Adventure Films

two men singing, one holding the other with his arm outstretched

Weekend Warm-Up: This Odd Couple Story Sparkles with Verve, Flair

At the top of his reach, Mark Hudon can...
a man rides a horse with mountains in the background

Weekend Warm-Up: Range Rider

Daniel Curry grew up poor in a single-parent household...
Alex Staniforth full length portrait in red shirt

Weekend-Warm-Up: Head Above Water

British adventurer Alex Staniforth isn't an elite athlete, nor...
skier skiing a hillside beside the open sea

Weekend Warm-Up: Creation Theory

Creation Theory is not just a movie about adventure...
man alone in cabin smoking

Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Alone — 180 days on Lake Baikal’

In a world full of digital noise, Sylvain Tesson's...
A buffalo in a holding pen, preparing to be released onto Shoshone land.

Weekend Warm-Up: A Shoshone Man Restores Buffalo to Past Haunts in ‘Homecoming’

Jason Baldes, a member of the Eastern Shoshone tribe,...
cowboy hatted man with other man holding work torch and mask

Weekend Warm-Up: Sparse, Passionate Storytelling Elevates ‘The Artist’

In a crowded field of climbing films that are...
a man climbs a tree

Weekend Warm-Up: Explore the Costa Rican Cloud Forest in ‘Climbing Giants’

In Costa Rica, unique trees grow in a special,...
fell runner on overcast Welsh ridgeline

Weekend Warm-Up: Trail Running Every Mountain in Wales

Will Renwick is the first to tell you that...
pakistani man with arms crossed in jacket

Weekend Warm-Up: Cash, Contempt, and Controversy on K2

"A game of life and death.” “Something that will live...
skiing dirt

Weekend Warm-Up: Downhill on Dirt

James Pavelick, creator of the popular Rise & Alpine...
a man on a boat holds up a bag of blood

Weekend Warm-Up: Are Sharks Really Attracted to Human Blood? This YouTuber Finds Out

Does the smell of human blood really whip sharks...
a Pakistani boy skis

Weekend Warm-Up: Pakistanis Take to the Slopes in ‘A Journey About Sharing’

Two hundred and thirty million people live in Pakistan,...
a man paddling a canoe

Weekend Warm-Up: Alone Across the Canadian North by Canoe

When an author, Ph.D, and man called one of...
two people on skis looking over a steep descent

Weekend Warm-Up: Trail Running Legend Killian Jornet Skis the Steeps

"Steep skiing is a very, very unique discipline. Basically,...
Marek Holecek, left, and Matej Bernat arm in arm at Sura Peak base camp.

Weekend Warm-Up: Sarcasm, Humor, and the First Ascent of Sura Peak

The trouble on Sura Peak, at first, was that...
black cyclist racing white cyclist

Must-See Documentary: ‘Champion of the Race,’ the Story of Major Taylor

Major Taylor broke more than 30 world records and...
Alex Honnold portrait plus him climbing

A Conversation With Alex Honnold About His New Series, ‘Arctic Ascent’

BY ALEXANDER HARO On a Tuesday afternoon in August of...
Climbing Czech sandstone in "Lords of Trad."

Weekend Warmup: Adam Ondra tackles Czech Sandstone in ‘Lords of Trad’

The big walls in Yosemite and the Alps are...
Free as Can Be

Weekend Warm-Up: Two Generations Bond on El Cap in ‘Free as Can Be’

Don't meet your heroes. That's how the old saying...
climber in orange on vertical ice

‘Searching for Christmas Tree’: An Ice Climbing Alternative to ‘Home Alone’

This Chinese climbing doc has nostalgia, mystery, and an...
two men stand atop a mountain

Weekend Warm-Up: Climb, Paraglide, and Cycle Through the Alps With ‘North 6’

There are six north faces in the Alps that...
surfer in tube

Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Calypte’: Sailing & Surfing Around the World

BY ALEXANDER HARO This review first appeared on The Inertia.   Torren...

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