Grand libre au grand cap
Director:Bertrand Delapierre
France / 2011 / 18mins
Arnaud Petit and Stephanie Bodet attempt what might be the toughest route in the Alps, a majestic 3,900m pinnacle that juts out from the Mont Blanc Massif - Grand Capuchin. Close camera work against breathtaking backdrops with lively discussions along the route give intimate access to a refreshing and effective climbing partnership.
Reel Rock: Ice revolution
Director: Josh Lowell
America / 2011 / 13mins
British climber Tim Emmett and Canadian 'ice ninja' Will Gadd tackle the hardest ice climb in the world - the radically overhanging, fiendishly difficult ice at Helmcken Falls in British Columbia.
Reel Rock: Obe & Ashima
Director:Josh Lowell, Brett Lowell and Cooper Roberts
America / 2011 / 23mins
A nine year old girl from New York is taking the bouldering world by storm and her name is Ashima. Under the tutelage of her ex champion coach Obe she's cracking problems and crushing her competition. Through her he rediscovers his passion for climbing but can she cope with the pressure and avoid the danger of burnout?
Reel Rock: Race for the nose
Director:Nick Rosen and Peter Mortimer
America / 2011 / 24mins
For 50 years the world's best climbers have been one-upping each other on this massive granite monolith in California's Yosemite national park, racing up 3000ft of vertical rock in less than 3 hours, risking life and limb to shave seconds off the record time to claim this hotly contested prize.
Towers of the Ennedi
Director:Renan Ozturk, Jimmy Chin, Tim Kemple
America / 2011 / 14mins
The Ennedi desert of Chad is a hot, sand-scoured and unfriendly place, yet its heart is filled with clusters of breathtaking spires, rock fingers and delicate arches. Veteran climber Mark Synott brings young climbing stars Alex Honnold and James Pearson to explore this untouched wilderness.