans Florine and Dean Potter, and Dean’s most recent attempt to break this legendary record. Winner, People’s Choice Award – Radical Reels, Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Sketchy Andy

American climbing dirtbag Andy Lewis is taking the discipline of slacklining into the future as he solos the world’s longest high-lines and attempts new aerial tricks. When he shifts his antics to BASE jumping, Andy’s friends begin to wonder how far he can push it before it’s one step over the line.

Ice Revolution

After 30+ years of ice climbing, Canadian maniac Will Gadd finally realizes his dream of climbing radically overhanging, heinously difficult ice. Gadd and Tim Emmett dodge exploding 30 foot icicle bombs and send the hardest pure ice climb in the world, but they swear it’s just the first step in a whole new direction for the sport. Winner, Charlie Fowler Award, Telluride Mountainfilm.

Project Dawn Wall

Tommy Caldwell is the master of big wall free climbing. He’s devoted the last decade of his life to opening free routes on Yosemite’s El Capitan, rewriting climbing history in the process. Now he’s three seasons deep into his ultimate project – the seemingly impossible Dawn Wall. Joined by bouldering specialist Kevin Jorgeson, Tommy makes his first big ground-up push, pulling pitch after pitch of 5.14 first ascents before an epic storm rolls in.

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 February 2011, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko, and Cory Richards became the first to achieve this alpine dream by summiting Gasherbrum II, surviving -50 degree temperatures and a massive avalanche. Richards captured both the glory and the pain of their adventure in this raw and moving, first-person look at modern super-alpinism. Winner, Grand Prize, Banff Mountain Film Festival. Winner, Best Film on Climbing, Banff Mountain Film Festival. Winner, Charlie Fowler Award, Telluride Mountainfilm.

DVD Extras

Addtional climbing action, outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage from all the REEL ROCK Films.

Behind every breakthrough in the progression of climbing, there’s a true story of doubt and determination, perseverance in the face of failure. From boulders, to big walls, to competition podiums, the climbers at the top of the game share an unending commitment to achieve their vision…

Chris Sharma applies his bouldering power to a new batch of hard sport routes in Spain, as training for his nemesis, a next-level project at Clark Mountain, CA. Later he returns to Clark Mountain to complete the route and establish the world’s first 5.15b, Jumbo Love.

Tommy Caldwell continues his re-invention of Yosemite big wall free climbing, with the first free ascent of Magic Mushroom and a glimpse of what the future may hold on his next El Cap super project.

Kevin Jorgeson pushes highball bouldering to terrifying new heights with his first ascent of Ambrosia in Bishop, CA.

Patxi Usobiaga (Spain) and Johanna Ernst (Austria) train like Olympians to become champions of the World Cup competition circuit.

Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson rip apart the hardest problems on the fantasy boulders of Rocklands, South Africa.

Alex Honnold, Matt Segal, and Kevin Jorgeson bring a fresh attitude to the legendary scary grit routes of England.

Adam Ondra, the 16 year old Czech phenom, shows why he’s turning the climbing world upside down with lightning fast repeats of high-end routes.

Plus over an hour of Extra footage.

Every fall the REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the year’s most exciting new climbing films to live audiences around the world. For 2010, the tour features six amazing short films, with stories from the cutting edge of alpine climbing, bouldering, sport climbing, and traditional climbing.

The Swiss Machine

Ueli Steck combines 5.14 rock skills with ice climbing, maniacal cardio training, and massive cojones to break speed records on the major peaks of the Alps. The Swiss Machine is a portrait of this fiercely driven character, and follows him to Yosemite’s El Cap, where he meets up with Alex Honnold for a crash course in Big Wall speed, then back to the north face of The Eiger, where he obliterates the speed record, sprinting ropeless up thousands of feet of ice and rock in under three hours. Winner, Best Film, Sheffield Adventure Film Festival. Winner, Best Mountaineering Film, Kendal Mountain Film Festival.

The Hardest Moves

Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson have risen to the top of the bouldering game with repeats of the hardest problems in the US, Europe and South Africa, competition victories, and first ascents of high end new problems. The Hardest Moves is a look into this obsessive, competitive world, and follows Daniel and Paul’s efforts to establish two of the hardest problems ever climbed — The Game (V15), and Lucid Dreaming (V15).

Origins: The Hulk

Lisa Rands is one of the best female boulderers of all time, and we’ve featured her bold and powerful exploits in several of our films over the years, but recently she’s been inspired to branch out into big alpine free climbs. Peter Croft, the legendary climber who made his mark with groundbreaking solos in Yosemite in the 1980s, has taken Lisa under his wing. We joined them for a trip to The Incredible Hulk, a 1200 foot granite spire in the Sierra backcountry, to attempt Venturi Effect, a spectacular 5.12+ that Peter considers the best first ascent he’s ever done. At 52, Peter is climbing as hard as ever, and his mountain-man spirit is truly inspiring. 

First Round First Minute

A glimpse of Chris Sharma’s day-in day-out in Spain, featuring Era Vella (5.14d first ascent), Neanderthal (5.15b first ascent), and his notorious ongoing project, First Round First Minute. 

Fly or Die

Dean Potter’s unending quest to combine his passions for solo climbing and BASE jumping. Featuring footage of his latest Free BASE conquest, the Alien Roof on Yosemite’s Rostrum. 

Down and Out and Under

An expedition to the classic crags of Australia and the wild sea cliffs of Tasmania goes haywire, with hilarious consequences. Cedar Wright, Matt Segal, Heidi Wirtz and James Pearson endure epic after epic, and come out with their humor intact and an adventurous first ascent to their credit. 

DVD Extras

In addition to the six featured films, the REEL ROCK 2010 DVD also features a ton of bonus content, including: •

Grand Canyon Walls: A rafting expedition through the Grand Canyon with Tommy Caldwell and Beth Rodden, exploring the canyon for wild first ascents. Originally featured in the 2008 Tour, this 12 minute film has never been released on DVD. •

Vail World Cup: A deleted scene from The Hardest Moves, this short follows Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson as they prepare for and compete in the 2010 World Cup Bouldering Competition in Vail, CO. •

Separate Reality: A deleted scene from The Swiss Machine, following Alex Honnold and Ueli Steck on their climbs of Yosemite’s classic roof crack, Separate Reality. •

Plus hilarious REEL ROCK Filmmaking Competition Winners, and more.

About King Lines

KING LINES follows Chris Sharma on his search for the planet’s greatest climbs. From South American Fantasy boulders to the sweeping limestone walls of Europe, Sharma finds and climbs the hardest, most spectacular routes. Off the coast of Mallorca he discovers his most outrageous project yet: a 70 foot arch rising from the Mediterranean Sea…

Co-produced and directed by Josh Lowell of Big UP and Peter Mortimer of Sender Films, KING LINES won over a dozen awards and is the best selling climbing film of all time.

KING LINES goes beyond the action to reveal the unique motivations that have made Chris Sharma the iconic rock climber of our time.

Now available as a DVD Box Set that includes 6 half-hour episodes, plus hours of bonus features, including a bonus episode, making-of footage, and more. The Box Set is a beautifully packaged collector’s item, and makes a perfect Holiday Gift for any climber. FIRST ASCENT is also available as a High Definition Download.

Episode 1: Alone On The Wall

Alex Honnold is taking free soloing to new heights. A lovable goofball off the rock, Alex flips into invincible mode on the most impressive big solos of all time. Featuring mind-boggling footage of his solos of Moonlight Buttress, a 1200 foot 5.12d in Zion National Park, and the Northwest Face of Half Dome, a 23 pitch 5.12 that is probably the hairiest solo ever.

Episode 2: Patagonia Promise

Sean Leary and his two friends venture across South America on a redemptive journey to honor the memory of the love of his life, the Brazilian climber Roberta Nunes, who was killed in a car crash two years earlier. In Roberta’s favorite place on earth, the wild peaks of Patagonia, Leary and company fulfill their mission, climbing a first ascent, and spreading her ashes from the summit, thus granting her dying wish.

Episode 3: Impossible Climb

Chris Sharma has spent over a decade slaying the hardest climbs on the planet, and now he’s come up against his biggest challenge yet, a 250 foot line out the center of a massive limestone cave in California’s Mojave Desert. Follow Sharma’s training in Spain and his epic battle to make the first ascent of Jumbo Love, a 5.15b that could be the hardest route ever climbed. This episode was produced and directed by Big UP, and contains much of the same footage of Jumbo Love that was included in our feature film Progression, although it’s presented somewhat differently.

Episode 4: Point Of No Return

Elite alpine climbers Jonny Copp and Micah Dash travel to a little-explored and treacherous mountain range near the border of Tibet to make a first ascent of a high-altitude face. When tragedy strikes, the dark and dangerous side of climbing is revealed. Much-loved in the climbing community, Jonny and Micah’s disappearance (along with Wade Johnson from Sender Films) had a huge impact. This episode recreates the story of what happened to them, and pays tribute to their passionate lives.

Episode 5: Brothers Wild

Climber/Raconteur Timmy O’Neill and his brother Sean, who is paralyzed from the waist down, push the limits of adaptive climbing with an expedition to the Ruth Gorge of Alaska. An inspiring story about brothers working together to overcome a challenge that means much more than just the climb.

Episode 6: Fly Or Die

Dean Potter combines his passions for free solo climbing and BASE jumping to create an outrageous and visionary new form of climbing – The Free BASE. Climbing with no rope, and only a parachute to catch him if he falls, Potter climbs the north face of the Eiger, and Yosemite’s Alien Roof. This episode is a jaw-dropping adrenaline fest, and a testament to Dean’s imagination (and huge cojones).

Big UP’s Dosage series documents climbing’s state-of-the-art, capturing the spirit of the sport, and some of its most spectacular moments. Volume V raises the bar with the biggest lineup ever of the world’s best climbers, including: Chris Sharma, Dave Graham, Beth Rodden, Tommy Caldwell, Dani Andrada, Patxi Usobiaga, Michael Fuselier, Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson, Daila Ojeda, Ty Landman, Jason Kehl, and many more.

DOSE: Meltdown

Beth Rodden climbs The Phoenix (5.13a), Cosmic Debris (5.13b), Peace (5.13c/d), and Book of Hate (5.13d),  in Yosemite Valley, CA. But those routes are merely warmups for her ultimate project – a virgin crack next to a waterfall that she works for forty days, eventually making the first ascent of Meltdown (5.14c), one of the hardest traditional routes in the world.

DOSE: On the Fringe

Dave Graham, Ty Landman, Chad Greedy, Jason Kehl and Jon Cardwell tweaking out in The Ozark Mountains, Arkansas.

DOSE: A Muerte

A tour of hard new Spanish routes with Chris Sharma, Dani Andrada, Patxi Usobiaga, and Daila Ojeda. Featuring Sharma’s 9b projects, and Andrada’s sport/bouldering hybrid showpiece Ali-Hulk (9b).

DOSE: Alpine Blocs

High Altitude bouldering in Colorado with Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson. Featuring Daniel’s first ascent of Jade (V15).

DOSE: The Valley

Old is new in Yosemite Valley, CA, where Tommy Caldwell and Randy Puro are opening dozens of incredible new boulder problems. Featuring ultra-classics Yabo Roof (v12), Dogwood (v12), Xenophile (V11) Park Life (V12), Drive On (v11), and Kumba (v11).

DOSE: Yangshuo

An exploration of the limestone towers of Yangshuo, China with French climbers Michael Fuselier and Axel Ballay.

DOSE: Mission: Albarracin

Jason Kehl and Chris Lindner go undercover in Albarracin, Spain to sample the area’s incredible sandstone bouldering.

DOSE: Secrets of the East

Check out New England’s best kept secrets with boulderers Paul Robinson, Matt Bosley, John Kuphal and Andy Salo.

DVD Bonus Features

30 minutes of additional climbing action.

Escape into the weightless world of Dosage IV, where the greatest climbing accomplishments of the year come alive before your eyes…

DOSE: Two in a Day

On October 30, 2005, Tommy Caldwell made big wall history in Yosemite by free climbing two El Capitan routes in a day. After topping out The Nose (5.14a, 30 pitches), he ran to the bottom and climbed back up via The Freerider (5.12d, 37 pitches) for a total of 6,000 feet of climbing in under 24 hours. Big UP was there with five cameramen to document Tommy’s feat in real-time.

DOSE: Dreamcatcher

In September, 2005, Chris Sharma made the first ascent of Dreamcatcher (5.14d) in Squamish, B.C. Dreamcatcher is one of the hardest routes in North America, and it represents the current progression of today’s strongest boulderers bringing their dynamic, powerful movement to bear on a new generation of bolted climbs.  Seven years later and this climb has only seen two repeats.

DOSE: Gaia

Lisa Rands is one of the most powerful and fearless boulderers around, and in the last few years she’s been drawn beyond highball boulder problems to the terrifying traditional climbs of England’s Peak District. These routes are typically 50-80 feet tall, with minimal gear placements, and are rated on an E-scale that factors in both difficulty and danger. In April, 2006 Rands made the first female ascent of Gaia (E8). This Dose follows Lisa through the intense process of preparing for and eventually climbing Gaia, becoming the first woman in the world to climb an E8.

DOSE: Return to Swizzy

In Dosage III Dave Graham gives a tour of his current crop of projects in Ticino, Switzerland. In Dosage IV we return to Swizzy with Chris Sharma, Randy Puro, and Courtney Hemphill to help Dave mop up the unfinished business. The team opens a whole new zone of incredible boulders and three of Dave’s four big projects go down, including Kings of Sonlerto (v14) and Coup De Grace (5.15a), Graham’s hardest route ever.

DOSE: Hueco ’06

2006 was a banner year for hard new boulder problems in Hueco Tanks, TX. Hueco ’06 follows Sharma and Graham for several weeks as they discover, open, and repeat the freshest new lines in the park, including: Indisposed Heroes (V12), FA by Sharma. Full Throttle (V13), FA by Sharma. Tactile Style (V13), FA by Sharma. Land Before Time (V13) FA by Graham. El Techo De Los Tres B (V13), repeat by Graham. Diabolic (V13), repeat by Graham. Terremer (V15), attempts by Graham. And many more.

DVD Bonus Features

Additional bouldering footage, outtakes, soundtrack menus, and more.

Dosage III has it all: Top climbers, exotic locations, historic first ascents, and a variety of styles (bouldering, sport climbing, trad climbing, and deep water soloing).

DOSE: The Ozarks

Chris Sharma discovers Arkansas’ untapped sandstone paradise, and pushes high, hard bouldering to a new level. Along with Jason Kehl, Melissa Lacasse and others, Chris opens dozens of new problems at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch and surrounding areas. Highlights include first ascents of The Full Package, King LIon, and Witness The Fitness, Sharma’s hardest problem ever.

DOSE: Vietnam

Deep water soloing pioneers Tim Emmett and Klem Loskot explore the thousands of mysterious limestone towers of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Living on a traditional boat for five days at a time, they scour the endless maze of islands, searching for the perfect wall.

DOSE: The Optimists

Beth Rodden and Tommy Caldwell make the first ascents of two new routes in Smith Rock, OR. Beth works and sends The Optimist (5.14b), the hardest route ever established by a woman, while Tommy opens Spank the Monkey (5.13d).

DOSE: Swiss Gneiss

Ticino, Switzerland is one of the world’s hot spots for hard bouldering development. American Dave Graham has been living in Ticino for the past nine months, searching out new areas, cleaning and opening boulders, bolting routes, and sending hard as ever. Here he gives a tour of some of his favorite problems and a glimpse of  his current projects.

DOSE: Utah Update

Veteran climbing filmmaker Mike Call, from Salt Lake City, is always on the scene when good stuff goes down in Utah. For this Dose he captured awesome first ascents by James Litz, Jason Kehl, Ben Moon, and Tim Kemple.

DOSE: Return to Balance

Yosemite legend Ron Kauk shares the lessons learned during a lifetime of climbing in this soulful meditation on life, nature, and movement on rock. Excerpted from the full length film by Sterling Johnson and Ron Kauk.

DVD Extras

New Zealand Bouldering and Australia Bouldering by Cooper Roberts, and more.

Six Doses of action and inspiration from the world of high-end climbing and bouldering.

DOSE: 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 with a huge dyno at 40 above the water

DOSE: Psicobloc Part 2

After watching part 1, Chris Sharma decided he had to try the Psicobloc climbing. Sharma and Loskot return to Mallorca along with Melissa Lacasse to explore new deep water soloing venues on the island. After some close calls and monster falls, Sharma becomes a convert.

DOSE: Four from Font

Dave Graham rips it up in Fontainebleau, France with Randy Puro and Isaac Caldiero.  A detailed look at the fingernail crimps, bicycle moves, and raw determination required to succeed on four desperate classics.

DOSE: So-Ill Summer-ized

Southern Illinois is one of America’s hottest new bouldering destinations, especially if you go in June! Local Dave Chancellor gives a summer tour to Jason Kehl, Obe Carrion, and Nate Gold, who battle the heat, humidity, and plague of locusts, climbing mostly at night.

DOSE: Rumney

Dave Graham, Luke Parady, and Joe Kinder demonstrate the funky angles and powerful moves that have made Rumney, NH the East Coast’s premiere sport climbing destination. Featuring Livin’ Astro (5.14c), China Beach (5.14b), Mr. Gerbik (5.13d), and Barracuda (5.13b).

DOSE: Ivan NYC

The high-energy lifestyle of bouldering master Ivan Greene. He gives a tour of what New York has to offer, for bouldering and otherwise…