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.
Press Release Evidence-based mental training and fear management course for climbers
News IFSC Boulder World Cup Salt Lake City 2024 - Report
After the IFSC World Cup season kicked off at the new location of Keqiao last month, the second comp of the season saw the athletes returning to a familiar venue, the home of US competition climbing - Salt Lake City.
Podcast Mountain Air - 13. Jamie Aarons, Fastest Munroist in History