In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service. And up on the walls, generation after generation has pushed the limits of climbing, vying amongst each other for supremacy on Yosemite's cliffs. "Valley Uprising" is the riveting, unforgettable tale of this bold rock climbing tradition in Yosemite National Park: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity -- and the laws of the land.

Valley Uprising

The Drus are two peaks of a mountain located in the Mont-Blanc massif. Yesterday, only the major players in international mountaineering could court its West face. Even today, any attempt is necessarily a long-term journey, with no certainty of success. For half a century, the Drus have contained a summary of the history of modern mountaineering. During the winter of 2004, three climbers of the latest generation, Guillaume Avrisiani, Philippe Batoux and Christophe Dumarest ventured into the Lafaille route, the most modern of the routes traced in the face. The three lovers immerse themselves in the heart of the cathedral of the Mont-Blanc massif for a journey through history. Based on numerous filmed archives and testimonies from Guido Magnone, Catherine Destivelle, and Christophe Profit, director Bertrand Delapierre retraces the history of this mythical mountain.

Les Amants des Drus

BRAVE NEW WILD is an offbeat chronicle of America’s Golden Age of rock climbing before and after the controversial ascent of the Dawn Wall in 1970. Some forty years later, Oakley Anderson-Moore, the daughter of a pioneering climber, stumbles upon her father's old hi8 tapes, and sets out to answer the question: why climb when there's nothing to gain -- and everything to lose? Wry humor and an eclectic original soundtrack punctuate the delinquent antics of the Vulgarians in the ‘Gunks, the larger-than-life rivalry of Yosemite’s rock gods, and the fruit tramping, freight train hopping hobodom of her dad’s climbing life. This film is quintessential viewing for those who long for adventure.