Reel Rock
Season 1
Follow the world's best climbers and mountaineers to the wildest places on the planet in their quest for the next great adventure. Stories of triumph, failure, and redemption unfold against backdrops of pure rock.
Where to Watch Reel Rock • Season 1
13 Episodes
- Sketchy Andy
E3Sketchy AndySlack-lining was born as a rest-day pastime for dirt-bag climbers, but wild man Andy Lewis has a vision to elevate this laid-back form of balancing on a line to a full-blown art form and adventure sport. From freestyle tricks that have spawned a competition circuit, to spectacular unprotected death-walks a thousand feet above the ground, plus horrifying BASE stunts, Sketchy Andy is leading a slack-lining revolution. It's part genius, and part insanity. - Wide Boyz
E5Wide BoyzClimbing wide cracks is a brutish and peculiarly American pursuit, practiced by a small band of burly misfits. Now two Englishmen, Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker, are on a mission to master this bizarre form of climbing. After two years of compulsive training in their tiny cellar, the underdogs travel to The States to do battle with the hardest "offwidth" climbs. - Obe And Ashima
E6Obe And AshimaNine-year-old New York City native Ashima Shiraishi is already one of the world's strongest female climbers. Under the tutelage of her coach, Obe Carrion, she crushes all competition and blows minds with her top-end ascents on her first outdoor climbing trip. Along the way, Carrion finds redemption by teaching Ashima the lessons he was never able to learn himself. - Ice Revolution
E7Ice RevolutionCanadian Will Gadd and Brit Tim Emmett discover a whole new universe of ice climbing at Helmcken Falls, British Columbia, where a 500 foot waterfall sprays the underside of a gargantuan cave awith fantastical, barely climbable ice formations. For Gadd, it's the culmination of 30 years of exploration, as the pair establishes the hardest routes ever done on ice. - The Sensei: Part I
E8The Sensei: Part IForty-three-year-old Yuji Hirayama is one of the great legends of modern climbing. Near retirement, he plans one big swan-song mission to complete one of his hardest projects ever: climbing the spectacular summit of Mount Kinabalu on the island of Borneo. But first he must find the right partner. Enter Daniel Woods, the young American boulderer who is one of the strongest humans but lacks mountain experience. Daniel-San travels to Japan to prove himself worthy of Hirayama's mentorship. - The Sensei: Part II
E9The Sensei: Part IIAfter Woods demonstrates his raw talent to Hirayama, the pair travel to the island of Borneo to conquer and establish new routes on Mount Kinabalu. While the brutal conditions 13,000 feet above sea level challenge both student and master, Woods and Hirayama wake up day after day to climb hard and push the limits of the human body to its farthest reaches. - Spice Girl
E10Spice GirlThe UK climbing scene is known for its strict traditional ethic, yielding dangerous routes and a competitive machismo among the driven young climbers risking it all to prove their boldness. It is the last place you would expect to find a nice little blonde girl putting all the lads to shame, but Hazel Findlay is doing just that. The first woman to climb the British grade of E9 (super hard, super sketchy), Hazel is a connoisseur of loose rock, dodgy gear, and big run-outs. Having mastered the scrappy sea cliffs at home she teams up with Emily Harrington to tackle the massive, untamed big walls of Taghia Gorge, Morocco. - High Tension
E11High TensionMount Everest made headlines around the world in Spring 2013 when Ueli Steck and Simone Moro, one of the strongest duos in alpinism, were attacked by a crowd of angry Sherpas at Camp 2 while attempting a cutting edge new route on the highest- and most crowded- mountain in the world. Fearing for their lives, the climbers fled the mountain. - King Lines: Part I
E12King Lines: Part IFollow Chris Sharma, the world's strongest climber, on his ultimate quest to make first ascents of the greatest unclimbed walls on earth. Across the Americas and Europe, Sharma discovers and climbs the most improbably rock formations, until he finds the ultimate challenge: a massive rock arch rising out of the Mediterranean Sea that he will attempt to climb without a rope, crashing into the waves below if he fails. If he can climb the arch, it will be the most difficult rock ascent ever achieved. - King Lines: Part II
E13King Lines: Part IIAfter attempting the formidable Mediterranean deep-sea arch, Chris Sharma knows he must hone his skills in order to complete his dream first ascent. Sharma travels to Venezuela and to the boulders of Bishop, CA to develop the prowess needed to ascend the deep-sea arch, before returning to his ultimate nemesis for his attempt at glory. King Lines was filmed over three years, in order to document Sharma's entire journey.
