the swiss machine
United States / 2010 / 19'
The Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck is perhaps the greatest speed climber that the world has ever known. This documentary recalls his record-breaking ascents of vertiginous rock faces in the Alps reaching an altitude of 2500 metres. When Ueli meets Alex Honnold in the Yosemite Valley, he decides to face the most difficult challenge of his life: climbing the tallest rock face in the world at incredible speed.