Movies and TvShows featuring "ski-mountaineering" theme.

Steep is a documentary that explores the world of extreme skiing and winter sports, showcasing the risks and passions of athletes who push themselves to the limits. It takes viewers on a retrospective journey of the sport's history, from pioneers in the field to the current generation of risk-takers. Through breathtaking footage and interviews, the film captures the grace and danger of skiing in extreme environments, including close calls and near-death experiences. From jumping off bridges to skiing down mountains, Steep showcases the athleticism and adrenaline that drives these athletes. It is a thrilling and inspiring exploration of winter sports.

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.

Teaming with acclaimed ski movie producer Jon Klaczkiewicz and kayaking filmmakers Arden Oksanen and Trask McFarland, director Jason Winkler delivers the first high-definition ski film, offering a clarity and crispness never seen before.

A Life Ascending chronicles the life of acclaimed ski mountaineer and mountain guide Ruedi Beglinger. Living with his wife and two young daughters on a remote glacier in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Beglinger has built a reputation as one of the top mountaineering guides in the world. The film follows his family's unique life in the mountains and their journey in the years following a massive avalanche that killed seven people. Documenting the sublime beauty and ever-present risk of a life lived on the edge, the film ultimately explores the power of nature as both an unforgiving host and profound teacher.