Yao Miao began running within China’s sporting system with the goal of supporting her family. Facing adversity and breaking barriers, she has become a pioneer in trail running while inspiring new generations in China and beyond. A moving story about ambition, family, and the power of sport.
Adventurer Jonas Deichmann, multiple ultracycling world record holder, teams up with ultra cyclist and photographer Philipp Hympendahl. When they set off, the current record for the Cape to Cape challenge stands at 102 days. This 18,000 km long bicycle ride is self-supported, so they have to pack light and stay on the move. Jonas and Philipp want to crush the record by more than 30 days. This means riding 250 km every day, no rest days allowed.
Last April, Patagonia ambassador Alex Yoder headed into the Wyoming backcountry for two days of simplicity and backcountry snowboarding. No conversations, no cell phones, no purpose: just enjoying the process, connecting with nature and savoring the peace of the perfect powder turn.
Too True, our 6th consecutive film, would not have been possible without the support of Bozeman, our sponsors, the Reckless Beauty Foundation, and the friends and families that helped along the way.
This couloir has more names than known descents. Some call it the “Cabin Couloir.” Others call it “the Zombie Apocalypse.” The Teton steep skiing OGs call it “Ichiban.”
It’s so rarely skied that there’s almost no beta on the line. Very little information exists, and the few who have attempted it have had to figure it out as they go. There’s a reason lines like this are shrouded in mystery.
Last spring, Clayton Herman, Erich Roepke, and Jim Ryan skied it top down. They dropped in committed to the unknown.
What began as a road-trip through the rugged Andes of Chile and Argentina to take on bold FKT attempts was met with the need for embracing chaos, fatigue, and the beauty of moving as one. The outcome for Brooks trail athletes—Anna Gibson, Courtney Coppinger, Remi Leroux, and Dan Curts— rapidly turned unknown, but the power of togetherness is undeniable.
What would you do if death felt just steps away? For Rob Shaver -- having lived through multiple stage 4 cancer recurrences in the past two decades -- mortality has felt ever-present. "The Life We Have" follows his journey, a daily running streak -- three years and counting -- and a spirit that has kept him going through his latest terminal cancer diagnosis. Tracing Rob’s experience with the disease for most of his adult life, we come to confront some of the deepest questions at the heart of the human experience: What makes life meaningful when it feels most precarious? How do we keep moving forward when suffering feels endless? As the film unfolds and Rob’s story deepens, we are invited into an intimate meditation on mortality, movement, and a reminder to cherish the life we have.
For Nicholas Wolken, turning is more than snowboarding’s foundation. It’s the simplest expression of what riding is all about. And from going pro to shaping snowboards made for turns, he’s spent much of his life chasing the deep feelings that come with carving on snow. Sure, the act of turning might be simple. But when mind, body, and board collide in a perfect toeside, simple has never felt more supernatural.
Seeking South follows trail runner Keisuke Minami as he takes on the fastest-known-time (FKT) challenge of the Grand Randonée 10 (GR10)—a grueling 914 km journey across the Pyrenees in southern France, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The route typically takes 45-60 days to complete, but Minami sets out to finish in just over 9 days.
Memento mori.
A short video by Strictly featuring Jonah Williams
Presented by Rossignol
With support from Scott/Autumn/Level 1
