200 years of glory, ice axes, and existential dread at 15,000 feet.
The history of the Chamonix Guides Company is inseparable from that of mountaineering and the valley where it was born. For 200 years, guides have risen to multiple challenges, making their organization a legend. Today, they are the actors of a changing mountain: overcrowding, global warming, loss of freedom—the causes are multiple. This film is at a crossroads. Between tradition and modernity, it traces the history of the Chamonix Guides Company, evoking the incredible challenges it has met with dignity and those it now faces.
Cinematography
Mont Blanc massif shots that humble your living room.
Direction
Dual timeline structure mirrors the guides' own balancing act.
Director
Thomas Guerrin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Chamonix Guides Company, founded 1821, is the world's oldest professional guiding association—predating modern nation-states and safety equipment alike.
Christophe Profit's 1986 trilogy of north faces in 24 hours remains so audacious that modern guides use it as both inspiration and warning.
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