mountainfilm Trailers

Imagine the Power of Film
An introduction to Mountainfilm in Telluride

See You In May
Mountainfilm in Telluride is a celebration of Indomitable Spirit. We'll see you here in May.

Mountainfilm Intros

Ben Knight
A slideshow of photographs featured on the cover of the Telluride Daily Planet newspaper compiled for the Mountainfilm in Telluride festival by Ben Knight.

Good Goes BAd
Mountainfilm 1997 intro

The Minds of Mountainfilm

Henry Barber
An interview with climber Henry Barber about his early fanaticism for climbing and how it led to travel and his signature barefoot style.

Jimmy Chin
An interview with climber/photographer Jimmy Chin on the "ultimate education" of travel and the importance of "making that leap."

Pete Athens
An interview with climber Pete Athans about the physical drama of climbing and how all of the rehearsals pay off time and time again when you get to come home in one piece.

Timmy O'Neill
Funny as always, Timmy talks about buildering in the Urban confines of the city - much like bouldering in the wilderness.

Ron Kauk
An interview with climber Ron Kauk about the genesis of his climbing life—a camp in Yosemite—and his connection to Yosemite and the natural world since.

Rick Ridgeway
An interview with climber Rick Ridgeway about an expedition to the Chang Tang Plateau that followed the endangered (and poached) chirru and included Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and the late Galen Rowell.

Ace Kvale
An interview with climber/photographer Ace Kvale about an expedition to an unclimbed (and never skied) peak in Tibet and about the bliss of unguided attempts and the cultural aspects of such travel.

David Breashears
David Breashears discusses discovering mountaineering and developing as a climber at Mountainfilm in Telluride.

Fun Stuff

Unicycle Hockey
Unicycle hockey game in Telluride, Colorado during Mountainfilm Festival. The end of the video shows a goal!