The Future of Climbing w/ Cedric Lachat
Climbing Documentary Film・52 min・2025
FILMMAKER: Guillaume Broust
CLIMBERS: Cédric Lachat・Dave Graham・Chris Sharma・Eline & Marc Le Menestrel・Mauro Calibani・Julia Chanourdie・Théo Blass・Solenne Piret・Edu Marin・Manon Hily・Egon Bernasconi
MEDIA CREW: Alex Lopez・Marc Daviet・Chris TongViet・Nils Paillard
SOUNDTRACK: LinkRust・Nico Pelorson
PRODUCTION: L’Endroit Films
Original Soundtrack of the film
Here is the soundtrack of The Future of Climbing, composed by musician, producer, and beatmaker LinkRust. Don’t hesitate to support his work! The film’s soundtrack is available on Deezer, Apple Music, Spotify, and all streaming platforms. Additional tracks are available on AudioNetwork. The rap track featuring Nico Pelorson is coming soon!
In the past few years, climbing has changed at an unprecedented rate and we find ourselves at a historic turning point. With the rapid growth of climbing gyms, the number of people pulling down on plastic has exploded. And now as an official Olympic sport, climbing’s longtime counterculture is currently experiencing a twenty-first century transformation…
Over the course of a year, I traveled with my climbing partner Cédric Lachat to some of the world’s most iconic cliffs and climbing gyms to explore the key issues facing our sport.
The result: THE FUTURE OF CLIMBING – a climbing documentary bringing together the world’s top athletes, local organizations, clubs, associations, and federations. What challenges will future generations face to keep the spirit of climbing alive?
What legacy will we leave for future generations of climbers?
Will more restrictions be placed on outdoor climbing areas?
What future awaits the sport-climbing community?
Where to watch the film?
The film “THE FUTURE OF CLIMBING” is now available on Video On Demand (VOD) on Vimeo. Connect to my Instagram for any updates, distribution plateforms or upcoming screenings!
Awards, film festivals & screenings
The film will be shown at several international film festivals throughout 2025–2026. Below is the initial list of festivals where the film will be presented this year.
FIFAD 2025 – Special Jury Mention Award
BergFilm 2025 – Honourable Mention
Dutch Festival 2025 – Best Mountaineering Film Award
UMFF 2025 – Special Jury Mention
NAFF Festival 2025 – Best Adventure Film Award
Torello Festival 2025 – Best Mountaineering Film Award
IFMF Propad 2025 – Honourable Mention
Fort William 2026 – Green Mountain Prize
Krakow Mountain fest 2025 – Best Social and Engagement
Chamonix Film Festival (France) - 14/06/2025 Mountain Film NZ (New Zealand) - June 2025 FIFAD Diablerets (Switzerland) - August 2025 Górski Film Festiwal - Ladek (Poland) - Sept 2025 Alpin Mountain Film (Romania) - Sept 2025 High Five - Annecy (France) - 03/10/2025 CinéParadis - Fontainebleau (France) - 12/10/2025 BergFilm Festival Tegernsee (Germany) - 16/10/2025 Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film (Korea) - Sept 2025 Festival Vallons en Montagne (France) - 18/10/2025 Inka fest Mountain Film (Bolivia) - Oct 2025 POPRAD Film Festival (Slovakia) - Oct 2025 Festival Image Montagne Pau (France) - 31/10/2025 Rencontres Ciné Grenoble (France) - 05/11/2025 Dutch Mountain Film (Netherlands) - Nov 2025 Torello Festival de Muntanya (Spain) - Nov 2025 BANSKO Film Festival (Bulgaria) - Nov 2025 FNE - France nature Isère (France) - 27/11/2025 NAFF - Nordic Festival (Denmark) - Nov 2025 Mountain Film Graz (Austria) - Nov 2025 HoryZonty festival - (Slovakia) - Nov 2025 Krakow Festival Mountain (Poland) - Dec 2025 Bilbao BBK Mendi Tour Film (Spain) - Dec 2025 FIFMA Autrans (France) - 05/12/2025 Transylvania Festival (Romania) - Feb 2026 Festival Gorniškega filma (Slovenia) - Feb 2026 Vancouver VIMFF (Canada) - March 2026 Trento Film Festival - IT - April 2026
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