Arc'teryx Presents: Seventh Direction

Alex Luger has spent five years pushing the limits of multi-pitch climbing and challenging himself in unprecedented ways on “Seventh Direction”, his hardest climb. As he nears the completion of his psychotherapy studies, Alex reflects on his priorities and questions his motivations for pursuing extreme difficulty and danger.
With his mentor, Johannes Rauch, he embarks on a transformative journey to explore the complex psychological relationship between his psyche and extreme climbing.
Film Credits:
DIRECTED BY Ray Demski & Jasmine Ellis
WITH Alex Luger Hanno Schluge
CINEMATOGRAPHER Ray Demski
FILM EDITING & COLOR Tobias Beul
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK BY Lukas Bamesreiter
MUSIC RECORDED AT WEYRERTON BY Kenneth Winkler
AERIAL CAMERA Chris Boyes, Mario Käppeli
SOUND RECORDISTS Attila Makai, Andreas Leitner
FILM SOUND MIX Markus Kaiser
UNIT STILL PHOTOGAPHER Thomas Schermer
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE & PHOTOGRAPHS Alex Luger's archive
ADDITIONAL ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE Florian Wild
STILLS SCANNING SERVICES Georg Alfare
PRESENTED BY Arc´teryx
Festivals & Awards:
St.Anton Film Festival - Jury prize winner / Best film
Bergfilmfestival Salzburg - Official Selection
Krakow Mountain Festival - Official selection
Tokyo International Short Film Festival - Official Selection
Oniros Film Awards New York - Finalist

[@UnhappyFew]

the first minutes give me heavy "Werner Herzog doing a documentary on clinmbing" vibes and i love it

[@MrSilencetreatment]

Thanks for sharing the experience. Beautiful editing. I love the fact you share the insides of the climb and not just the technicallity of it. At the end of the day climbing is a mind game.

[@rdpatterson2682]

“the climber who has the most fun wins.”
- Jeff Lowe

[@flipable17098]

Amazing cinematography and climbing. But it is the dialogue that makes this film special. Beautiful!

[@DerekGuaman-h1t]

"yes, I'm thinking." - best part of this film 3:39

[@vennyph]

World is personal.

[@chlebiceksmaslem]

it's in your head

[@Dave-lu9jw]

Danke für die Motivation und die Schweißhände beim schauen 😅

[@muskelteer]

Es ist ein sehr schöner Film geworden, die Landschaft ist wunderschön und deine Route sehr exponiert. Das schuchtert mich ein und ich begeistert von deiner Leistung! Weiter so. Eure Gedanken zum Klettern sind mir auch neu und sie sind spannend, wenn auch ein bisschen pathetisch.

[@christopherrogi7405]

Unglaublich guate Aufnahmen und a Traum location für so a tour he - congrats!!

[@truetothetrail]

This is wonderful.

[@MihkoPiyisoMaskwa]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing!

[@Batmanstone]

Buenas reflexiones sobre la escalada, el mundo y de uno mismo, enhorabuena ❤

[@willsongomezgomez8010]

The best movie of climbing

[@ribrobrooproop]

Where is this? It's beautiful

[@Grossbaltringue]

Good momie. But i prefer when People speak their own language. I can read subtitles !

[@Cookie_Monster42]

Why in english?

[@masterpropper2485]

Yup, there are people who should just talk in their native tounge and have the whole thing subtitled. Alex is one of them 😂😉

[@markus_bit.]

Hey Alex, you've created an amazing test piece in the Drusenfluh east face. Congratulations on the first ascent, especially in these wild times we had to live in back in 2022.