Iker and Eneko Pou | The Hardest of the Alps

Hardest of the Alps from STORY.teller on Vimeo.

In the summer of 2010, Iker and Eneko Pou decided to visit legends. Travelling the Alps in their camper van, they met the godfathers that changed climbing forever.
Walking on the footsteps of Manolo, Alex Huber and Beat Kammerlander, they repeated some of the most iconic routes in the history of big-wall climbing: itineraries that show the way to the new generations.
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Iker and Eneko Pou | The Hardest of the Alps # 2 | Climbing Solo per Vecchi Guerrieri from story.teller on Vimeo.

AFTER AN AMAZING ENCOUNTER WITH CLIMBING LEGEND MANOLO ZANOLLA, IKER AND ENEKO WENT ON TO REPEAT THE ROUTE FIRST OPENED BY MANOLO IN 2006: "Solo per vecchi guerrieri" (for old warriors only), an 8c / 150m climb.
HERE ARE SOME KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THEIR CLIMB.

Filmed and edited by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Damiano Levati
Produced by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Matteo Vettorel

Iker and Eneko Pou | The Hardest of the Alps #3 | Alex Huber from story.teller on Vimeo.

Barely a month after their ascent of SOLO PER VECCHI GUERRIERI 8c/150 m, the Pou brothers completed the second objective of their summer project, PANAROMA 8c/500 m, considered the most difficult route in the Alps’ mountain chain. PANAROMA bears the unmistakable stamp of Alex Huber: a difficult route over “rotten” rock with dubious safe holds, and a highly futuristic layout that crosses the largest climbed roof in the world. In this first video an abstract of their chat with Alex about the mountaineering areas of Tre Cime di Lavaredo and the Panaroma route in particular.

Filmed by
STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Damiano Levati
Jordi Canyigueral
Pau Savall
Edited by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Damiano Levati
Produced by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Matteo Vettorel

Iker and Eneko Pou | The Hardest of the Alps # 4 | Climbing Panaroma from story.teller on Vimeo.

Following their inspiring chat with Alex Huber, watch stunning highlights of Iker and Eneko Pou during their incredible ascent of 'Panorama 8c/500m', one the most spectacular routes in the world.

Filmed by
STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Damiano Levati
Jordi Canyigueral
Pau Savall
Edited by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Damiano Levati
Produced by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Matteo Vettorel

Iker and Eneko Pou | The Hardest of the Alps # 5 | Zahir, Wendenstock from story.teller on Vimeo.

Follow Iker and Eneko Pou as they meet Beat Kammerlander.
Beat has been a hero, and a source of inspiration for Iker, Eneko and many others. See Beat as he explains the philosophy that drove him in his amazing career.

Filmed and edited by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Damiano Levati
Produced by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Matteo Vettorel

Iker and Eneko Pou | The Hardest of the Alps # 6 | Climbing Zahir from story.teller on Vimeo.

The last climb of their summer project, Zahir 8b+, led Iker and Eneko to the fabulous limestone of Wendenstock, in the Swiss Alps.
Watch them as they climb this incredibly vertical wall.

Filmed and edited by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Damiano Levati
Produced by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Matteo Vettorel