Arc'teryx Presents: Not Alone

#arcteryx #arcteryxpresents #iceclimbing #wintermountaineering

After an ice climbing avalanche takes the life of her close friend, professional athlete and alpine guide Sarah Hueniken is shattered. In an attempt to reconnect with her life in the mountains, she takes on a huge link-up of remote winter climbs - but healing is about a lot more than just climbing.

DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY:
Heather Mosher

WRITTEN BY:
Heather Mosher
Chad Galloway

FEATURING:
Sarah Hueniken
Will Gadd
Barry Blanchard
Tiffany Carleton
Merrie-Beth Board
Scott McKay
Janet McLeod
John Price

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
Heather Mosher

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Aaron Bernakevitch

HIGH-ANGLE CINEMATOGRAPHY:
John Price

DRONE CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Alex Taylor / Raven West Drone Services

ADDITIONAL CAMERA:
Andy Arts
Michael Klekamp
Chad Galloway

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT:
Doug McLeod
Michael Klekamp
Alan Mosher
Evgenii Kozhushko

REENACTMENT STAND-IN:
Ekaterina Zavialova

POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR:
Chris Spencer

EDITED BY:
Chad Galloway

ADDITIONAL EDITING:
Heather Mosher

ANIMATIONS:
Erin Prysiazny

COLOURIST:
Andres Gomez Zamora

ORIGINAL SCORE:
Jordan Wiberg

SOUND DESIGN:
Ryland Wiberg

SOUND MIX:
Jordan Wiberg

VISUAL EFFECTS:
Chad Galloway
Sahil Haider

ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE:
Alex Lavigne / Breathe Light Media
Arc’teryx
Reel Water Productions
Red Bull Media House
John Price Photography
Mike Douglas / Switchback Entertainment
Global News
FilmSupply

ARCHIVAL PHOTOS:
Christian Pondella
Rafal Andronowski
Xander Bianchi
Tim Banfield
Kennan Harvey
John Price
Sarah Hueniken Personal Archive
Barry Blanchard Personal Archive

ADDITIONAL MEDIA PROVIDED BY:
Amy Liu
Angela Tse
Susan Twitchell
Tiffany Carleton
Sarah Hueniken

ADDITIONAL MUSIC:
“The Bridge” by Ziv Moran
“Never Alone” by Reigo Vilbiks
(courtesy of Artlist)

LEGAL
Lori Massini, Boughton Law
Sarah Bell-Etkin, Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP

INSURANCE:
Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.

MAPS:
© 2020 Microsoft Corporation / Earthstar Geographics SIO

SPECIAL THANK YOU:
Ian Findlater
Marie Gadd
Rose Gadd
Ingrid Hopkins
Rosi Hopkins
Francis Hopkins
Brigitte Hopkins
Amy Liu
Andrea Lyman
Angela Tse
Benjamin Paradis
Bob Bigelow
Bruce DeAeth
Grant Statham
Katharine Erwin
Lindsay Findlater
Megan Findlater
Paddy Jerome
Sheena Lambert
Susan Twitchell
Colleen Aven
Sylvain Quenneville
Adam Campbell
Aline Garant
Kevin Hjertaas
Kevin Rohn
Marc Lomas
Nick Rapaich
Nikki Heim
Rebecca Innes
Sandy Franshan
Scott Heathcoth
Stafford Perry
Julie Barton
Sonja’s Family & Friends
Doug McLeod
Adam Foss
Frankie Foss
Laura Byrnes
Anna Moseidjord
Alan Mosher
Jessica Mosher
David Pearson
Jon Hunwick
Jen Randall
Casey Dubois
Dave McLeod
Joan McLeod
Andrew McLeod
Katrina Brown
Suze Eyles
Bronwyn Harvey
Ruth Farrar
Liina Hayman

PRODUCED WITH THE SUPPORT OF:
TELUS
Arc’teryx
Creative BC / FIBC
CAVCO

0:00 Introduction
1:16 About Sarah Hueniken
5:43 Women’s Ice Climbing Camp
6:22 The Avalanch That Shook The Community
16:36 Getting Mentally Stronger
18:34 3 Climbs In 1 Valley of the Waiparous
21:35 Training Starts
32:27 Climbing Hydrophobia
35:34 Memorial Day For Sonja
37:09 Moving Forward
40:11 Mountain Muskox Peer Support Group
42:51 Credits

[arcteryx]

Loss, resilience, and the power of the mountains🏔What part of Sarah's journey resonated with you the most? Share your thoughts below.👇

[llo]

I watched this and remember feeling sad. October 8th 2022 I lost the closest person in my life. We were at Lake Ann Mount Baker. In a split second on a trail we heard one crack from a tree. 3-5 seconds later my friend was deceased in front of me. Now I can really understand the feelings and it’s been a little over a year. My best friend was a BC Park Ranger and we did everything in the outdoors together. Thank you for this documentary and I can say today I am putting the pieces together. It’s connections friends, family Wim Hof, therapy and prayer . I move forward with her in my heart and honour her everyday. Our loved ones don’t want us to forget them.
Sheila

[JackKinross]

Brilliant film for many reasons. Thank you.

[coldc]

I'll be climbing with Sarah in 4 weeks. I suffer long term, career related ptsd, and have nothing but the outmost confidence climbing under her expert guidance. I've climbed with her before and she is a bright, helpful, engaged, wonderful, professional, soul.

[ChaseMountains]

43 minutes of Canadians just being awesome. Beautiful. Also very helpful.

[juliogonzalezpaulsen]

You have no idea how can I relate to this sad story. As a climber myself I had to deal with the death of a friend while ice climbing. We were traverssing back through an ice covered glacier in late autumn and she fell about 200 meters sliding all the way down on a 45 degree slope ending up right in the bottom of a crevasse... I found her dead body about 50 minutes later lying right in front of me. Just havent been able up to this day to erase the memories, watching her going down and the expression she had when I found her dead. Guilt, remorse, fear and pain just dont seem to leave. Therapy and family are absolutely necessary as you need something to hold on to while trying to find your way out of this ordeal

[naturesdose]

Rest In Peace Sonja. Very happy specially for Sarah who continues to climb, guide and through Mountain Muskox provides support for people after trauma.Thank you Arc'teryx for sharing this incredible documentary.

[ttoussaint]

This has to be the best story I've ever seen. I needed this right now. I struggle with PTSD with some of the same symptoms. I'm looking to get back to work shortly and it scares the sh*t out of me. I'll remember that story when I'm not feeling it.

[tailhappy]

This is one of the best documentaries/stories I’ve ever seen. A sad story but a great message, expertly shot.

[ASPAseethrough]

I feel like I should move to Canada hearing winter hits from Nov till April is like a music to my ears…

[seanisaac]

Thank you for this powerful story of recovery! Thank you Sarah for being an inspiration!

[MichalOlender]

Incredible story or mental and physical fight. Sarah you're a superhero!

[MsAdventure]

❤ You are an inspiration Sarah. Your strength is admirable and your resolve even more so. ❤Thanks for sharing.

[fortheloveofdog]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful human spirit is so resilient.

[RomanGlinnik]

I find it fascinating that people are often so taken aback whenever something terrible happens in the mountains. Meanwhile a lot of us forget that life can end anywhere at anytime. I've lost a relatively close person in an unexpected car accident. Nobody knows what really happened. People need to realise that we are part of nature. And nature is everywhere. Doesn't take an avalanche to be reminded of that. But I think it's wonderful that being out in the wilderness can remind one of the fact how short life is. Be sad and then laugh. Laughing helps quite a lot oddly enough. It's what get's me through depression I guess.

[sebastian]

This is so strong! Both from a mountaineering, athletic but even more so from an emotional point of view. I admire the strength to bail out of the route and to talk openly about the crippling psychological repercussions caused by the death of a dear friend. Truly inspirational!

[fsandovc]

Nothing but respect and admiration to Sarah, love the message at the end: Be kind and look after one other.

[kWak]

I've seen a lot of videos about mountaineering and rock climbing, but I've never seen anything like it. It made my jaw drop.

[smurf]

A truly humbling and inspirational story. I can’t imagine how hard that journey has been but what a truly inspirational lady and group of friends.

Thank you to Arcteryx and the Director for creating the film and sharing it.

[davidroberts]

Namaste, thank you so very much for sharing your story. I guided in the mountains of North and South America, and have experienced a similar event. I then took up Guiding on the Colorado River, and became a White Water Rescuer. I have suffered from PTSD ever since. And I needed the help of a therapist and felt ashamed that I couldn't save everyone or get past the event in my own . You are an amazing young lady, blessed be ...Climb On!