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In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service.

Behind every breakthrough in the progression of climbing, there's a true story of doubt and determination, perseverance in the face of failure. From boulders, to big walls, to competition podiums, the climbers at the top of the game share a commitment to do whatever it takes to achieve their vision.

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell introduce us to one of the most coveted prizes in the climbing world: the speed record on The Nose route up the 915m El Capitan in Yosemite, California. The race up The Nose heats up. While Alex Honnold knows the ropes and is pushing for perfection, Tommy Caldwell is new to speed climbing and the learning curve is as steep as the wall itself. The race up The Nose heats up. While Alex Honnold knows the ropes and is pushing for perfection, Tommy Caldwell is new to speed climbing and the learning curve is as steep as the wall itself.

An annual event focusing on some of the best athletes conquering breathtaking feats in the vertical realm.

REEL ROCK cranks it up to 11 with our latest collection of electrifying climbing films showcasing the sport's biggest stories and athletes. Featuring Ashima Shiraishi, Will Stanhope, Matt Segal, Brette Harrington, Kai Lightner, Mike Libecki and the Wild Bunch.

The complete 2011 REEL ROCK Film Tour: Six astounding short films covering every style of climbing on the planet. Starring Tommy Caldwell, Dean Potter, "Sketchy" Andy Lewis, Ashima Shiraishi, Will Gadd, Kevin Jorgeson, Corey Richards, Obe Carrion, Sean Leary, Tim Emmett, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko, Hans Florine, The Huber Brothers, and more.

Follow Chris Sharma on his ultimate global quest to redefine the possible in the vertical world. Includes his first ascent of Es Pontas, the still-unrepeated Mediterranean deep-sea arch. Co-produced by Sender Films and Big UP Productions.

The original. Eight Doses of maximum-strength climbing action. Each Dose tells a story from the cutting edge of climbing. Historic first ascents, profiles of rising stars, and explorations of the places, people, and ideas that shape our sport. DOSE: The Mandala Chris Sharma makes the first ascent of the The Buttermilks, a landmark problem near Bishop, CA. DOSE: Unfinished Business In September, 2000, Chris Sharma went to Ceuse, France to try a legendary project known as Biographie. DOSE: Frustration = Motivation Lisa Rands is one of America's most accomplished boulderers. This Dose follows Lisa in action in Bishop, CA and Ibex, UT. DOSE: Damn Yankees Jason Kehl gets evil on a slew of hard projects in the new bouldering mecca of Boone, NC. With Ivan Greene. DOSE: Spectre and The Buttermilker Dave Graham climbs through freezing temperatures and bloody hands to grab coveted ascents of The Buttermilker (V12) and Spectre (V13, FA) in Bishop, CA. DOSE: Bring the Ruckus Top competitors, Chris Sharma, Liv Sansoz, Francois LeGrand, Obe Carrion, Steven Jeffery, Jared Roth, and more, throw down in a no-holds-barred competition in Salt Lake City, UT. DOSE: Blue Ice Austrian bouldering legend Klem Loskot shares his local alpine bouldering area, along with some of his unique philosophy of life and climbing. DOSE: Realization In summer, 2001, Chris Sharma returned to Ceuse to wrap up his unfinished business there. This Dose captured the historic first ascent of Realization, the world's first consensus 5.15.

The classic American bouldering movie that helped launch the bouldering revolution. Follow Chris Sharma, Obe Carrion, and friends on a two month road trip across the west. Check out the country's best bouldering areas, and witness first ascents of dozens of the now legendary "Sharma Problems." Features Castle Rock, LakeTahoe, Priest Draw, Black Mountain, The Tramway, Squamish, Humboldt, and The X-Games. Plus DVD bonus material: 40 minutes of additional action footage.

Escape into the weightless world of Dosage IV, where the greatest climbing accomplishments of the year come alive before your eyes - DOSE: Two in a Day On October 30, 2005, Tommy Caldwell made big wall history in Yosemite by free climbing two El Capitan routes in a day. Two in a Day, documented in real-time. DOSE: Dreamcatcher In September, 2005, Chris Sharma made the first ascent of Dreamcatcher (5.14d) in Squamish, B.C. Dreamcatcher is one of the hardest routes in North America. DOSE: Gaia Lisa Rands is one of the most powerful and fearless boulderers around, and in the last few years she's been drawn beyond highball boulder problems to the terrifying traditional climbs of England's Peak District. This Dose follows Lisa through the intense process of preparing for and eventually climbing Gaia, becoming the first woman in the world to climb an E8. DOSE: Return to Swizzy In Dosage III Dave Graham gives a tour of his current crop of projects in Ticino, Switzerland. In Dosage IV we return to Swizzy with Chris Sharma, Randy Puro, and Courtney Hemphill to help Dave mop up the unfinished business. The team opens a whole new zone of incredible boulders. DOSE: Hueco '06 Hueco '06 follows Sharma and Graham for several weeks as they discover, open, and repeat the freshest new lines in the park, including: Indisposed Heroes (V12), FA by Sharma. Full Throttle (V13), FA by Sharma. Tactile Style (V13), FA by Sharma. Land Before Time (V13) FA by Graham. El Techo De Los Tres B (V13), repeat by Graham. Diabolic (V13), repeat by Graham. Terremer (V15), attempts by Graham. And many more.

From death-defying speed link-ups of the wildest faces in the Alps, to Olympian displays of strength and tenacity on the hardest boulders ever climbed, Reel Rock 2010 features a breathtaking journey through the vertical realm with the heroes of rock and snow.

(2013) Four award-winning films from Big UP Productions and Sender Films.

Follows Adam Ondra, Madaleine Sorkin, Alex Honnold, Conrad Anker and many more in jaw-dropping action, journeys and humor in a collection of the best climbing films.

Reel Rock Tour 12 - 2017 - brings you four new nail-biting, hair-raising, and awe-inspiring stories of real rock climbers from around the world. Chris Sharma climbs cliffs solo over deep, churning ocean waters. Margo Hayes, at the age of 19, becomes the first female rock climber to complete a 5.15 route - the top of the difficulty scale. Brad Gobright, an up-and-coming climber, attempts reckless solo routes with a care-free attitude. Maureen Beck challenges herself while defying expectations others set for her and all adaptive climbers.

Six Doses of action and inspiration from the world of high-end climbing and bouldering. DOSE: Psicobloc Part 1 Austrian Klem Loskot and Brit Tim Emmett explore the spectacular limestone sea cliffs of Mallorca, Spain, climbing 60 foot walls unroped above the ocean. DOSE: Psicobloc Part 2 Sharma and Loskot return to Mallorca along with Melissa Lacasse to explore new deep water soloing venues on the island. DOSE: Four from Font Dave Graham rips it up in Fontainebleau, France with Randy Puro and Isaac Caldiero. A detailed look at the fingernail crimps, bicycle moves, and raw determination required to succeed on four desperate classics. DOSE: So-Ill Summer-ized Dave Chancellor gives a Southern Illinois summer tour to Jason Kehl, Obe Carrion, and Nate Gold, who battle the heat, humidity, and plague of locusts, climbing mostly at night. DOSE: Rumney Dave Graham, Luke Parady, and Joe Kinder demonstrate the funky angles and powerful moves that have made Rumney, NH the East Coast's premier sport climbing destination. DOSE: Ivan NYC The high-energy lifestyle of bouldering master Ivan Greene. He gives a tour of what New York has to offer, for bouldering and otherwise.

Dosage Volume V raises the bar with the biggest lineup ever of the world's best climbers, including: Chris Sharma, Dave Graham, Beth Rodden, Tommy Caldwell, Dani Andrada, Patxi Usobiaga, Michael Fuselier, Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson, Daila Ojeda, Ty Landman, Jason Kehl, and many more. DOSE: Meltdown Beth Rodden climbs The Phoenix (5.13a), Cosmic Debris (5.13b), Peace (5.13c/d), and Book of Hate (5.13d), in Yosemite Valley, CA. But those routes are merely warmups for her ultimate project - a virgin crack next to a waterfall that she works for forty days, eventually making the first ascent of Meltdown (5.14c), one of the hardest traditional routes in the world. DOSE: On the Fringe Dave Graham, Ty Landman, Chad Greedy, Jason Kehl and Jon Cardwell tweaking out in The Ozark Mountains, Arkansas. DOSE: A Muerte A tour of hard new Spanish routes with Chris Sharma, Dani Andrada, Patxi Usobiaga, and Daila Ojeda. Featuring Sharma's 9b projects, and Andrada's sport/bouldering hybrid showpiece Ali-Hulk (9b). DOSE: Alpine Blocs High Altitude bouldering in Colorado with Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson. Featuring Daniel's first ascent of Jade (V15). DOSE: The Valley Old is new in Yosemite Valley, CA, where Tommy Caldwell and Randy Puro are opening dozens of incredible new boulder problems. Featuring ultra-classics Yabo Roof (V12), Dogwood (V12), Xenophile (V11) Park Life (V12), Drive On (V11), and Kumba (V11). DOSE: Yangshuo An exploration of the limestone towers of Yangshuo, China with French climbers Michael Fuselier and Axel Ballay. DOSE: Mission: Albarracin Jason Kehl and Chris Lindner go undercover in Albarracin, Spain to sample the area's incredible sandstone bouldering. DOSE: Secrets of the East Check out New England's best kept secrets with boulderers Paul Robinson, Matt Bosley, John Kuphal and Andy Salo.

24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell is the wildest event in the climbing world; a mash-up of an ultramarathon and Burning Man, where elite climbers and beginners alike go for broke in an all-day and all-night frenzy of lactic acid, beer and endless rock. But all fun aside, the competition is real: Can the team of Nik Berry and Mason Earle stand up against the all-powerful Alex Honnold?

High ball bouldering -- where a fall could lead to serious injury -- is not for the faint of heart. Add to the equation tiny holds and difficult moves, and things can get downright out of control. Follow the journey from the pioneering days of high ball to the current cutting edge, where the best climbers in the world travel to South Africa to attempt one of the hardest high balls in the world.

On the second installment, Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell continue their wild journey to complete the Fitzroy Traverse, struggling with their inexperience in the high mountains and the delicate balance of risk and reward, while pushing themselves to the mental and physical breaking point.

The 200-foot overhanging stretch of limestone that graces the shoulder of Clark Mountain, in California's Mojave Desert, is the hardest rock climb in North America. For climber Ethan Pringle, the route, dubbed "Jumbo Love" becomes a lifelong obsession. Pringles grapples with gravity, depression and the long shadow of superstar Chris Sharma in his attempt to conquer the climb of a lifetime.

Mike Libecki is the world's greatest exploratory climber -- traveling to the most remote corners of the globe to find unclimbed walls and establish first ascents, usually alone. But when Mike becomes a father, he must reconcile his life adventure with the demands of parenthood.

British climber James Pearson was an up-and-coming young talent in the UK climbing scene. But after a series of successes went to his head, he made the mistake of "over-grading" his routes -- a cardinal sin among British climbers. Now, after years in self-imposed exile, he has returned to redeem himself by climbing the most difficult climb in his home country.

Writer and climber Claire Carter is trying to forge a courageous path in life. For inspiration, she looks to her idol, Gwen Moffat -- a legendary guide and writer whose exploits half a century earlier broke the mold for what women can achieve in the mountains.