Ungrounded Episode 1 – Caroline Gleich
Caroline Gleich, a world class ski mountaineer, summited Mt. Everest last spring as part of her #ClimbForEquality campaign to raise awareness for gender equality. In Episode 1, Gleich overcomes her own struggle after tearing her ACL to rise to the top for all women. (English version with French, Italian, German and Spanish subtitles available)

GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cabo Verde 2020
The first of 16 GKA Kite World Tour events begins in Cape Verde this month.Ten islands make up the archipelago of Cabo Verde which lies two hours south of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, due to their geographical location the islands are frequented with pumping swell and trade winds.The island of Sal will play host to the GKA Kite World Tour which kicks-off at the iconic African surf break of Ponta Preta, a spot which delivered a jaw dropping barrel-fest of a competition in 2019.

UTWT Reviews : UTWT 2019 Episode 2
Second Episode of our series following the 2019 Edition of the Ultra Trail World Tour. This episode is entirely dedicated to the Transgrancanaria, the first meeting of the season featuring Europe’s finests. A spanish armada lead by last year’s champion Pau Capell is fighting against some serious contestants such as Hayden Hawks or some good Chinese runners on a very technical 125 km course crossing the Island from north to south with 7000 m of positive elevation to finish in less than 29 hours. The women’s podium is rather open behind the great favourite Magdalena Laczak.

The Frozen Road – The Film
Self-shot and edited whilst cycling around the world, this film charts Ben Page’s winter journey into the Canadian Arctic as he completed his bike ride up the American continent. Compelled by Jack London’s assertion, that ‘any man who is a man can travel alone’, he sought an adventure of perfect solitude. ‘The Frozen Road’ is an honest reflection on his solo trip; of the wonder, terror and frustration he experienced when riding through the unforgiving emptiness of one of the world’s ‘last great wildernesses’.

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Xterra Adventures 2019 Episode 12 – Xterra World Championship
Nearly a quarter century ago, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, a group of audacious adventure athletes created the ultimate endurance test. An open-water swim in the rough surf of the Pacific, a mountain bike ride up a steep, winding track and a grueling trail run through the forest and across the sand. Late October after eight months of races which showcased unprecedented talent and depth in the elite ranks, the 2019 season finished with the 24th XTERRA World Championship held back at the birthplace of the sport, on Maui.

Hansjörg Auer : No Turning Back
There is only one person you will have to bear for the rest of your life: yourself. That’s why being alone is so difficult. Even in the mountains, and not just because of safety. Being alone strips you naked, it makes you understand who you are, what is your value, the things that matter in life. This is the story of Hansjörg Auer. Official Selections 2018: Kendal Mountain Festival, Bilbao Mendi Film Festival & Banff Mountain Film Festival. Official Selections 2017: Mountainfilm Graz, Torelló Mountain Film, Bansko Film Fest, Nuovi Mondi Festival & Milano Montagna Festival.

Epic Cami De Cavalls 360 presentation
Cami de Cavalls 360 is the tour around Menorca and stages through an ancient path of a hundred and eighty-five kilometres long that surrounds Menorca following its coast. It is done in self-guided format in three possible ways: hiking, trail running and mountain biking. It crosses gullies, rocky zones, valleys, wetland and farming areas; it connects ancient watchtowers, lighthouses and trenches, and it leads to a great deal of coves and spots of the island. Undoubtedly, it is the best way to discover the natural wealth and heritage of Menorca.

The Indian Pacific Wheel Race – The film
What if you temporarily took leave from the safety of everyday life to battle through a challenge that scares you? What if your only worries were riding, finding food and water and a place to sneak a few hours of sleep? Why wouldn’t you want to take part on the toughest races on the planet? An extraordinary group of road cyclists race unsupported 5,500km across Australia from Fremantle to Sydney. The film is dedicated to Mike Hall who was tragically and accidentally killed 300 km from Sydney while he was leading the race.

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World Marathon Challenge 2020
Beginning of February 2020, despite Coronavirus crisis, 36 marathoners ran 7 marathons on 7 continents during 7 days. In not more than 168 hours from start of the first run to end of the last, they ran a marathon in Cape Town Africa, Novo Antartica, Perth Australia, Dubaï Asia, Madrid Europe, Fortaleza South America and Miami North America. They had to cope with extreme conditions, limited recovery time and travel by plane with low oxygen and humidity.

Film : The Long Hope
St John’s head on the Island of Hoy is a wild and remote 1150 foot sea cliff. It was first climbed in 1970 by climber and poet Ed Drummond together with Oliver Hill. They took 7 days to climb the cliff, sleeping on ledges and in hammocks along the way. Now, 40 years later, one of the World’s top climbers, Dave MacLeod, sets out to climb the cliff in a single day, finishing with a new desperately hard final pitch up the headwall.

Al Adaid Desert Challenge 2020
The Al Adaid Desert Challenge is one fine reason to visit Doha, Qatar. It’s a stimulating multi-discipline event with the energy sapping element of riding and running on sand. Three components made up the challenge: a 40 kilometer mountain bike race, which the UCI rates as a C3 cross country event; a trail run race; plus a duathlon race starting at the Sealine Beach Resort.

This Way Up – The Film
This Way Up is a ‘broken’ man’s journey by bike through his homeland, Scotland. Andy McKenna, mountain biker since the 1980’s and a professional mountain bike guide making his living from running mountain bike adventures in Scotland was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2007. Although he didn’t know it then, far from being the end of his mountain bike career and his life, this (apparently) incurable degenerative neurological disease was the start of a different kind of mountain bike journey. Biking helps to cope, to escape and to keep Andy sane.

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Ser by Mireia Miro
(Ser : Spanish for Being). Ski mountaineering champion Mireia Miro sails with friends up the fjords near the arctic circle in Norway where she ski mountaineers up and down the mysterious mountains to the waters edge. She takes time to look back on her athletic career and how she now enjoys adventure travel escapes in order to bring her life in balance and reconnect with nature and the world…

Marathon des Sables 2019
The MARATHON DES SABLES is a foot race, open to runners and walkers, with several stages, free style, and with food self-sufficiency over a distance of about 250 Km. Each participant must carry his/her own backpack containing food, sleeping gear and other material. The 34th Edition brought more than 1000 competitors in the Moroccan desert for a 250 km and 6 stages race.

Xterra Adventures 2019 Episode 11 – Xterra China
Welcome to the inaugural XTERRA event in mainland China, held in Kunming, a city in the southwestern part of the country, near Vietnam and Laos. Among the contenders in the men’s elite race were JiaChao Wang, a 29-year-old Chinese Paralympian athlete with an impressive athletic career and Spain’s Ruben Ruzafa, a three-time XTERRA World Champion, who at age 35 continues to rack up titles all over the world. 

Notes From The Wall – The Film
Climbing and living on a 1200 meter vertical wall for 19 days to ‘free climb’ “El Regalo de Mwono” in Torres del Paine, Patagonia is a unique experience. “Notes from the Wall” is an honest and profound movie of a vertical journey spiced up by rough weather conditions, technical climbing and live music! Featuring Belgian Big Wall climbers Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee.

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Algarve Bike Challenge 2020
Welcome to Algarve, Portugal and the city of Tavira. The Algarve, Portugal’s southernmost region, is known for its Atlantic beaches and golf resorts. For three days the City and its coastal Trails have been filled with more than eleven hundred Riders from 16 countries as host venue of the Algarve Bike Challenge for the 8th consecutive year. The Algarve Bike Challenge has a well-deserved reputation all over the world for how it combines street racing and technical single tracks as the first of the three stages takes place in the city center followed by two marathons of 85 and 76 kilometers respectively.

EISODUS – The Film
A skiers reflection from a melting reality. We follow Bodhis monologue towards enlightenment between the cityscapes and grand mountains. When finally coming to the conclusion that what is needed is an open mind, a belief and understanding in more than the actual. Winner – Stockholm Independent Film Festival 2018.Semi Finalist – Russian Film Festival 2018. Best Nordic film of the Year – NAFF 2017. Official Selections 2018: Auckland International Film Festival & Independent Shorts Awards LA.

2019 Dalmacija Ultra Trail
This is a trail running race over 5 stages, taking place in some of the most beautiful, scenic locations on the Dalmatian islands, coast and hinterland. Participants for five consecutive days had to challenge themselves and break through their limits. Each day, each stage took place over an average length of 20 km with 850 meters of altitude gain. Τhe total length of the race was 102 kilometers with a total ascent of 4,430 meters.

The Road To Independence By Olie Hunter Smart
To discover more of the story of its Independence, Olie Hunter Smart takes on an immense challenge to walk the length of India, a 4,500km journey over seven months seeking out untold stories of Independence and Partition. Olie’s route takes him over gruelling snowy mountain passes high up in the Himalayas, battling intense heat in the northern plains, and being drenched to the bone by monsoon rains as he walks through the rural heartland of the country. Following in Gandhi’s footsteps, Olie immerses himself in the culture, being invited in by so many of the wonderful people he encounters.

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Xterra Adventures 2019 Episode 10 – Xterra Utah
For episode ten, we head to Utah, home of the spectacular Great Salt Lake, Snowbasin Resort where several hundred competitors prepared for a grueling event. Among the contenders in the men’s elite race were Sam Osborne, a New Zealander who had already won five XTERRAs this season. An other contender was Anita Coyle, a mother of four whose world was turned upside down last January due to a family loss but found the courage to race XTERRA Utah.

DIVIDED – The Film
In 2017, Rickie Cotter and Lee Craigie rode the Tour Divide, a 2745 mile self-supported mountain bike race from Canada to the Mexican border. Shot entirely using a Go Pro and an iPhone, this film documents the journey the two friends made in a way The Adventure Syndicate hope inspires and encourages the watcher to get out there and have their own adventure. Fear of failure can stop all sorts of adventures before they even start but what if failing is the best part? Best Adventure Sports Film – Kendal Mountain Festival 2018.

2019 Ayia Napa Triathlon
Ayia Napa is a Mediterranean resort town on the southeast coast of Cyprus, known for its beautiful beaches, the crystal blue waters and a stretch of golden sand. Through the years Ayia Napa Triathlon become more and more popular among the athletes. This year more than 600 athletes from 30 different countries around the world gathered in order to compete to the 6th version of Ayia Napa Triathlon.

Yügen – The Film
Yūgen is a 3-year borderless mountain-based documentary film that explores the connection we as mountaineers and environmentalists share with the natural world. Following the journey of snowboard mountaineer Rafael Pease and crew as they travel throughout the corners of the world, trudging gear into unseen locations the crew works tirelessly to capture the true essence of being one with the mountain. Experiencing the most unique untold stories of the ecological conscious that resides deep in the soul of the mountains, told through the perspective of legendary humans who coincide in these very places.

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UTWT 2020 Ep1 – Vibram Hong Kong 100 & Tarawera Ultramarathon
First Episode of our series dedicated to the 2020 Edition of the Ultra Trail World Tour. The season starts with the Vibram Hong Kong 100 (100 km and 4500 D+) and the Tarawera Ultramarathon (100 km and 2610 D+) in New Zealand. Trail running has become very popular in China and more than 1900 athletes are participating in the first race of the season on a very difficult course. New Zealand and its Maori Culture greets the second race of the season in gorgeous scenery on a very rapid course.

Tankwa Trek 2020
The Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen is truly a ride like no other. The iconic four-day stage race is one of the first UCI events of the season. With breath-taking trails through the Bokkeveld and winding routes in the Witzenburg area, this race features some of the most unique scenery South Africa has to offer.

Xterra Adventures 2019 Episode 9 – Xterra Germany
This series will bring you the stories, the motivations, the frustrations and the triumphs of the 2019 XTERRA world tour. For episode nine, we head to Zittau, Germany, in the eastern part of the country. The medieval-era city was a charming setting for a decidedly modern athletic event, an XTERRA World Tour triathlon. The event site is called Olbersdorf Nature Park, a former Soviet coal mine that was transformed into a recreation center after the Iron Curtain fell.

2019 Dalmatia Stage Run
The Dalmacija Ultra Trail 2019 organizers offered runners a challenge filled with stunning views and with three options to the 700 competitors: The MOUNTAIN DUT over 118km the SEA DUT over 55km and the ETHNO DUT over 18km.

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Expedition Antartica of extreme sports woman Caro North
Iceclimbing, ski mountaineering and sailing the open water for days through the infamous Drake Passage: The 28 years old extreme sports woman Caro North made her way to the very South of our continent for a four weeks expedition – accompanied by an eight-member crew. Antarctica turned out to be a paradise for extreme sports: deserted landscapes and snow-capped mountains against a surreal backdrop of ice and sea were waiting to be discovered.

ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Catalina, California 2020
The first ÖTILLÖ Catalina Swimrun World Series and the first race of the 2020 took place off the coast of Los Angeles on Catalina island. We witnessed saw hard racing, with strong winds, currents and stiff competition. Catalina island was the perfect stage for this race with its imposing hills, incredible views and fantastic swims.ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Catalina 2020 had a total of 530 registered racers over the weekend from a total of 18 nations. In total, they covered almost 31 km on foot and 8 km swimming making a course distance just less than 39 km with 7 swims in total.

Nives Meroi – 14 eight-thousanders
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Legendary mountaineer Nives Meroi, who was the third women to climb all fourteen eight thousand meter plus peaks without oxygen using the alpinist technique – carrying all your own food, shelter and equipment, recounts some of her most memorable climbs and provides advice for young climbers. A truly fascinating story!

Xterra Adventures 2019 Episode 8 – Xterra Czech Republic
This series will bring you the stories, the motivations, the frustrations and the triumphs of the 2019 XTERRA world tour. For episode eight, we head to the Czech Republic and the Bohemia region in the southwestern part of the country, site of the 2019 XTERRA European Championship.

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