Best Climbing Videos : 2015

"Be the noodle. You are the noodle"

Three of the world's strongest climbers training reeeeally hard together: Dani Andrada, Edu Marín and Patxi Usobiaga

Watch chapter 1 and chapter 3 from this 3 part series.

Will casually romping around Joshua Tree.


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Stunning aerial footage of the "best 5.4 in the world"

Watch in 4k at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBF2odqprRU.

A Dr. Seuss adventure in Wyoming, USA.

It turns out that it's not easy filming someone on the most epic waterfall climb of all time.
This video documents how a production team was able to capture Will Gadd's monumental ascent of Helmcken Falls in Canada.

A visit to Turkey done in the lively RockTrip style.

A little story about hitting the ground and getting back up again.

Taken from the movie 'Stone Free' portrait of a soloist: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/stonefree

David Lama, on his first ascent of ‪Avataara‬ (5.14d) in the incredible Bataara Gorge.

Dirtbag life on the alluring sandstone of Joe's Valley.

Ep. 4 of the series 4th Day On
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Will Gadd manages to get permission to do the first ascent of the famous Niagara Falls.

A stunningly beautiful "self-portrait" in the mountains of Colorado, USA

Filmed solo with a Red Epic camera on Maroon Peak (14,156ft), Pyramid Peak (14,018ft) and Capitol Peak (14,130ft).

Music:
"Borealis" by Blake Ewing
"Leaving Earth" by Jordan Critz

Producer: Joe Kyle

6:41m

Dani Andrada and Edu Marín develop an epic cave route going at 9a+/b with 235 moves to the top.

The Bouldering World Cup in Vail, slowed down for maximum amazingness

Dave MacLeod, Jacob Cook & Calum Muskett FFA "Disco 2000" on Blåmman Mnt Norway. 7b, 8a+, 7a, 8a+, 7c, 7c, 7b+, 7a, 7a, 6a, 6c, 6b+, 5+
More info on Dave's blog

Meet the bouldering competition series held USA southern sandstone. The series combines events at Horse Pens 40, Stone Fort, and Hound Ears.


Photography: Andrew Kornylak
Music: Mike Wideburg
More info about the Triple Crown

Lonnie Kauk climbs the imposing and serious Ambrosia in Bishop, California

A story about Cameron and Jonathan Hörst, 12 and 10 year old brothers who can crush!

A spellbinding contemplation on the pursuit of type-two fun

Young Ashima has been climbing at an unbelievable level this year. Here she climbs Open Your Mind Direct 5.14d/5.15a.

Jonathan Siegrist shares some ingenious tips for safely clipping the first bolt.

This series on Chilean climbing is not only expertly produced and visually tantalizing, but also has remarkable depth.
The filmmakers dig deep into the history & spirituality of peoples they meet, and keep a sharp focus on the natural history of the lands they explore.

Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold on their historic first ascent of the Fitz Traverse in Patagonia.


Full 40 minute version here.

Photographer Tim Kemple finds some of Icelands most gorgeous yet frightening glacial features.
He sends world class ice climbers, Klemen Premrl and Rahel Schelb, up, across and even down into them all, capturing it brilliantly. Finalist at Banff mountain film festival, 2015.

A simple little edit of a Yosemite classic

Lee Cossey completes an awesome 5.13d trad project in the Grampians.

Stefano Ghisolfi visits Red River Gorge & quickly sends 'Pure Imagination' 5.14c and 'Southern Smoke Direct' 5.14d

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A weird-funny-sexy bouldering video made to promote the sport.

A fun competition highlight reel, mixed with a behind-the-scene look at route setting for the finals.

The tricky decision to gamble your whole climbing trip on one hard route.

Featuring: Emily goes into battle mode to free climbs all 40 pitches of Golden Gate in Yosemite Valley, California. (5.13 VI)

Music: Fizzix Productions

Producer: Louder Than Eleven

16:40m

Featuring: Alex sending some hard classic problems - The Swarm V13, Buttermilker v12, Stained Glass V10 & Direction V13

Featuring: Nick Bullock and Tim Neill push one another to go bold on thin ice.

Routes climbed: Feeding Frenzy VI 7, Ben Nevis and Han Solo VIII 7, Ben Nevis

Featuring: Jonathan explaining what is takes to climb one of the hardest routes in the world - 'La Rambla' 9a+/5.15a

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Featuring: A group of young climbers spend 4 days developing virgin boulders on the island of Elba, near Tuscany, Italy.

This is the third video in a four part series. Watch the other videos from this series:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 4

Featuring: Mason is only the third person to climb the super thin crack called 'Home On The Range' at Vedauwoo, WY, USA (5.13d)

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Featuring: Sonnie Trotter returns to Spain with this family to finish a project nearly a decade and a half after his first attempt.

Featuring: An understatedly funny short animation about struggle and triumph.

More information: Ascension Le Film

Featuring: Jimmy Webb and Matt Gentil in Virgin Gorda With its quality and quantity of rock, gorgeous setting, and great weather, Virgin Gorda is sure to be a huge bouldering destination one day.

Featuring: Nalle Hukkataival and Jimmy Webb meet their match in Swaziland as they sort through fields of unclimbed boulders.

Watch the rest of this series here.

Featuring: Simple raw footage of Tommy climbing the incredibly delicate 5.14c crux during the famous Dawn Wall free ascent.

Producer: This Is That Films

Featuring: A close look at Jorg Verhoeven's historic ascent of The Nose (5.14) on El Capitan in Yosemite

Featuring: Adam talks competition climbing

Featuring: A short documentary about developing routes in endless limestone of Mexico.

Featuring: Training with America's strongest women, Megan Mascarenas was ready for the World Cup's arrival.

Featuring: Impressive indoor antics from the strong and bouncy Louis Parkinson

Featuring: The story of Rosa Post's life after a climbing accident left her paralyzed from the waist down.

Featuring: A five year project to be the first to climb the Wolgan Pillar in Australia's Blue Mountains.

Featuring: Caroline Ciavaldini's first female ascent of the notorious trad route called Requiem 5.13b/c (E8 6c)

Featuring: A 7 part series that follows few of Mexico's strongest climbers on their pilgrimage to France’s bouldering mecca

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Featuring: Alex Honnold, Lynn Hill, and Tommy Caldwell profile Yosemite's most iconic wall.

Featuring: Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi repeats Chris Sharma's intense roof climb 'Demencia Senil' (9a+ / 5.15a) in Margalef, Spain.

This video is Episode 5 of the The Italian Climbing Files. Watch the other episodes in the series.

Featuring: An oddball group of pro climbers, Hazel Findlay, Alex Megos, Emily Harrington & Tommy Caldwell go to the gym together.

Episode 6 of the Epic Climber series.

Director: Alan Sim

Producer: Donna Saarentola and EpicTV

Featuring: Alex is just the third person to climb Lucid Dreaming (8C/V15), considered one of the world's hardest lines.

Featuring: For those who embrace slab climbing and strive to attain higher levels of awareness on the wall.

French version

Featuring: A spectatular look at the striking boulders found in India.