Solidream

During the summer of 2020, Belgian climbers Nicolas Favresse and Sébastien Berthe set themselves the challenge of completing the Alpine Trilogy, three of the most difficult routes in the Alps. But the two friends, accompanied by their cameraman Damien Largeron, intended to have a fun and lighthearted experience: what better way to connect the three legendary routes than by bike and in the company of their dogs?! In just two weeks, a veritable caravan of joy embarked on one of the greatest climbing feats of recent years.

Seb Berthe dreams of climbing the Dawn Wall, the most difficult route in the world. To get to the foot of El Capitan, in the United States, Seb has no intention of taking a plane! Quickly, a team of 6 climbers, 2 sailors and a dog forms to take up a challenge and realize a dream: to reach the Americas on a sailboat to climb the legendary walls of Yosemite! It is by experiencing the long pace of sailing that they cross the Atlantic, then on board a dubious Mexican jalopy van that they learn to know each other. When they arrived at the foot of El Capitan, the team supports Seb in his extraordinary challenge. His push on the Dawn Wall becomes a collective climb. At the same time, everyone prepares to take up his own challenge and the feat takes place where no one is looking. The commitment and authenticity of a team that barely knows each other is reminiscent of the atmosphere of the first epic stories of vertical exploration.

The Dawn Wall is the hardest big wall in the world. After his failure in 2021, Seb Berthe sets sail again for a second attempt. Strongly supported by Soline Kentzel, Seb will have to give his all to, maybe, achieve his lifetime dream. But he is not the only one with a dream, and Soline also embarks on an extremely ambitious ascent. More than a story of performance, this documentary intimately and deeply questions, through Soline’s perspective, the meaning of the climbing partnership.

On bamboo bicycles made from French craftsmanship, three friends explore the Pamir mountains. On their way, they meet communities that are reinventing local know-how in crisis.