Top 5 Climbing Movies

If you want to see movies about rock climbing and mountaineering you should definitely watch our picks for the best Climbing movies.

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[jimcoyle]

Good choice to put Seven Years in Tibet on the list. Favorite film of mine. But where is K2 with Michael Biehn and Matt Craven? That should have made the list.

[LeGrandJohnson]

The North Face was an incredible movie and I'll never bring myself to watch it again. Well chosen

[spencerfoucher]

K2 is one of the more under-appreciated movies I've ever seen

[coreyhuetter]

Touching The Void....I think by far the top climbing movie ever made

[ArcRene]

Sorry. I dont think 127 hrs should be in the list.

[e-commercedigitalmarketer]

Vertical limit was a class movie and the avalanches is a routine in those mountains, few years back it engulfed a full unit of Pakistan army in gayari sector and their bodies were never recovered even after months long excavation. I think it was best movie you should add it to the list

[pkonolan]

It’s difficult to pick just five but “K2” has to be on any best-of list of climbing movies (or any movie genre for that matter).

[YingJwo]

Everest and Vertical Limit for sure…but I would round out the list with Touching the Void, K2, and Into Thin Air (same story as Everest). Cliffhanger would be an honorable mention.

[idriskhan]

Seven years in Tibet❤ one of the best movie I’ve ever watched

[Cloaker-mljg]

everest was a true story and those who died was sad

[harisankarrnair]

Meru easily the best movie, also ZABARDAST is an exceptional work

[wheelmanstan]

K2 isn't even on here...is 7 Years even a climbing movie? the eiger sanction is pretty good too, I mean clint eastwood actually did a nice climb in monument valley and a climber died while filming on the eiger

[anjakellenjeter]

As much as I love 'Seven Years in Tibet, ' it's not really a climbing film. I'd have put either K2 or Vertical Limit in its place.

[MartinAston]

I wouldn’t really call 127 Hours a climbing movie…

[ZGD]

Broadpeak (2022).It's a great movie, and what's even more compelling is that it's based on real events. The story feels authentic and intense, which adds an extra layer of depth to the overall experience.

[Kilo__Bravo]

The fact that K2 is not on this list...prompts me to shit on the entire list.

[vasudeoaphale]

What about Vertical Limit movie, please add in, it's a great climbing movie.

[SFARZVI]

Vertical Limit is (No. 1) without any doubt 🧗🏻‍♂️

[ahmednayyer]

If you watch the 1991 K2 - Ultimate High, you will how much of a drama these modern movies are, climbers are not like that, emotional dramatics with reckless impulsive moves - climbers are strong people decisive strategic minds, they are agile but they know what they are doing, they take their time or they make (rush) for their time, better movies are:

1991 K2
1991 Scream of the Stone
1990 Storm and Sorrow
1986 The Climb
1975 The Eiger Sanction

[ruiribeiro]

All these are great but... 127 hours?... Climbing movie?... And what about K2?!!! The greatest of them all! K2 4ever!