Metanoia (2014)

10.0/10 84 min Documentary Adventure

Overview

This documentary follows the life and climbs of legendary alpinist Jeff Lowe, through his visionary ascents around the world up to his final dance with a terminal disease. Centered around Jeff’s most daring climb, Metanoia – solo, in winter, up the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland — which changed his life and prepared him for the greatest adventure of all: facing his own mortality. It is a mind-bending adventure through time and space that gives physical form to Jeff's unique philosophies and inspiring creative genius.

Cast

Jeff Lowe

Self

Conrad Anker

Self (Narrator)

Catherine Destivelle

Self

Ueli Steck

Self

Doug Robinson

Self

Lynn Hill

Self

Jon Krakauer

Self (Narrator)

Pete Takeda

Self

Steve House

Self

Steve Grossman

Self

Michael Kennedy

Self

Josh Wharton

Self

Jim Donini

Self

Jim Bridwell

Self

David Roberts

Self

John Roskelley

Self

Connie Self

Self

Recommendations

180° South
Free Solo
The Dawn Wall
Valley Uprising
Explorer: The Last Tepui
Atlantis Rising
Mountain
The Deepest Breath
The Eagle Huntress
Alone in the Wilderness
Everest
I Am Heath Ledger
Lost on Everest
My Mom Jayne
Being James Bond
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Deepsea Challenge 3D
Koyaanisqatsi
Dolphin Reef
Hitting the Apex