10 DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT ADVENTURE SPORTS
THE BEST DOCUMENTARIES ON EXTREME SPORTS: Raise the adrenaline at home with these documentaries full of adventure!
When we think of extreme sports, the first thing that comes to mind is adventure and adrenaline. Challenging nature and putting our human condition to the test leads us to feel really alive on the road. But behind every adventure, there is always a great story... a true story! Of real brave men, in real places.
The asphalt, the snow, the sea, the sand, the cold and the heat, the most vertical rock, the most unexpected storm... and everything for which the most intrepid adventurers live, is impregnated with the indelible traces of who simply cannot live without taking their life to the extreme and leaving their fears behind, using it as fuel.
We know this very well. When a person is thirsty for adventure, and hungry to overcome what other mortals classify as "impossible", it makes them want to eat the world even more. And best of all, we have videos to prove it!
We have compiled the best documentaries to raise your adrenaline from home and immerse yourself in the most incredible and inspiring stories of those who simply could not help but let out the spirit of freedom that characterizes them.
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DISCOVER THE 10 BEST DOCUMENTARIES ON ADVENTURE AND EXTREME SPORTS!
DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS (2001)
Duration: 1h31m
Score IMDB: 7.7/10
Directed by: Stacy Peralta
Go back in time to the 1970s, the era that revolutionized skateboarding and longboarding forever. Immerse yourself in a California that saw the riders transform into true rockstars passionate about surfing the asphalt, and that little by little would inspire an entire generation. Explore a time when skateboarding was on the verge of extinction until a group of guys in California decided to take inspiration from surfing to take this sport to its fullest, and turn it all into a lifestyle.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP9EMH6R50w
VALLEY UPRISING (2014)
Duration: 1h43m
IMDB Score: 8.1/10
Directed by: Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen & Josh Lowell (co-director)
Dare to discover what it was really like to climb Yosemite in the 1970s, when generations of hippies and bohemians decided to leave society behind and climb the biggest rock walls they could find. Live with them the passion and evolution of climbing and the counterculture that all that entailed, and that today thousands of athletes take to the extreme.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQXWnoipdFE
UNDER AN ARCTIC SKY (2017)
Duration: 39m
IMDB Score: 7.1/10
Directed by: Chris Buckard
Accompany this group of surfers on their journey -in the dead of winter- to a remote corner of Iceland, in their quest to surf the most perfect waves, even if it means running into the worst storm of their lives. Six surfers team up with photographer Chris Burkard and filmmaker Ben Welland to find and ride unknown waves on the Hornstrandir Peninsula, under the most amazing skies on the entire continent.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJF_ox4UEfM
MOUNTAIN (2017)
Duration: 1h14m
IMDB Score: 7.2/10
Directed by: Jennifer Peedom
Director Jennifer Peedom takes an in-depth look at the relationship between adventurers and mountains in countless corners of our planet, including Alaska, Tibet, Australia and Norway. With impeccable cinematography and music, “Mountain” perfectly explores mountaineers, climbers, soloists, wingsuiters, mountain bikers, snowboarders… and their passion for living the most extreme adventures that only mountains can offer.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxtWMOAHoiI
TAKE EVERY WAVE: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017)
Duration: 1h58m
IMDB Score: 7.4/10
Directed by: Rory Kennedy
Learn more about the revealing story of the American icon Laird Hamilton, who with his skill and passion revolutionized the history of surfing. Explore in depth the personality of this ambitious pioneer as he journeys through the biggest, most challenging and “impossible” waves that no one has dared to surf before. A story of overcoming and adrenaline that will change your perspective on this incredible sport.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aSZsAqf4Do
BLOOD ROAD (2017)
Duration: 1h36m
IMDB Score: 6.7/10
Directed by: Nicholas Schrunk
Discover the story of Rebecca Rusch in her quest to find the last place where her father was seen alive forty years ago, when he was a pilot in the US Air Force. Join Rebecca and her fellow traveler Huyen Nguyen as they ride 1.200 miles away along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the jungles of Vietnam, and discover the mysteries surrounding his father's story.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCzVqiN950M
THE DAWN WALL (2018)
Duration: 1h41m
IMDB Score: 8.1/10
Directed by: Josh Lowell & Peter Mortimer
Legendary for his drive and story of overcoming himself, climber Tommy Caldwell ventures into uncharted territory in the world of climbing: the El Capitan Dawn Wall in Yosemite National Park. A story of sheer bravery in this extreme Californian location, explored from an angle never seen before, and now told in depth in his own words.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hc8tB9uhho
KILIAN JORNET PATH TO THE EVEREST (2018)
Duration: 1h20m
IMDB Score: 7.2/10
Directed by: Sebastien Montaz-Rosset, Josep Serra Mateu
Get to know the deepest and most revealing side of the renowned climber Kilian Jornet, who after years of traveling to peaks and summits all over the world, and completing his historic double ascent of Everest, continues in search of reaching new extreme challenges.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTb5_B0wSUQ
FREE SOLO (2018)
Duration: 1h40m
IMDB Score: 8.2/10
Directed by: Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vararhelyi
Discover the story of the most successful solo climber of recent times. In “Free Solo”, the then 23-year-old Californian, Alex Honnold, prepares himself physically and mentally to reach his next challenge: climbing El Capitan in Yosemite, 975 meters, without ropes or any protective equipment. Honnold leads a generation of “super humans” who have put exploration aside for a bit and are facing the fiercest big wall climbing challenges in history in increasingly challenging, dangerous and breathtaking conditions.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89H0BHXjkXI
RUNNING FOR GOOD: The Fiona Oakes Documentary (2018)
Duration: 1h14m
IMDB Score: 7.6/10
Directed by: Keegan Kuhn
Walk step by step with Fiona Oakes, the marathoner who has set world endurance records, in her quest to overcome the toughest foot race in the world: the Des Sables Marathon, which involves 250km of running through the Sahara desert. A story of overcoming and ambition that inspires in a unique way.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWPRAjb4Nto
Amazing stories from even more impressive personalities! Nothing like spending an afternoon watching “movies” letting yourself be inspired by the impetus and spirit of adventure of these great athletes. What other adventure and extreme sports documentaries do you recommend?
