LET THE LANDSCAPE SPEAK
Films to watch for the light, the scale and that irresistible feeling of wanting to be there.
Our editorial picks, with direct links to the creators on YouTube. Numbers give you a place to start; they aren’t a view-count ranking.
25 of 25 picks
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Cut Media
Danny MacAskill brings a mountain bike to the Cuillin ridgeline on his home island of Skye. Rock, sea and exposed riding share the frame.
Why we picked itA defining meeting of mountain landscape and bike control.
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Salomon TV
Salomon puts the ski turn at the center of a short, visually focused film.
Why we picked itA reminder that beautiful skiing does not need to be built around a giant trick.
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The Faction Collective
Sam Anthamatten considers the tension between his work as a mountain guide and professional freeskier in the Swiss Alps.
Why we picked itThe contrast between managing risk and pursuing progression gives the spectacular terrain a serious question to answer.
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Vans
Lovely Day is a short Vans snowboarding film.
Why we picked itA manageable eleven-minute escape when there is no time for a full feature.
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Arthur Longo
Arthur Longo and Blake Paul share days at Whitewater and Revelstoke in British Columbia.
Why we picked itTwo resorts and two distinctive riders make this a focused Canadian mountain escape.
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Kraig Adams
Kraig Adams walks the Alta Via 1 through the Dolomites, staying in mountain huts along the way.
Why we picked itA clear, compact introduction to a classic hut-to-hut journey.
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Harmen Hoek
Harmen Hoek walks and camps through the Dolomites in autumn, following part of the Alta Via 2.
Why we picked itA slower view of the mountains as the summer hiking season gives way to autumn.
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Kraig Adams
A solo hiking journey links the O circuit and W trails in Chile’s Torres del Paine.
Why we picked itAn immersive introduction to one of Patagonia’s great mountain circuits.
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Kraig Adams
Kraig Adams takes on the Huayhuash Circuit in Peru’s high Andes.
Why we picked itA South American high-mountain trek that broadens the library beyond the Alps.
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Ryan Bednar
Three short hiking accounts visit Akadake, Kitadake and Komagatake in the Japanese Alps.
Why we picked itThe comparison offers several ways into a mountain region rather than one prescribed itinerary.
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Harmen Hoek
Hoek spends six days alone on a section of the Great Divide Trail in the Canadian Rockies.
Why we picked itA patient, landscape-led look at remote mountain travel.
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The North Face
A team travels beyond the familiar viewpoints to document Glacier National Park's disappearing ice.
Why we picked itA mountain journey with a purpose beyond the summit, grounded in the changing landscape.
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JASA team
Four friends travel to Patagonia and eventually tackle Cerro Torre's Ragni Route.
Why we picked itA substantial independent expedition film that lets the landscape and the team share the frame.
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Dani Arnold
Dani Arnold and partners travel to Iceland in search of unusual ice-climbing objectives.
Why we picked itThe sculptural ice and Icelandic setting make this a distinctive winter climbing film.
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Train to Summit
Strada degli Alpini follows dramatic ledges through the Sexten Dolomites.
Why we picked itA scenic route film that makes the architecture of the mountains the star.
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LiveHardxLoveHard
LiveHardxLoveHard begin a Dolomite trip with Piccolo Cir above the surrounding valleys.
Why we picked itA compact summit adventure with an unusually rewarding panorama.
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Jean-Baptiste CHANDELIER
Jean-Baptiste Chandelier turns a paragliding film into an imaginative visual journey.
Why we picked itPlayful choreography and precise flying make this far more than a helmet-camera descent.
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Red Bull
A 360-degree flight follows Paul Guschlbauer and Stephan Gruber over the Austrian Alps.
Why we picked itViewers can look around the mountain landscape instead of following a fixed camera frame.
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KitemanSoham
A narrated hang-gliding flight crosses the Great Aletsch Glacier landscape.
Why we picked itA slower airborne perspective gives viewers time to understand the terrain beneath the wing.
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Daniel Martin
A short film explores canyoning in Ticino and Italy's Val d'Ossola.
Why we picked itTwo neighboring regions reveal the watery side of an alpine trip.
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Coralie Dee
Coralie Dee visits Fuar Loch Mòr while swimming Scotland's highest lochs.
Why we picked itA modestly scaled mountain objective combines an upland journey with cold-water immersion.
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Luc Mehl
Luc Mehl’s The Glide is a short wild-ice film recognized by the Backcountry Film Festival.
Why we picked itA concentrated scenic escape that makes a very different winter surface the star.
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Bradley Friesen
Bradley Friesen films figure skating high in the mountains of British Columbia.
Why we picked itThe contrast between precise movement and an enormous alpine backdrop is the draw.
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The Faction Collective
Vasu Sojitra travels to Gulmarg to ski and explore his Indian family heritage.
Why we picked itThe connection between identity, community and a Himalayan ski destination gives this short film a personal focus.
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Jeff Pelletier
Six days of running hut to hut follow the Via Valais through the Swiss Alps.
Why we picked itAn appealing bridge between trekking and trail running.
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