Reel Rock 17

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Catch the year's biggest climbing and adventure stories in REEL ROCK 17: a wild expedition to the Nameless Tower in Pakistan; a new cutting-edge route into a massive limestone cave in France; and a trip to the West Bank (Palestine) to explore the power of escalation to change lives. burning the flame

Starring: Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher Location: Nameless Tower, Pakistan Masters of big wall free climbing, Babsi and Jacopo are looking for their biggest challenge to date: the free ascent of the Eternal Flame, an elusive 1,000 meter route up the legendary Nameless Tower in Pakistan's Karakoram mountain range. Facing extreme conditions and high-altitude trad climbing, a two-year search boils down to a short weather window. Captured with drones and mountain cameras in one of the most breathtaking locations on the planet, Burning the Flame transports viewers to a place normally off-limits to all but the world's best climbers. DNA Protagonist: Seb Bouin Location: Gorges de Verdon, France French sport climber Seb Bouin, 29, has been quietly working his way through the elite grades, culminating in his attempt to establish a route into a cave in France's Verdon Gorges.

The route he proposes is so futuristic and the moves so implausible that if Seb pulls it off, it could become the most difficult route ever climbed. Resistance Climbing Starring: Andrew Bisharat

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Palestine

In the conflict-ravaged hills of Palestine, a motley crew of Bedouins, homeless people and urban professionals practice rock climbing as a much-needed respite from the burdens of Israeli occupation. American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits the West Bank to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

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