Rotpunkt
“Alex Megos and the Art of the Redpoint”
2019•50m•8.0•Released
Documentary
Rotpunkt documents the advent, the agony and the art of the redpoint through Alex Megos’s efforts to redefine the boundaries of the form. The film traces the redpoint—which transformed rock climbing from an engineering problem into a brilliant test of mental and physical strength—from its origins with a ragtag bunch of tights-wearing revolutionaries in rural Bavaria, to its golden era with Wolfgang Güllich, to its new ideal in the German phenom Megos as he battles to unlock new levels of human potential.
Director
Ken Etzel
Writer
Kahlil Hudson, Ken Etzel
Languages
English
Studio
Patagonia
Cast
Alex Megos
Himself
Wolfgang Gullich
Himself
Kurt Albert
Himself
Russ Clune
Himself
Production
Company
Patagonia
Producer
Alex Lowther
Producer
Monika McClure
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