Found that the list of films dedicated to the outdoor is relatively small, subdivided into the mountaineering is even less, and to the eighties and nineties of the old films and documentaries mostly, documentaries to see more is somewhat the same, the visual language of the old film some can not see into, so after 2000, Douban score of 7.0 +, the narrative line is clear documentary + strong story film composed of this film list ~
Not in the film list either have not seen, or have seen and disliked, pure personal preferences are very subjective, of which the most recommended three:
1️⃣ North Wall/Nordwand
Duration: 126min
Highlights: Adaptation of true events, in 1936, Under nazi rule, Germany launched a national youth challenge to the north wall of the Alpine Eiger, and two young climbing enthusiasts were wrapped in honor and wrote the most tragic climb in the history of mountaineering. The film presents realistic and clean pictures while having delicate emotional expressions, including the extravagant empty talk of the Nazi bureaucracy, the noise and pleasure of ordinary people, the fear of climbers and human choices, all of which reach a climax in Tony's desperate struggle at the last moment, and suddenly stop in Tony's sigh, only the snow is covered, and he is silent.
2️⃣ Everest Scavenger/Death Zone
Duration: 99min
What to see: Today's commercial climbing already has more advanced pickaxes, crampons, clothing and backpacks, and if you have enough money, you can even hire a large team of mountain guides and helicopters to ensure a smooth climb. Yet in the small villages of Nepal, there is still a group of Sherpas who climb Everest day after day and year after year on flesh and blood, just for a simple wish: to clean up the garbage and even corpses left by commercial mountaineering teams. Gopro's first-person perspective greatly enhances the sense of substitution, looking at the tons of garbage makes people feel that their hearts are deeply stinged, when humans one day have no way to retreat, will they repent of their vanity and ignorance?
3️⃣ Endless Climbing /To the Summit
Duration: 92 minutes
Highlights: Many outdoor documentaries will deliberately aggravate the sensational points in order to highlight the protagonist's personality, such as injuries/family conflicts/sudden accidents, etc., often with too much force to resonate with the viewer. This film is extremely restrained, only focusing on the last ascent of Mount Everest, from preparation to the success of the summit, in a time-line vlog way, showing a cute old man who loves the outdoors, optimism, and stubbornness, until the moment of the summit, the emotions erupt at a point, and the excellent works do not need to say too much.
To be continued, 50 movies will be split into mountaineering, camping, hiking, wilderness adventure, extreme sports, and I will continue to update ~