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THE 2025

Official Selection

As the festival selection grows, you can choose how you want to enjoy your adventure: the household or community pass.

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Interviews intro!

Check out our 9 film interviews

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Travelling Home - meet Juliet Klottrup

Juliet reveals the chance meeting with Joe Cannon that led to his story reaching our screens, and her digging out some old footage.

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The Parkinson's Project - meet Jess James

Jess gives us a behind the scenes view of Chris Hamper and his fight with Parkinson's, and talks about his hopes for the project.

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Jamrock - meet Gaz Leah

Gaz tells Greg the story behind the film and the joy of seeing climbing begin to take off in Jamaica.

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George - meet James Appleton

James talks to the festival about friendship, the wonderful town of Keswick, fell-running and that lovely hound.

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Dream Again - meet Mathis Decroux

Mathis tells Greg about his trip to the Himalayas with Adri Brownlee and the joys of being a filmmaker based in the French Alps.

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Concrete Summer - meet Jacob Watson

Jacob shares the fun of making the film with Adam and is it about something bigger picture than alley cat racing?

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Capsized - meet Roxanna Barry

Roxy and Molly discuss the importance of representation in outdoors filmmaking and that dreaded Scottish bog...

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A Month in the Mountains - meet Heather McManus

Heather calls in from Scotland to talk about working with Jamie Aarons and trying to keep up with her Munros round!

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Always Alive - meet Hillary Gerardi

Hillary talks to Greg about her Mont Blanc challenge and what runners can do to help in the fight against climate change.

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Keep On Keeping On

At 73 years young, Eric Davies stands as an inspiring example of resilience, passion, and the transformative power of surfing.

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Able

Para-climbing debuts at the 2028 Paralympics, and for GB athlete James Rudge, this final qualifier is his last shot at selection.

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Plunge

This Bafta-nominated short, animated film tells the story of Katie who found empowerment, friendship, and healing by plunging into the frigid waters of the sea.

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Frostbitten

In 1999, Nigel Vardy survived a deadly storm on Denali thanks to a record-breaking rescue. 25 years later, he returns to honour the rescuers and medical teams who saved him.

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It's All Downhill From Here

Runners, Trina and Gloria, in the mountains together before the race as they taper off, simply enjoying the alpine trails and their time running together.

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Finding Bo

Finding Bo is a short documentary film exploring the relationship between humans and wildlife through the lens of Scottish photographer Karen Miller.

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Sama

In a country of tensions between Syrians and Lebanese, two girls share their experiences and the social barriers they faced while pursuing their passion for climbing

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SOUP

Dipping, dunking, winter swimming… Whatever your preference for swimming might be, the Sheffield Outdoor Plungers (SOUP) has you covered.

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The Pointe Pessey

In her village of Le Grand-Bornand, in France, nestled at the foot of "The Pointe Pessey" Iris is preparing for a challenge that resonates far beyond the summits.

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Libertad

Adrián, a boy with limited opportunities from the northern Peruvian town of Cerrito de la Virgen discovers surfing through a local non-profit organisation.

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Kang Yatse - Hiking Blind

Two unlikely friends take on their biggest challenge ever.

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Salt

Unusually salty at birth, Alice is diagnosed for Cystic Fibrosis before becoming the first woman in Ireland to shoot surf films in water from a female perspective.

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Cache 23

Cache 23 follows the captivating journey of two canoeists, Michal and Karolina, as they traverse the vast, unforgiving wilderness of the Canadian Barren Lands.

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Finding Freedom - Stories from Refugees Rock

We follow the Refugees Rock crew on their first walking and rock climbing trip to Snowdonia, summiting the iconic Moel Siabod and sharing songs and stories around a fire in Llanberis.

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The Risk Business - Chasing Pete Whillance

Filmmaker Dom Bush explores his personal relationship with risk and reward by telling the story of one of his climbing idols, Pete Whillance.

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Dads Who Swim

A short vignette that celebrates all of the dads who find community doing what they love, which in this case are sunrise swims at Henry Hagg Lake in Oregon.

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Water Ways

Ashley Braunton is a 3rd generation surfer from Saunton in North Devon ranked 4th in the country for longboard, using surfing and community to get back on his feet.

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Between the Lines

A moving reflection on what it means to be connected... to the water, to the fish, to one's truest expression of self.

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The Beginning

Alenka Mali, a 24-year-old athlete, becomes the first documented female to complete a snowboard base jump off Goat Ridge and the Chief in Squamish, BC.

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100 Stars at Stanage: A Climbing Journey of Grit and Giving

Harry and Richard, take on a unique challenge at Stanage Edge: climbing 100 stars in a single day, all in support of Climbers Against Cancer (CAC).

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Diving Into The Darkness

An awe-inspiring odyssey about cave diving icon Jill Heinerth, and her journey of exploration, resilience and self-discovery in the planet’s deepest depths.

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Funny Species

Mountain sports meet wildlife documentary, revealing the hilariously irrational side of mankind through the lens of artificial intelligence.

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Ian

A powerful short film that chronicles the incredible journey of Ian Elliott, a 72-year-old Australian rock climber who defies conventional limits of aging.