15Th Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival 2017, 18 – 22 October

15th Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival 2017, 18 – 22 October

Programme (English, short version)

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 20:00 – Best of Tegernsee – Last Year’s Award-Winning Films

Title Duration Nation Screenwriter/Producer Language

A Line Across the Sky (Free solo 40’00 USA legend Alex Honnold on a rope – how rare! Together with Tommy English / Caldwell he braves the Fitz-Roy- Josh Lowell, Peter German Traverse in Patagonia. Five km of Mortimer / Sender Film subtitles granite, seven icy windswept peaks and plenty of humour await his spectators.)

Simply the Worst (Günther and Hindrich are fed up with lousy winters and aim for real ski touring. German- In the footsteps of Glen Plake, they Franz Müller, Johannes Saxonian / set out for Mt. Kriván and the 20’00 DE Kürschner / maki VISUAL German legendary Lomnitz Gap in Eastern subtitles Slovakia. On the way to the High Tatra’s fateful mountain, the two master epic trials.)

Suspentes et cordes de violon au Pakistan (Suspension Lines and Fiddle Strings in Pakistan: Against the awe-inspiring backdrop of the French / Sébastien Devrient / Himalayas, charismatic mountain 27’00 CH German Vertiges Prod guide Jean-Yves Fredriksen aka subtitles “Blutch” battles against cold, wind and glacier, equipped with his paraglider and his violin.)

Wednesday, 18 October 2017 Barocksaal, 20:00 – Opening Night –

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Tupendeo – Ein Berg, zwei Geschichten (One Mountain, Two Stories: During a first ascent in Cashmere, three Swiss Robert Steiner / Visual English / mountaineers discover a mysterious 26’00 CH Impact German rope break. Based on local rumours about a British climber’s previous tragic accident they embark on a high altitude investigation.)

Last Exit (After a few years of BASE jumping, six out of a group of ten friends have met their death. Puria Ravahi / The fascination and addiction of this 7’00 DE German beechstudios tree group extreme sport as well as the pain of those left behind constitute a crucial conversation.)

Die Isar – Der letzte Wildfluss Deutschlands (The Isar — Germany’s Last Wild River: Its headwaters gush between the Jürgen Eichinger / Jürgen Karwendel Range’s steep 44’00 DE German Eichinger Film mountainsides, giving us an idea of Alpine rivers at the end of the last ice age. Today, the Isar River is an endangered species.)

Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 20:00 – Mountains and Freedom –

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Sloboda pod nákladom (Freedom under Load: The oldest porters servicing remote huts in the High Slovak / Tatra’s nature reserve sometimes Pavol Barabáš / K2 58’00 SK German carry over 100 kg on their backs. Studios subtitles Defying storms and snow, they do not consider their profession a burden, but a form of freedom.)

Pyrenäen – Ein Hirte zwischen Himmel und Erde (Pyrenees — A Cowherd Between Heaven and Earth: For the last 14 years, Brice has spent the summer months with Sandrine Mörch / 52’00 DE German more than 400 animals on high Medienkontor pastures in the Pyrenees. Here, he discovered the elixir of extreme mountain running and now hopes to compete with the best.)

Medius, 20:00 – Bravery and Mystery –

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A mords Sauhaufen in a z’kloan Zelt (A Bunch of Nutters in a Tiny Tent: Freeriders Alex, Max and Simon Platzer, Johannes Rafael are merely testing their tent Hoffmann, Jakob 12’00 AT German when a breathtaking roller coaster Schweighofer / ride through the mountains begins. Whiteroom Production Their tiny magical tent brings our heroes to unimaginable places.)

Guilt Trip (A team of extreme skiers aims for a first ski descent from Greenland’s second highest mountain. Feeling guilty about their Anthony Bonello / carbon footprint, they bring along 35’00 CAN English Switchback Entertainment glaciologist Alun Hubbard, who adds fun to the escapade and important insights to the body of research on climate change.)

Auf der Highline von Gipfel zu Gipfel (From Peak to Peak via Highline: During this exciting first ascent in Saxon Switzerland, the Thorsten Kutschke / 30’00 DE German journey is the destination. Its “route” Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk between two summits runs through thin air, on nothing but an inch-wide line.)

Boys in the Bugs (Matt Segal and Will Stanhope gravitate to the toughest crack climbs in the world. To get a hold, they squeeze their Nick Rosen, Zachary English / already bloody hands and feet into 18’00 USA Barr, Peter Mortimer / German the finest cracks. In Canada’s Reel Rock subtitles notorious Bugaboo Mountains they meet with their ultimate challenge.) In 2011 Peter Mortimer received the Prize for the best Alpine Film.

Schalthaus, 20:00 – Yesterday and Tomorrow –

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Dhaulagiri – Asceno al la montaña blanca (Ascending the White Mountain: Four Argentinian Alpinists set out to document their ascension of Himalayan eightthousander Guillermo Glass, Spanish / Dhaulagiri. Little do they suspect 72’00 ARG Cristián Harbaruk / Arista German that one of them will disappear en Sur/Malcine subtitles route to the summit and that their film will turn into a quest for answers to the questions raised by this tragedy.)

A Song for Tomorrow (Bizarre sandstone towers rise from lush green jungles in China’s first and English / largest national park. In 2016, Franz Walter / Kaletsch 26’00 DE German Mayan Shmith-Gobat, Ben Rueck, Medien subtitles Liu Yongbang and Xiao Ting are the first climbers permitted to try their skills here.)

Quirinal, 20:00 – Poets and Peasants –

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Äpfel und Birnen (Apples and Pears: This documentary reveals the archaic art of distilling spirits. Apart from witnessing the production Richard Rossmann / of fruit and rowanberry schnapps in 76’00 AT Richard Rossmann German the Austrian Pinzgau region, it Filmproduktion explores how three elderly farming distillers might pass on their tradition.)

Pur, poet, picture – Inscunters cun Göri Klainguti (Peasant, Poet and Painter— an Encounter with Gör Klainguti: Born in 1945, Rhaeto- Arnold Rauch / Klainguti is an imposing character. Romance / 26’00 CH Radiotelevisiun Svizra On his 70th birthday, one of the German Rumantscha Swiss Engadin’s foremost writers subtitles looks back at a good life filled with farming, painting and peculiar stories.)

Thursday, 19 October 2017

Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 9:30 – Children’s Programme I –

Title Duration Nation Screenwriter/Producer Language

Some Thing (The big, proud mountains carry oil, gold and fire inside. The little Elena Waff / Filmakademie 7’00 DE Silent mountain cannot compete. It only holds Baden-Württemberg that tiny, odd, useless SOMETHING.)

Anna und die wilden Tiere – Wo klettert der Steinbock? (Anna and Wild Animals — Where Does the Ibex Climb? Christiane Streckfuß / Anna is fascinated by the ibex’s gigantic 24’00 DE Text&Bild German horns. At Innsbruck mountain zoo she Medienproduktion finds out about their near-extinction and watches the release of young ibex into the wild.)

Unter mir gilt es nicht (Under Me it Does not Count: While playing in the woods, a group of children meets a team 15’00 DE Uwe Krüger / Spelefilm German of explorers emerging from a cave — the kids get to ask all their questions.)

Der Berg ruft – Das Leben auf der Alpe (Mountain’s Calling — Alpine Pasture Life: On the idyllic Oberberg pasture, Sarah Schultes / tvision; 10’00 DE German Malin learns about cattle farming, dairy Westdeutscher Rundfunk work and how to get a 700 kg cow into the stable.)

Schalthaus, Start from 12:00 – Nonstop Programme I – (no presenter)

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12:00, Hoch und heilig – Entdeckungen in der Rhön und im Grabfeld (A Higher Sphere — Discoveries in the Rhön Mountains and Grabfeld: A charismatic Andrea Kammhuber / 45’00 DE German goat herder and other locals reveal hidden Bayerischer Rundfunk paths as well as holy places in the scenic middle-German mountains.) This film is not screened for competition.

Approx. 12:50, Ein Alpsommer im Kleinwalsertal (Summer Pasture of the Kleinwalsertal: This Austrian mountain Sandra Schlittenhardt / valley can only be reached by one road — 45’00 DE German Bayerischer Rundfunk via Bavaria. To this day, local families continue the ancient traditions of Alpine farming.)

Approx. 13:45, Der Bärenmann – Reno Sommerhalders Leben unter Bären (Bear Man — Reno Sommerhalder’s Life Among the Bears: For 30 years Reno and his family have been living in Canada’s Beat Bieri / Schweizer oldest national park in Banff, among bears. 92’00 CH German Fernsehen Here and during excursions to Alaska, Kamtschatka and Siberia he has come to understand that a peaceful co-existence is possible, as long as we do not lose respect.)

Schalthaus, Start 16:00 – Nonstop Programme II – (no presenter)

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16:00, Safar Be Amadai (A Journey to Amadai: More than 30 animal species are at home in the mountainous Amadai region Persian / in Iran, including eagles and wolves. All of 61’00 IRAN Farshad Afshinpour English them withstand harsh winters and scalding subtitles summers, reaping their rewards in spring and autumn.)

Approx. 17:10, Die Kanarischen Inseln – Im Reich der Feuerberge (The Canary Islands — Realm of Fire Mountains: Few places on earth have remained as wild as the Canaries, despite human influence. Michael Schlamberger / Adjacent to enormous holiday cities, 91’00 AT German Science Vision jagged coastal cliffs loom as well as romantic gorges, extensive pine forests and dunes. Award-winning director Michael Schlamberger takes us on an exhilarating journey through all climate zones.)

Dr. Georg Bayerle (Bavarian Broadcasting) Stieler-Haus, 17:30 Uhr hosts this talk with – Fireside Chat – Christoph Himmighoffen Alpenplan – Ein Modell in Gefahr? (former Head of the State (The Alpine Plan — an Endangered Environmental Office and Model? This discussion investigates current head of the German current threats to a Bavarian environmental Association for the act from 1972 which represents an Protection of the Mountain important sustainable model for Alpine World) and Dr. Guido development planning.) Plassmann (Director of ALPARC, a network of Alpine reserves).

Barocksaal, 17:00 – Ski Stories-

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Vom Telemark zum Gletscherbus (From Telemarking to Glacier Shuttles: The maker of this 1961 film about the middle-European ski boom is Tegernsee Dr. Otto Guggenbichler / 37’00 DE German Mountain Film Festival initiator Dr. Otto Bayerischer Rundfunk Guggenbichler, who has produced over 100 documentary films, many on Alpine themes.)

Skifabrikation (Ski Manufacture: This super-short film records the integration of Dr. Otto Guggenbichler / 5’00 DE German modern materials into ski manufacture in Bayerischer Rundfunk 1960.)

The Highway (Only after a shocking family tragedy does Stan Rey fulfil his dream of skiing the Tantalus, a jagged, Mike Douglas / Switzback 15’00 CAN English glistening mountain range which flanks Entertainment the highway between Whistler and Vancouver.)

Spurtreu (Ski Tracks: Winter is over, all projects completed. However, a snow- rich spring inspires two Austrian skiers to 24’00 AT Hanno Mackowitz German abandon their well-hatched plans to hang at home.)

Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 17:00 – Sun, Ice and Snow –

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Frozen Ambrosia (The thought of Greece certainly does not evoke high English / mountains or a ski and snowboard 55’00 USA Constantine Papanicolaou German season. Yet these exist. While winter in subtitles the Greek mountains is magical, its ski industry struggles economically.)

Mit Tourenski durch die wilde Dauphiné (Ski Touring through the Wild Dauphiné: The Dauphiné with its Barre Michael Düchs / des Écrins (4,102 m) is one of the wildest 27’00 DE German Bayerischer Rundfunk mountain ranges in the Alps. A mountain guide and a world cup skier set out on an epic ski adventure.)

Medius-Center, 17:00 – Dirtbag and Legend –

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Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey (Hero, womaniser, living mountaineering legend: a look at Fred Beckey’s life story reveals the very roots of North American Dave O’Leske / Jason climbing. Staying loyal to one’s dream 96’00 USA English Reid sometimes involves being something of a “dirtbag”. At age 94, having nailed more first ascents than any of his compatriots, Fred remains unstoppable.)

Quirinal, 17:00 – Tough Times –

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Stgelas en pocas qa (The Last Farmer Rhaeto- of Casti: What happens when the last Caspar Nicca / Romance / farmer leaves? This problem affects 28’00 CH Radiotelevisiun Svizra German many mountain villages, also in the Rumantscha subtitles Swiss canton of Graubünden.)

Tage der Verwüstung – Unwetter 1966 und Bevölkerungsschutz heute (Days of Devastation — The 1966 Tempest and Current Civil Protection: 50 Years ago, Helmut Lechthaler / Southern Tyrol experienced thunder 50’00 IT German Audiovision storms of unprecedented ferocity. By now, effective measures for the protection of Alpine communities are in place.)

Barocksaal, 20:00 – Retrospective: Fuzzy Garhammer – One who is dancing and playing with snow

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Generations of Freeskiing (Mark von Roy is a ski hound and film maker. He delves into the history of freestyle skiing, which is unthinkable without legendary Max Nüchtern / Fuzzy Garhammer and his sons Max and 30’00 DE Aestivation German Moritz. Filmproduktion During the retrospective, bits from diverse films by and with Fuzzy Garhammer will be shown. He will be present in person.)

Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 20:00 – Encounters –

Title Duration Nation Screenwriter/Producer Language

Salzburg – Hollywood – Himalaya und retour: Norman Dyhrenfurth (Salzburg, Hollywood, Himalaya and Back: The children of famous parents often stand in Luth Maurer / their shadow. Not Norman Dyhrenfurth, 45’00 AT Österreichischer German who celebrated his 99th birthday in May. Rundfunk His life story includes chapters as mountain guide and cameraman, not only in the mountain world but also in Hollywood.)

Der Preis des Erfolgs – Begegnungen am Jungfraujoch (The Price of Success — Encounters at the Jungfraujoch Saddle: Up to 5,000 passengers daily Urs Sloksnath / disembark from local mountain trains. 50’00 CH Schweizer Radio und German Hailed by the Bernese Highlands tourism Fernsehen industry as its saviour, the planned express gondola to the Eigen Glacier has already overcome many legal hurdles, but also meets with resistance.)

Medius, 20:00 – Steep! –

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The Art of Climbing (The “Headless Children” route in the Rätikon range feels like “climbing through a painting”. Florian Klingler / Red Bull 17’00 AT German Kilian Fischhuber attempts the first Media House repeat of this spectacular grade 10 route on colourful limestone.)

Young Guns (They are the leaders of a new generation of juvenile climbing stars: Ashima Shiraishi and Kai Lightner started breaking records at child age and Nick Rosen, Josh Lowell, English / impress even their role models. While 27’00 USA Peter Mortimer / Sender German cave-climbing in Norway, they learn Films subtitles tough lessons, especially how to persist in the face of failure.) In 2011 Peter Mortimer received the Prize for the best Alpine Film.

Elbrus (Freeriding pros Thibaud Duchosal from France and Lucas Swieykowski from Argentina often travel to Russia on the quest for new descents. FR/RU Laurent Jamet / Eye of 68’00 English This time, they aim for Europe’s highest S the Storm Production peak, Mt. Elbrus (5,642 m) in the Northern Caucasus, where stunning rides and intriguing stories await them.)

Schalthaus, 20:00 – Faith –

Title Duration Nation Screenwriter/Producer Language

Becoming who I was (Little Padma Angdus was born in Ladakh in Northern India, aware that he is the reincarnation of a Tibetan spiritual leader. Aged 6, he Ladakhi, becomes enthroned as Rinpoche. His South Chang-Yong Moon, Jin Tibetan, Indian / world falls apart when he is expelled from 95’00 Corea Jeon / Sonamu Films German the Ladakh monastery because it is not subtitles his own. Only the irrefutable love of his teacher helps him to persist in the quest of reaching his disciples, of finding his path in the Himalayas.)

Quirinal, 20:00 – Old Homeland –

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Gotthard – Unser Traum vom Süden (Our Dream of the South: The world’s longest railway tunnel was built in the late 19th century and traverses the Saint- Michael Petsch / Zweites 29’00 DE German Gotthard Massif in the Swiss Alps. This Deutsches Fernsehen film explores the immense undertaking of its construction and casts a glance at its future.)

Quellmalz (Sent by the Nazis to Southern Tyrol in 1940 to record German folklore songs, musicologist Dr. Alfred South Tyrolian Mike Ramsauer / Artis Quellmalz finds himself arduously 68’00 IT dialect / German Soc. Cooperation traversing remote mountain valleys while subtitles pitted against time and at the mercy of volatile political changes.)

Sporthalle, 20:00 – Before it is too late –

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Still Alive – Drama am Mount Kenya (Drama at Mt Kenya: In 1970 Gert Judmaier suffers a tragic fall during his descent from Mt. Kenya and remains stranded for 7 days with a fractured leg. Reinhold Messner /RIVA An incredible transcontinental rescue 88’00 AT German Film; ServusTV operation succeeds in retrieving him alive. 45 years later the original team returns to Mt. Kenya. A film by mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner.)

(Programme change) Lawine an der Shisha Pangma – Ein tragisches Unglück und offene Fragen (Avalanche at Shishapangma — A Tragedy and Open Questions: Only one Michael Düchs / 27’00 DE German out of a group of five mountaineers Bayerischer Rundfunk survives a tragic avalanche accident on the Tibetan eightthousander. Between contradictory versions of the event, questions abound.)

Friday, 20 October, 2017

Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 9:30 – Children’s Programme II –

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Die Teufelsbrücke von Uri (The Devil’s Bridge of Uri: According to an ancient legend, the inhabitants of the Swiss Jochen Ehmann / Suisse dialect / 7’00 CH canton Uri had to make a pact with the Schattenkabinett German subtitles devil in order to build a bridge over a dangerous gorge.)

Heimliche Helden – Keas in Neuseeland (Secret Heros — Keas in New Zealand: Kea parrots love snow Volker Arzt, Angelika and the cold mountain climate. Curious 45’00 DE Sigl / Text& Bild German and creative, they break into houses and Medienproduktion rubbish bins, open locks and steal tools. Ski pistes are a favourite destination.)

Schalthaus, Start 12:00 Nonstop Programme I (no presenter)

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12:00, Too High to Fall (The first Chinese amateur team of all-female mountaineers attempts to scale Mt Nepal / Arturo Casares Cortina Everest and make history. Instead, the 82’00 English China / LangruiStudio ladies fall victim to Nepal’s 2015 earthquake, the deadliest natural disaster ever to hit Everest.)

Approx. 13:30, Unbekanntes Bulgarien – Durch die wilden Gebirge am Rande Europas (Unknown Bulgaria — Across the Wild Mountains at Europe’s Edge: Barbara Gayler / While journeying from the Northern 44’00 DE German IFAGE-Filmproduktion Balkan across the Rila mountain range to the green Rhodopes in the South, we encounter dancing bears and the fantastic Rila Monestary.)

Approx.14:15, Ein Jahr am Kirchsee (A Year at Lake Kirchsee: Locals love this shallow moor lake close to the Andrea Rüthlein / Bavarian town of Bad Tölz. Like a black 44’00 DE German Bayerischer Rundfunk pearl it sits amidst ancient moors that originated during the last ice age.) This film is not screened for competition.

Schalthaus, Start 16:00 Nonstop Programme II (no presenter)

16:00, A mords Sauhaufen in a z’kloan Zelt (rep.) (A Bunch of Nutters in a Tiny Tent: Freeriders Alex, Max and Simon Platzer, Rafael are merely testing their tent when Johannes Hoffmann, 12’00 AT German a breathtaking roller coaster ride through Jakob Schweighofer / the mountains begins. Their tiny magical Whiteroom Production tent brings our heroes to unimaginable places.)

Approx. 16:15, Dessine-moi un chamois (Draw Me a Chamois: Colin is nine years old. His grandparents are renowned wildlife film makers who live inside Italy’s Gran Paradiso National Park — in a village at 1,650 m of altitude Véronique, Anne and French / German near the Aosta Valley. While visiting, 70’00 FR Erik Lapied / Lapied subtitles Colin learns stealth, how to read tracks, Film use crampons and camp in the wild. However, one animal proves particularly hard to capture.) In 2011 Erik and Anne Lapied received the Great Prize of the City of Tegernsee.

Approx. 17:45, Aspirations of the Pamirs (On bamboo bicycles, three friends traverse the remote Himalayan Brian Mathé, Morgan regions of the Pamir. En route, they also 53’00 FR Monchaud, Siphay English scale a couple of near-sixthousanders Vera / solidream and meet locals who strive to preserve their culture and regain political autonomy.)

Barocksaal, 17:00 – With Winds and Wheels –

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May the Wind be with you (Four German friends make their third snow- kiting attempt in Alaska. Staying relaxed Sebastian Bubmann, despite bad weather and avalanche Tobis Deckert, Philip 15’00 DE German warnings pays off: the wind pulls them Kuchelmeister, up to the summit in no time where they Maximilian Kühnhauser unpack their skis and a speed flyer for the descent.)

4 Wheel Bob (Bob Coomber is an intrepid adventurer determined to be the first to traverse the Sierra Nevada’s Kearsarge Pass (3,569 m) in a wheelchair — while fighting diabetes. He Tal Skloot / Tritone 72’00 USA English overcomes immense obstacles, Films advancing by mere inches. His greatest mission however is to inspire others to overcome their limitations and dare the impossible.)

Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 17:00 – Over and Under –

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Faszination Zugspitze – Zwischen Natur und Touristenboom (Intriguing Mt. Zugspitze — Between Nature and Carmen Schumacher / Tourism Boom: Half a million visitors 30’00 DE ZDF Digital German flock to Germany’s highest peak every Medienproduktion year. A veritable fair ground in summer, Mt. Zugspitze also offers many other stunning facets.)

Annapurna III – Unclimbed (Extreme Alpinists David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Alex Blümel attempt to ascend Jochen Schmoll / Annapurna III (7,555 m) on its unclimbed 12’00 DE/AT German drehXtrem Southeast ridge. Exhaustion, fear and the crazily exposed route threaten to crush them.)

Nervenkitzel im Karst – Die Spitzeckhöhle am Hohen Ifen (Thrill of the Karst — The Spitzeckhöhle Cave at Alexander Freuding / Mt. Hoher Ifen: Cave explorers search 11’00 DE German Bayerischer Rundfunk for a second exit from a cave that can only be entered during a frost and turns into a deathtrap during rain.)

Hochalmspitze – Die Königin der Hohen Tauern (Queen of the High Tauern: Mt. Hochalmspitze (3,360 m) Georg Bayerle / with its long valleys and elegant shape 27’00 DE German Bayerischer Rundfunk bookends the Eastern Alps. Its glaciers and ridges invite mountaineers to enjoy stunning classic high routes.)

Medius, 17:00 – Everest –

Everest – Mission Weltrekord (Mission World Record: Picture small ridges flanked by sheer drops and long lines of mountaineers waiting to pass snow- Karsten Scheuren / swept bottlenecks. Many world records 80’00 DE German fabuWorks have already been set at Mt. Everest. Tyrolean extreme sportsman Lukas Furtenbach hopes to be the first to capture the mountain by drone.)

Quirinal, Start 17:00 – Far South –

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Riders on the Storm (Ines Papert and Mayan Smith-Gobat attempt the first freeclimbing ascent of the “Riders on the 20’00 DE Franz Walter German Storm” route at Torre Central in Patagonia. At first, their endeavour seems more pain than gain.)

Symphony on Skis (In 1986 mountain guide Gottlieb Braun-Elwert traversed New Zealand’s southern Alps on skis in just 18 hours, mastering a massive Carla Braun-Elwert / 60’00 NZ German glacier, four mountain passes and 4,000 Atara Film m of altitude. He never thought of this experience as a struggle, but likes to call it a symphony.)

Sporthalle, 17:00 – Ice. Mountain. River. –

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Into Twin Galaxies – A Greenland epic (Distinguished by National Geographic as “Adventurers of the Year”, three daredevils try to haul their transport Jochen Schmoll / Red English / kayaks across 1,000 km of Greenland 52’00 DE/AT Bull Media House; German subtitles ice — with the help of kites. On their way drehXtrem to the island’s northernmost passable river, they treat viewers to truly breathtaking scenery.)

Tupendeo – Ein Berg, zwei Geschichten (rep.) (One Mountain, Two Stories: During a first ascent in Cashmere, three Swiss mountaineers Robert Steiner / Visual 26’00 CH English, German discover a mysterious rope break. Based Impact on local rumours about a British climber’s previous tragic accident they embark on a high altitude investigation.)

Barocksaal, 20:00 – Alpine Club Night I –

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Battle Cat 8c+ Lena Herrmann (Lena Herrmann, Germany’s strongest female Alexej Funke / rock climber, is the first woman to send 13’00 DE German Cinecircle “Battle Cat”, an 8c+ route in the Franconian Jura.)

Wegsanierung im Langtang Valley (Trail Restoration in the Langtang Valley: The German Alpine Club helps restore 8’00 DE Valentin Rapp German trails damaged by Nepal’s 2015 earthquake so that local communities can reconnect.)

Last Exit (rep.) (After a few years of BASE jumping, six out of a group of ten Puria Ravahi / friends have met their death. The 7’00 DE beechstudios tree German fascination and addiction of this extreme group sport as well as the pain of those left behind constitute a crucial conversation.)

Coconut Connection (Two Belgians and three Italians set out with musical instruments and ropes to scale the 1,000 m rock walls of Great Sail Peak and the Sean Villanueva O- English, French, 38’00 B Steward Valley on Baffin Island. In 2011 Driscoll Italian Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll received the Price for a Junior Film Maker for “Vertical Sailing Greenland”.)

The evening’s host Michael Pause from Bavarian Public Broadcasting will welcome a number of interesting guests. Please note: to accommodate its immense popularity, the German Alpine Club (DAV) programme will simultaneously be screened in the Sporthalle venue, albeit it in different sequence.

Thoma-Saal, 20:00 – Challenges –

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Mutter auf schmalem Grat (Mother on a Narrow Ridge: Gudrun Weikert braves a male domain and in 1988 becomes Germany’s first female mountain guide. Birgit Eckelt / At the peak of her career, an unplanned 45’00 DE German Bayerischer Rundfunk pregnancy unhinges her life: instead of motherly affection she feels despair and anger. To overcome her depression she must let go of extreme goal orientation.)

The White Maze (Professional freeriders Matthias “Hauni” Haunholder and Matthias Mayr strive to be the first to ski off Gora Pobeda’s peak, East Siberia’s Matthias Mayer / M- 52’00 AT German highest mountain. They also discover Line pioneer communities, collective farms and a nomadic lifestyle defined by severe cold and outstanding beauty.)

Medius, 20:00 – Madness! –

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A Song for Tomorrow (rep.) (Bizarre sandstone towers rise from lush green jungles in China’s first and largest Franz Walter / Kaletsch English / national park. In 2016, Mayan Smith- 26’00 DE Medien GmbH German subtitles Gobat, Ben Rueck, Liu Yongbang and Xiao Ting are the first climbers permitted to try their skills here.)

Lawine an der Shisha Pangma – Ein tragisches Unglück und offene Fragen (repeat) (Avalanche at Shishapangma — A Tragedy and Open Questions: Only one out of a group of Michael Düchs / 27’00 DE German five mountaineers survives a tragic Bayerischer Rundfunk avalanche accident on the Tibetan eightthousander. Between contradictory versions of the event, questions abound.)

The Unknown (Dave MacLeod discovers the joys of opening new routes Chris Prescott ( Dark 4’00 Scotland English in scenic places from the Scottish Sky Media Highlands to the Isle of Mull.)

Alpenwahnsinn – Zwischen Massentourismus und Bergidylle (Alpine Craze — Between Mass Tourism and Mountain Idyll: Snow cannons, mini Louis Saul /Megaherz; dirndls, mountain car racing. Tourism 29’00 DE Zweites Deutsche German managers keep industrialising the Alps Fernsehen with entertainment opportunities while environmentalists cry for a stop to the craze.)

Schalthaus, 20:00 – En Route to the Summit –

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Über Achttausend (Above Eightthousand: 8k Ascensions are as common as the environment’s deterioration, egotism and economic English /, 42’00 DE Harald Weiß / konnotat strife. This film accompanies a common, German subtitles drama-free ascension of Cho Oyu (8,201 m), taking us from the Chinese drivers’ camp at 4,500 m to the peak.)

Till Gottbrath – Ein Leben lang Outdoor und Abenteuer (A Life of Outdoor Adventures: Till Gottbrath has crossed frozen lakes by bike, the Michael Düchs / 18’00 DE German Greenland ice sheet on foot and sailed Bayerischer Rundfunk rough oceans. His paraglider guarantees aerial adventures in the tame Brandenburg Alps.)

A Qatari Family: Conquering Mountains together (A Qatari family of six hopes to utilise their Mt. Kilimanjaro Mark Flagler / Flagler climb as a bonding opportunity. 30’00 Ireland English Films However, extreme physical and mental challenges push each family member to their outer limit.)

Quirinal, 20:00 – Beautiful Mountain World –

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Der Rosengarten (The Rosengarten Group: According to minstrel legends, a dwarf king named Laurin ruled over the Astrid Kofler, Helmut beautiful Rosengarten mountain range 51’00 IT Lechthaler / German and his rose garden is what illuminates Audiovision as Alpenglow during sunset. Many more fantastic discoveries await visitors of this mountain rock fortress.)

Kräuterwelten in den Alpen (Herbal Medicine of the Alps: For many centuries, the inhabitants of remote mountain valleys in the Alps had to rely Bärbel Jacks / 45’00 DE German on nature’s healing powers and were Filmquadrat.dok familiar with herbal remedies. Today, the curative herbs of the Alps are being rediscovered.)

Sporthalle, 20:00 – Alpine Club Night II – (see Barocksaal)

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Coconut Connection (Two Belgians and three Italians set out with musical instruments and ropes to scale the 1,000 m rock walls of Great Sail Peak and the Sean Villanueva English, French, 38’00 B Steward Valley on Baffin Island. In 2011 O’Driscoll Italian Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll received the Price for a Junior Film Maker for “Vertical Sailing Greenland”.)

Saturday, 21 October 2017

Schalthaus, Start 10:00 Nonstop Programme I (no presenter)

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10:00, Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey (rep.) (Hero, womaniser, living mountaineering legend: a look at Fred Beckey’s life story reveals the very roots of North American climbing. Staying Dave O’Leske / Jason 96’00 USA English loyal to one’s dream sometimes involves Reid being something of a “dirtbag”. At age 94, having nailed more first ascents than any of his compatriots, Fred remains unstoppable.)

Approx. 12:00, Homebird – Nepal (Nepal’s geographic location between Southern jungles and the extreme altitude of the Himalayas in the North German, Nepal / Andrea Leichtfried, makes it an intensely diverse nation. 53’00 English, DE Simon Spädtke Viewers are taken on less trodden paths Nepalese to meet special individuals and their stories. An intimate encounter with Nepal’s people and culture.)

Schalthaus, Start 13:30 Nonstop Programme II (no presenter)

13:30, Encordés (Roped Up: The “Patrouille des Glaciers” is the oldest and probably hardest ski mountaineering race, covering a challenging Alpine route Frédéric Favre / French / of 100 km and 4,000 m of altitude 106’00 CH Lomotion German between Zermatt and Verbier. Those Filmproduktion subtitles who wish to participate must prepare for years and face a life-changing experience.)

Approx. 15:30, Kishtwar Shivling – Via dei Trentini (The Trento Team en Route: Four Italian mountaineers from English / the Trentino travel to Cashmere to 62’00 IT Luca Corenalla German ascend the unclimbed East buttress of subtitles Mt. Kishtwar Shivling. At basecamp, the 800 m wall of their dreams looms above them, about to test their last reserves.)

Barocksaal, 17:00 – Life Paths –

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Im Schatten des Everest (In Everest’s Shadow: Swiss lawyer Andrea Zimmermann and seven-time Everest summiteer Norbu Sherpa experience the Frank Senn / English / great 2015 quake together and 42’00 CH Schweizer Fernsehen German immediately provide relief in destroyed DOK subtitles villages around Kathmandu. By now, they are married, have climbed Everest and founded a trekking agency as well as an aid organisation.)

Reinhold Messner – Horizontsüchtig (Horizon Addict: Reinhold Messner grew up with 9 siblings at the foot of the Peter Solfrank / majestic Geisler Peaks North of the 44’00 DE German Bayerisches Fernsehen Dolomites. Did this childhood destine him to become addicted to faraway horizons high above the world?)

Thoma-Saal, 17:00 – Criss Cross –

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Dhaulagiri – Asceno al la montaña blanca (rep.) (Ascending the White Mountain: Four Argentinian Alpinists set out to document their ascension of Cristián Harbaruk, Spanish / Himalayan eightthousander Dhaulagiri. 72’00 ARG Buillermo Glass / Arista German Little do they suspect that one of them Sur/Malcine subtitles will disappear en route to the summit and that their film will turn into a quest for answers to the questions raised by this tragedy.)

The Art of Climbing (rep) (The “Headless Children” route in the Rätikon range feels like “climbing through a Florian Klingler / Red 7’00 AT German painting”. Kilian Fischhuber attempts the Bull Media House first repeat of this spectacular grade 10 route on colourful limestone.)

Gesichter mit Geschichten (Faces with Stories: Since her wedding day, Rita has South Tyrolean been living on a mountain farm in Helmut Lechthaler / dialect / Southern Tyrol. She hopes to stay, cook 11’00 IT Audiovision German and help out at least till she turns 100. subtitles God may “embrace her” then — she has only heard good things about him.)

Medius, 17:00 – Extreme –

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Brette (24-Year-old Brette Harrington wows the climbing scene and takes us to ice falls in the Canadian Rockies, Nick Rosen, Josh English / Yosemite bigwalls and Cerro Torre in 11’00 USA Lowell, Peter Mortimer German Patagonia, demonstrating her silent / Sender Films subtitles strength as well as her sociable nature.) In 2011 Peter Mortimer received the Prize for the best Alpine Film.

Malishan – Taiwan Canyoning Expedition (Eight adventurers meet in Taiwan to open one of the longest canyoning descents in the world, an English / eight day first descent down Malishan 50’00 DE Moritz Sonntag German River, aided only by satellite photos and subtitles an old map. All elements seem set against them, but the international team persists, mastering the unexpected.)

Common Ground – The North Face Siberian Expedition (Extreme climbers Hansjörg Auer, Jacopo Larcher, Siebe Vanhee and the Pou brothers Iker and Eneko open new rock climbing routes in 12’48 ES Jordi Canyi / Filmut English the Siberian Chukotka region, combining their diverse strengths towards a common goal. They meet with a novel common enemy: mosquito swarms.)

Willkommen in unserer Welt (Welcome Lisa Maria Holleis, to Our World: 3 young Tyrolean women Astrid Geige, Melissa help integrate juvenile refugees by 8’00 AT Presslaber, Lind German teaching them how to ski, thus building a Rausch / umF bridge towards freedom, joy and hope.) skiprojekt

Quirinal, 17:00 – Unique –

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Ein Rucksack voll Erinnerungen – Auf den Spuren großer Bergsteiger (A Backpack Filled with Memories — In the Footsteps of Great Mountaineers. In honour of Dr. Otto Guggenbichler, initiator of the Tegernsee Mountain Film Festival. 42’00 DE Bayerischer Rundfunk German Not only did he grow up in the Tegernsee Valley, Dr. Otto Guggenbichler was passionate about mountaineering and the history of Alpinism and produced numerous films on Alpine themes such as this intriguing 1976 production.)

Die Isar – Der letzte Wildfluss Deutschlands (rep.) (The Isar — Germany’s Last Wild River: Its headwaters gush between the Jürgen Eichinger / Karwendel Range’s steep 44’00 DE German Jürgen Eichinger Film mountainsides, giving us an idea of Alpine rivers at the end of the last ice age. Today, the Isar River is an endangered species.)

Schalthaus, 17:00 – Never Give Up! –

Une vie à apprendre (Life Lessons: Turned paraplegic by a tragic accident, Vanessa François relies on her friends and on her arms to keep climbing. While Eloíse Barbierei / 24’00 FR / IT French ascending the Grand Capucin, she Vaness en Mour realises that her disability does not imprison her as much as her relentless obsession with mountaineering.)

Het Bergdorpje – Vijlen, traditie in transitie (The Mountain Village — Transforming Traditions: Vijlen is a typical village in Limburg, yet also Dutch / Holland’s highest, at 700 ft. Its 50’00 NL Roel Willems / Blend-r German inhabitants forge a viable future, while subtitles other villages lose their dwellers to the city. But not everybody appreciates changes to their tranquil lives.)

Annapurna III – Unclimbed (rep.) (Extreme Alpinists David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Alex Blümel attempt Jochen Schmoll / to ascend Annapurna III (7,555 m) on its 12’00 DE / AT German drehXtrem unclimbed Southeast ridge. Exhaustion, fear and the crazily exposed route threaten to crush them.)

Sporthalle, 17:00 – Giving Everything –

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Tupendeo – Ein Berg, zwei Geschichten (rep.) (One Mountain, Two Stories: During a first ascent in English / Cashmere, three Swiss mountaineers Robert Steiner / Visual 26’00 CH German discover a mysterious rope break. Based Impact subtitles on local rumours about a British climber’s previous tragic accident they embark on a high altitude investigation.)

Inside – 80 km du Mont Blanc (80 km from Mont Blanc: This legendary 82 km mountain race forces participants to French / scale approx. 6,000 m of altitude above 52’00 FR Mouss Production German Chamonix. Be they pros or lays, runners, subtitles helpers or medicals, all participants can look forward to their own extreme adventure.)

Barocksaal, 20:00 – Final Celebration and Conferring of Prizes –

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With Festival Patron Dr. Heiner Geißler.

Cinematic highlights of the festival.

Thoma-Saal, 20:00 – Relentless –

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Still alive – Drama am Mount Kenya (rep.) (Drama at Mt Kenya: In 1970 Gert Judmaier suffers a tragic fall during his descent from Mt. Kenya and remains stranded for 7 days with a fractured leg. Reinhold Messner ( An incredible transcontinental rescue 88’00 AT German RIVA Film; Servis TV operation succeeds in retrieving him alive. 45 years later the original team returns to Mt. Kenya. A film by mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner.)

Annapurna III – Unblimbed (rep.) (Extreme Alpinists David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Alex Blümel attempt Jochen Schmoll / to ascend Annapurna III (7,555 m) on its 12’00 DE/AT German drehXtrem unclimbed Southeast ridge. Exhaustion, fear and the crazily exposed route threaten to crush them.)

Medius, 20:00 – Obsessed –

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(Programme change) A Song for Tomorrow (rep.) (Bizarre sandstone towers rise from lush green English / jungles in China’s first and largest Franz Walter / Kaletsch 26’00 DE German national park. In 2016, Mayan Smith- Medien subtitles Gobat, Ben Rueck, Liu Yongbang and Xiao Ting are the first climbers permitted to try their skills here.)

Blocheads (The Golden Age of bouldering reigns in Great Britain. An unprecedented number of climbing halls Alastair Lee / Posing sets climbers up for near and far boulder 60’00 GB English Productions challenges. This documentary grants a humorous look at the history and reality of what used to be an “anarchic sport”.)

Spurtreu (rep.) (Ski Tracks: Winter is over, all projects completed. However, a snow-rich spring inspires two Austrian 24’00 AT Hanno Mackowitz German skiers to abandon their well-hatched plans to hang at home.)

Quirinal, 20:00 – Enchanted –

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Symphony on Skis (rep.) (In 1986 mountain guide Gottlieb Braun-Elwert traversed New Zealand’s southern Alps on skis in just 18 hours, mastering a 60’00 NZ Carla Braun-Elwert German massive glacier, four mountain passes and 4,000 m of altitude. He never thought of this experience as a struggle, but likes to call it a symphony.)

Chimborazo – Mit Handicap zum Gipfel (Summitting With a Disability: Multiple para-olympic champion Michael Markus Henssler / Teuber faces the greatest challenge of 25’00 DE German bewergbild his life. Almost completely paraplegic, he yet aims to summit on Mt. Chimborazo (6,267 m) in Ecuador.)

A mords Sauhaufen in a z’kloan Zelt (rep.) (A Bunch of Nutters in a Tiny Tent: Freeriders Alex, Max and Rafael are Simon Platzer, Johannes merely testing their tent when a Hoffmann, Jakob 12’00 AT German breathtaking roller coaster ride through Schweighofer / the mountains begins. Their tiny magical Whiteroom Production tent brings our heroes to unimaginable places.)

Schalthaus, 20:00 – Rescue –

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Nationalpark Stilfserjoch (Stelvio National Park: The glaciers of the last ice age have shaped a barren landscape. Here, surrounded by the Marco Polo, Thomas 42’00 IT German Ortler Alps, humans and nature live in Vonmetz / PR Video intimate reciprocity, making the national park into a model region for sustainable Alpine living.)

Helfer aus der Luft am Everest – Die Bergretter vom Matterhorn (Helpers from the Air at Everest — The Matterhorn Mountain Rescue: “Give me a fish and I will die. Teach me to fish and Benoît Aymon / Radio 52’00 CH German I can live.” Loyal to this motto, two Swiss Télévision Suisse mountain rescue workers try to set up an aerial rescue operation in Nepal based on the Swiss model and focussing on the transfer of knowledge.)

Sporthalle, 20:00 – Reward for Strife –

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Sloboda pod nákladom (rep.) (Freedom under Load: The oldest porters servicing remote huts in the High Slovakian / Tatra’s nature reserve sometimes carry Pavol Barabáš / K2 58’00 SK German over 100 kg on their backs. Defying Studio subtitles storms and snow, they do not consider their profession a burden, but a form of freedom.)

Into Twin Galaxies – A Greenland epic (rep.) (Distinguished by National Geographic as “Adventurers of the Year”, three daredevils try to haul their Jochen Schmoll / Red English / transport kayaks across 1,000 km of 52’00 DE / AT Bull Media House; German Greenland ice — with the help of kites. drehXtrem subtitles On their way to the island’s northernmost passable river, they treat viewers to truly breathtaking scenery.)

Sunday, October 22,2017

Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, from 9:30 - Finale -

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Matinée with the winning films (detailed programme will be available from Saturday evening)

(Please note: All programme information is subject to correction / short term changes may occur.)

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