En gruppe adrenalin-junkier beslutter sig for at bestige K2 (verdens - ikke højeste - men sværeste bjerg at bestige) på trods af dårlige vejrvarslinger! Dumdristigheden straffes naturligvis, og de bliver begravet i en spalte i isen under en lavine. Fra en bjerg-hippie-lejr for foden af K2 beslutter man at sende et redningshold op i de højere luftlag. Armeret med et yderst følsomt sprængstof, som skal bruges til at fjerne isen over de forulykkede bjergbestigere, drager et hold helte nu op ad bjergets golde overflade

Kort før 2. verdenskrig forlader den østrigske bjergbestiger Heinrich Harrer sin kone og sit nyfødte barn og rejser sammen med landsmanden Peter Aufschnaiter til Himalaya for at bestige bjerget Nanga Parbat. Da krigen bryder ud, bliver de interneret i en britisk krigsfangelejr i Indien. De flygter over Himalaya-bjergene og ender i Tibet. Her bliver Harrar lærer for den unge Dalai Lama, og de syv år, som Harrer kommer til at tilbringe i Tibet, bliver én lang åndelig udviklingsproces for den selviske østriger.

Fem bjergbestigere er oppe at klatre i det skotske højland, da de finder en ung serbisk pge, der er blevet indespærret i en grotte ude i vildmarken. Det viser sig at hun er blevet kidnappet og snart er de selv indblandet i en forfærdelig kattens leg med musen med kidnapperne.

Et lykkeligt forhold og et komfortabelt job bliver betydningsløst for Alice Loudon (Heather Graham), da hun møder den mystiske bjergbestiger Adam (Joseph Fiennes), som med sit gode udseende og sin farlige udstråling giver hende en seksuel tilfredsstillelse, hun aldrig har fået før. De bliver gift, uden at Alice kender sin mands baggrund, og snart begynder hun at modtage anonyme breve, der advarer imod ham. Danske Ulrich Thomsen har en rolle i filmen.

FBI-agent Warren er et typisk bymenneske. Ikke desto mindre forfølger han uden tøven en naturglad massemorder, der er undsluppet ud i ødemarken på trekking. Stifinderen Jonathan slutter sig til Warren. Ikke bare ved han en del mere om overlevelse end Warren, det er også hans kæreste der leder vandregruppen, som den skrupelløse morder er en del af.

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

A meeting of two world famous climbers, one an experienced mountaineer the other a sport climber, and a journalist (Ivan) results in a bet on which of the two is the best climber. Roger (the mountaineering expert) states that Martin (the sport climber) wouldn't survive a day on a 'real' climbing expedition, although he is considered to be the world's best sport climber (having just won an indoor 'world championship,' an event depicted in the opening scene). They plan to climb 'Cerro Torre,' in the Patagonia region of South America, near the Argentinian/Chilean border, one of the world's most difficult mountains, especially considering the extreme weather conditions common to the area.

Shivaay en mands udfordringer og hans hårde kamp for at redde sin elskede familie. Shivaay, der spilles af Ajay Devgn, er i filmen bjergbestiger i Himalaya. Derudover medvirker bl.a. Erika Kaar og Abigail Eames. Filmen er instrueret af hovedrolleindehaveren Ajay Devgn.

In 2019, Nepalese mountain climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja set out to do the unthinkable by climbing the world’s fourteen highest summits in less than seven months. (The previous record was eight years). He called the effort “Project Possible 14/7” and saw it as a way to inspire others to strive for greater heights in any pursuit. The film follows his team as they seek to defy naysayers and push the limits of human endurance.

An adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best selling book, "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster". This movie attempts to re-create the disastrous events that took place during the Mount Everest climb on May 10, 1996. It also follows Jon Krakauer throughout the movie, and portrays what he was going through while climbing this mountain.

In The Beckoning Silence, Joe Simpson, whose amazing battle for survival featured in the multi-award winning "Touching the Void", travels to the treacherous North Face of the Eiger to tell the story of one of mountaineering's most epic tragedies. As a child, it was this story and that of one of the climbers in particular, that first captured Simpson's imagination and inspired him to take up mountaineering.

A 3D feature film about Sir Edmund Hillary's monumental and historical ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953 - an event that stunned the world and defined a nation.

Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and Nojiri encounter a young woman and her father, as well as Honda, a mountaineer. The inn folk do not realize their guests are wanted criminals and the visitors are treated with great kindness. Honda volunteers to lead them over the mountains, but Eijima's paranoia endangers all of them as they make the perilous trip.

Documentary about the famous mountaineer Reinhold Messner.

Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.

Family tensions in the Kentucky hills are inflamed by an outsider's dishonest scheme to exploit the area for its coal.

Fred Beckey is the legendary American "Dirtbag" mountaineer whose name is spoken in hushed tones around campfires. This rebel climber's pioneering ascents and lifestyle form an iconic legacy that continues to inspire generations.

King Lines follows Chris Sharma on his search for the planet's greatest climbs. From South American fantasy boulders to the sweeping limestone walls of Europe, Sharma finds and climbs the hardest, most spectacular routes. Off the coast of Mallorca he discovers his most outrageous project yet, a 70 foot arch rising from the Mediterranean Sea...

This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain.