To the Limit (2007 film)

To the Limit is a documentary about extreme climbing. The film opened on March 22, 2007.

Content

Pepe Danquart shows in this sport the documentation Thomas and Alexander Huber brothers climbing in Patagonia and on the granite cliff " El Capitan " in Yosemite Valley (USA). An important part occupies an attempt at a speed ascent of the 1000 meter high The Nose route, in which the two athletes want the former speed record of 2:48:30 hours, which had been set up in September 2002 by Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama, break.

In February 2006, the two extreme climbers try to exceed the three peaks of Cerro Torre group in Patagonia.

Awards

Pepe Danquart directing received the Bavarian Film Award 2008 as well as nominations for the German Film Award and European Film Award. When mountain and Adventure Film Festival Graz, he was honored as the best film in the category "Climbing on rock and ice " in 2007.

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