HS-04. Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia
USA, Feature Documentary, 2014, 84 min
One of the greatest world-class athletes of all time, Jeff Lowe has
made climbing what it is today. He contributed to the development
of the modern ice screw and cam, invented the grading system used
worldwide for mixed climbs, authored now classic books on climbing
technique, brought the first Sport Climbing Championships to America
and opened the ice park in Ouray, Colorado. In this film, Jeff tells the
extraordinary story of his historic nine-day mid-winter solo ascent of
the north face of the Eiger in 1991?a route he named ?Metanoia??
which has never been climbed since. Jeff’s ?unimaginable? new route
up the Eiger prepared him for the greatest adventure he’s ever been
on, the climb of his life as he slowly loses all of his physical abilities
and faces his own mortality.
US Premiere
A Colorado story by local filmmakers
Directed by Jim Aikman
Executive Produced by Jeff Lowe
Produced by Connie Self and Luke G-Jones
U.S. Premiere
Co-presented by the Jeff Lowe Mountain Foundation
