24/P12: Über allen Gipfeln

**COLD**
USA 2011, Cory Richards, 20 min, original with subtitles

**AU-DELÀ DES CIMES**
France 2009, Rémy Tezier, 75 min, original with subtitles

On February 2, 2011, Italian Simone Moro, Kazakh Denis Urubko, and American Cory Richards achieved the first winter ascent of the 8034-meter Gasherbrum II in Pakistan. Over 26 years, 16 expeditions had previously attempted this without success. Cory Richards became the first American to summit an 8000-meter peak in winter. Richards filmed this brutal ordeal, which nearly cost him his life, using a small camera from his own perspective. It’s this subjective viewpoint that gives *COLD* its uniquely intense atmosphere.

Catherine Destivelle masters the art of climbing like few others. The film *AU-DELÀ DES CIMES* follows the French mountaineer through the awe-inspiring landscape around Chamonix as she climbs three remarkable routes with people close to her. Director Rémy Tezier brings the majesty of the Mont Blanc Massif to the audience in a visceral way, offering a sensitive portrait of an extraordinary woman. Tezier's film has received multiple international awards.