Comments on: Top 5 Climbing Movies of All Time http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/ Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:25:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Seth Brown http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/#comment-25393 Seth Brown Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:58:48 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=321#comment-25393 Someone should sanction the Eiger Sanction trailer. Egads, that's some bad editing, filmmaking, acting, ...just bad Someone should sanction the Eiger Sanction trailer. Egads, that’s some bad editing, filmmaking, acting, …just bad

]]> By: Rich http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/#comment-23988 Rich Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:33:51 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=321#comment-23988 Are you kidding? K2 is the only decent movie on this list!!! The best climbing movie of all time: Touching the Void!!! How'd ya miss that???? Are you kidding? K2 is the only decent movie on this list!!! The best climbing movie of all time: Touching the Void!!! How’d ya miss that????

]]> By: Rafael http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/#comment-22808 Rafael Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:28:08 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=321#comment-22808 Some of the best Climbing Movies I have seen I found on this website: http://sites.google.com/site/climbmovies/ Some of the best Climbing Movies I have seen I found on this website:

http://sites.google.com/site/climbmovies/

]]> By: Ryan http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/#comment-21872 Ryan Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:02:44 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=321#comment-21872 One of my all time favorites is "Scream of Stone" with Stefan Glowacz climbing the Cerro Torre in Patagonia. Some say that Cliffhanger even borrowed some shots from "Scream of Stone". Plus at the end there is a beautiful shot of Cerro Torre with Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" playing in the background. Again a highly recommended climbing film. One of my all time favorites is “Scream of Stone” with Stefan Glowacz climbing the Cerro Torre in Patagonia. Some say that Cliffhanger even borrowed some shots from “Scream of Stone”. Plus at the end there is a beautiful shot of Cerro Torre with Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” playing in the background. Again a highly recommended climbing film.

]]> By: Phil Thomas http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/#comment-21338 Phil Thomas Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:15:38 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=321#comment-21338 Everyone seems to be chatting about modern movies...How about "The White Tower" 1948, "High Conquest" 1947 or even "The Challenge" 1939....Some good climbing scenes in these old flicks...Take a look if you can find them....Phil Everyone seems to be chatting about modern movies…How about “The White Tower” 1948, “High Conquest” 1947 or even “The Challenge” 1939….Some good climbing scenes in these old flicks…Take a look if you can find them….Phil

]]> By: George http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/#comment-19432 George Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:03:04 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=321#comment-19432 Take it to the limit limit. We have parties around this movie. a MUST SEE. Take it to the limit limit.
We have parties around this movie.
a MUST SEE.

]]> By: daddave http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/#comment-18882 daddave Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:34:10 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=321#comment-18882 No question that Clint Eastwood in the Eiger Sanction is topnotch but for pure viewing pleasure it is hard to beat Take It to the Limit. The free-soloing scenes on "Little Dome" are worth the price of admission alone. Many thanks to TW for delivering this one to me. No question that Clint Eastwood in the Eiger Sanction is topnotch but for pure viewing pleasure it is hard to beat Take It to the Limit. The free-soloing scenes on “Little Dome” are worth the price of admission alone. Many thanks to TW for delivering this one to me.

]]> By: Drewski http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/#comment-14965 Drewski Sun, 17 May 2009 14:10:12 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=321#comment-14965 The best climbing film of all time in my opinion is the German film "The North Face", (Nordwand). Not only is it a true story, (Toni Kurtz and Andreas Hinterstoissers fateful attempt of the North Face of The Eiger),but the production is top class and the Music is fantastic.The climbing appears to be faithfully reconstructed and the cliff face action scenes are stunning. if you havn't seen it, get it now!! The best climbing film of all time in my opinion is the German film “The North Face”, (Nordwand). Not only is it a true story, (Toni Kurtz and Andreas Hinterstoissers fateful attempt of the North Face of The Eiger),but the production is top class and the Music is fantastic.The climbing appears to be faithfully reconstructed and the cliff face action scenes are stunning. if you havn’t seen it, get it now!!

]]> By: Climber’s Guide to the Public | Splitter Choss http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/#comment-14171 Climber’s Guide to the Public | Splitter Choss Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:07:15 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=321#comment-14171 [...] and the majority of the people climbing 5.9 and under. I guess we can thank movies like Cliffhanger for furthering the stereotype that climbers need astronomical upper body strength, and if you [...] [...] and the majority of the people climbing 5.9 and under. I guess we can thank movies like Cliffhanger for furthering the stereotype that climbers need astronomical upper body strength, and if you [...]

]]> By: Chuck W. http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/#comment-13869 Chuck W. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:44:09 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=321#comment-13869 I don't understand putting Vertical Limit behind Cliffhanger. I think Vertical Limit tried to use real climbing scenarios, even though they may have been exaggerated. In Cliffhanger there was not a chance of any of those things happening from start to finish; doing technical rock climbing in a hiking boot, running around in a t-shirt when the temperature was obviously well below freezing, etc. After watching Cliffhanger I was pretty well put-off and after watching Vertical Limit I felt good about the sport. A note about Eiger, as I understand Eastwood was into climbing at that point and things were done in as close to a real fashion as possible. I think George Kennedy (now gone sadly) being dragged up the rock was way past possible. Another note about Cliffhanger; the larger the body mass the less likely to be a climber; those guys in Cliffhanger had no chance where as Eastwood looked like a climber. I don’t understand putting Vertical Limit behind Cliffhanger. I think Vertical Limit tried to use real climbing scenarios, even though they may have been exaggerated. In Cliffhanger there was not a chance of any of those things happening from start to finish; doing technical rock climbing in a hiking boot, running around in a t-shirt when the temperature was obviously well below freezing, etc. After watching Cliffhanger I was pretty well put-off and after watching Vertical Limit I felt good about the sport. A note about Eiger, as I understand Eastwood was into climbing at that point and things were done in as close to a real fashion as possible. I think George Kennedy (now gone sadly) being dragged up the rock was way past possible. Another note about Cliffhanger; the larger the body mass the less likely to be a climber; those guys in Cliffhanger had no chance where as Eastwood looked like a climber.

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