People of the Wind

"There are two hundred miles of impassable mountains to cross. There are no towns, no roads, no bridges. There is no turning back."

The Bakhtiari migration is one of the most hazardous tests of human endurance known to mankind. Every year, 500,000 men, women and children — along with one million animals — struggle for eight grueling weeks to scale the massive Zagros Mountains — a range which is as high as the Alps and as broad as Switzerland — to reach their summer pastures.

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A Million in the Morning

A Million in the Morning

2010

After the Glacier

After the Glacier

2024

When Night Falls in Late December, Everything That Was is Left Behind

When Night Falls in Late December, Everything That Was is Left Behind

Sul Tetto del Mondo - Walter Bonatti e Rossana Podestà

Sul Tetto del Mondo - Walter Bonatti e Rossana Podestà

2021

Figli del Minotauro / Storie di Uomini e Animali

Figli del Minotauro / Storie di Uomini e Animali

2022

Un Pic pour Lénine

Un Pic pour Lénine

1991

Annapurna, premier 8000 à ski

Annapurna, premier 8000 à ski

1979

Dhaulagiri - 1ère hivernale française 1987

Dhaulagiri - 1ère hivernale française 1987

1988

Skiing Extreme I

Skiing Extreme I

1988

Skiing Extreme II

Skiing Extreme II

1989

Skiing Extreme III

Skiing Extreme III

1990

The Cutting Edge

The Cutting Edge

1980

Tackling the World's Highest Peak

2020

Chaos Glacier Country

Chaos Glacier Country

2024

Prémonition

Prémonition

2013

SKI

SKI

2024

Skiing Extreme IV : Extreme Force

Skiing Extreme IV : Extreme Force

1997

The (N)ice Line

The (N)ice Line

2019

This Mountain Life

This Mountain Life

2018

Free Solo

Free Solo

2018