Category rock-climbing

PERSISTENCE | Life on the road as a climbing family of four 

This is a story about how a normal family chose climbing, meaning and persistence over comfort and convention.

Climbing has been Kirsty's and Hardin's way of life for over 20 years. After having their two kids Arlo (8) and Eia (6), they slowly began to realize that they wanted to build their family life and their children's childhood around what climbing has always given them — freedom, adventure and time together outdoors in the wild each day.

That decision meant letting go of comfort and certainty, stable jobs and predictable routines. The path society expects families to follow but wasn’t for them.

Juho Knuuttila | Team Mountain People

This episode of Team Mountain People follows Juho as he ventures into the heart of the polar night, where solitude, shifting weather, and the vastness of the Arctic landscape become both companion and adversary. As he pushes deeper into the mountains, the story explores what keeps an athlete moving when warmth, comfort, and daylight are in short supply. His experience reveals that success in winter climbing goes far beyond technical skill. It’s about resilience, intuition, and the quiet, personal reasons that pull us into wild places.

Building a Future Through Climbing in Thailand

In his hometown of Khon Kaen, Thailand, Ekalak “O” Hongliam rallies an international crew—including professional rock climbers Anna Hazlett and Tom Randall—to help turn his local cliffs into a legal, sustainable climbing destination. Their mission: not just to open routes, but to open minds, to a future where climbing uplifts an entire region.

Arc’teryx Presents: Fifty-Fifty

Tying in with a climbing partner means more than just working a few pitches or sending the
crux together. It symbolizes an intersection of two approaches to the same sport, and how
climbers at either end of a rope share similar goals. For renowned alpinists Ines Papert and
Sarah Huenekin, the nexus of their aspirations comes as they both climb past the age of
50, inspired to keep pushing harder to achieve their full potential, while relentlessly
working to better understand each other as climbing partners, as well as themselves.

Climbing for Gold

“Climbing for Gold” chronicles the inspirational journey of Fré Leys, a Belgian para-climber with a determination to win the world championship title. The film takes us behind the scenes of the climbing competitions, offering insights into the preparations, strategies, and…