VERSATILE | The North Face

Both experts in their disciplines, Victor De Le Rue and Sam Anthamatten are still looking for fun and new adventures. Team athletes and free riders, they are changing the way we move in the mountains. The goal is no longer to reach a summit and then come back down, now they jump over crevasses, ride down steep slopes, climb ice walls to ride them better and use their paraglider to fly over obstacles.

[@alpinetutorials]

We're living in an absolutely golden period of mountain sport film making. Mind blown again, not only by the extensive skill-sets of these athletes, but also the directors, pilots, photographers, editors and sound design team. Can't believe what people are achieving today.

[@ewanharvey6900]

So so true. Blue Max are responsible for a lot of it!

[@RidgelineVanCo]

Very well said. It’s incredible how much talent these people have.

[@realgoodmind]

Agreed. The drone footage is taking us places and allowing us to see angles never before experienced. I love it. This was killer. The shots skiing down the Glacier at the beginning were unreal.

[@tombsky10]

YESSIR! I do ski film on my KZbin channel and that's what I wanna do forever man

[@RyandeMilliano]

I agree completely, truly inspiring to see a film like this.

[@mikefellbach6841]

Should have mentioned the drone pilot in the credits - did an awesome job.

[@thenorthwestcollective7922]

The drone pilot i believe is Etienne Mérel, he is kinda a do it all guy, so he most likely filmed and edited the whole thing with some help.

[@etiennemerel9975]

@@thenorthwestcollective7922 Racing drone pilot is Stephane Guigné. I was filming with a Mavic drone.

[@stephguins]

Thanks Mike, I really appreciate it :) All the production team is credited within the video at the very end !

[@thenorthwestcollective7922]

Gotcha 👍, which mavic?

[@etiennemerel9975]

@@thenorthwestcollective7922 Dji Air 2s

[@trevorschu]

Love this. There needs to be more crossover and less division between snowboarding and skiing. They compliment each other so well

[@thanhcao4952]

Ghy

[@nickstein4860]

"...Present myself as pretty bad at everything but somebody who loves a bit of everything, maybe." Pretty humble for a guy who goes snowboarding and paragliding at the same time on a huge ass mountain haha

[@superdad942]

What a great video. Let's North face it.... Drone photography has brought mountain, bike and surf videos to a level a heli could never imagine or make possible. So good. Let's keep drones for commercial use, not military use!! Drop cliffs not bombs. My two bits

[@eduardodemariaycampos2396]

It blew my mind, flying to a very difficult spot to ski down..... WOW

[@maxsiegel7084]

The sound of straight lining the ice wall was terrifying. Well done.

[@user-nc6eu5ck9i]

Здорово! Классные ребята, классный фильм! В горах я беспредельно счастлив!

[@joshsharpe655]

One of the best short films in a long time! Inspiring on all levels!

[@TheNorthFace]

🙌🙌

[@realgoodmind]

One of the best edits I have seen in a long time. This was amazing. Congrats Victor and Sam and team and North Face you have all made something epic here. It makes me want to push myself even more.

[@EarlyDawnTravels]

Wow these filmmakers are incredible!! Its so badass to be the athlete to do this, but then to do it also while filming. Awesome.

[@Mathis-Dumas]

Really beautiful ! Well done guys 👑🔥

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

This was amazing and so dangerous all in one. That's a hard NO, tiptoeing through crevasses.

[@RyandeMilliano]

Thank you for this, it is so humbling to see the depth of skills required for every portion of this short film. The effort of the pro athletes or course but also the work by Etienne and Stephane to capture these moments. Cheers!

[@sagePerspective]

Wow! Awesome shots, riding and flying

[@MurCurieux]

Using a para to access your line was mind blowing!

[@judyo923]

I have nothing but sincere awe and respect for these athletes! Shock and awe!

[@jonklass]

Really incredible. Pretty much speechless after watching this. I'll need a few days to digest all this amazing footage lol.

[@TheNorthFace]

We couldn't agree more 🙌

[@Landolini]

imo those are some of the most beautiful mountains of the Alps. Incredible movie as well! Those drone shots are on another level and it conveys the message really well. Being versatile in the mountains really opens up so many possibilities.

[@FineLine-Media]

What an incredible location! Also love the mindset of these guys. The more sports the merrier 💪

[@hobmarg]

oh my god, I just started watching and that opening glacier scene is one of the best skiing segments I've seen (been watching ski films since early 2000's). The filming, edit and sound design are so good.

[@NickPescetto]

Insanely epic, massive inspiration

[@MoosesValley]

Beautiful video guys. Exploring, skiing, climbing, gliding - you are living the dream. Kudos to you. Look forward to future videos.

[@Summitic]

spectacular cinematography !

[@KennyRider24]

So so beautiful! Absolutely fascinating landscape, so much beauty! Skiing and cinematography where so on point too!

[@AnnaGiuliaSalmina]

so much freedom in this video, loved it

[@eatshootdrive]

The FPV footage is fantastic!! Amazing film, thank you guys!

[@sameoldparadise]

a seriously amazing film. Thank you.

[@giuliamonego8943]

Great locations for perfect combos! bravo les gars, inspiring !

[@wasupray]

👍wow amazing what these athletes are doing out in the Mtns. Awesome video keep up the great videos.

[@joepetch308]

Great video. Those mountains around the Zermatt valley are huge!

[@cstbb568]

That just totally blew my mind 👍🏻👍🏻

[@k3tna]

Another masterpiece.

[@jesustrinidad6510]

This was just incredible wow! Thankyou for sharing your epic journey with us all ❤

[@debasishsen9397]

Excellent, really enjoyed. 👍

[@UeliKestenholz]

nice one boys - respect! 🤩💪🤙🏽

[@aaronstone360]

awesome cinematography and POV footage

[@ilipika4105]

amazing, superb, and all 100s of synonyms

[@Flo-uq5lt]

best video I have seen on KZbin for a long time. Sam I have seen your crazy beautiful flights on instagram and i hoped that their will be a full video. And boom there it is!!!

[@cosmiccharlie8294]

So impressive, expert mountaineers and skiers! I used to get big air and do back flips and helicopters back in the day when those moves were novel, 1976. Fun,fun,fun!!!

[@richardholt7903]

These guys are living the dream!

[@Sicaoisdead]

This video is beautiful beyond belief, honestly just perfect all round. I couldn't take my eyes away. They went to some amazing spots on this earth.

[@146930]

Heaven on earth😍. Absolutely beautiful

[@RidgelineVanCo]

Wow! Some pretty unbelievable ski lines

[@ettoumialexandre150]

Juste sublime ces images merci les gars !!!!

[@sethadamsanunda2256]

Glad to have watched this beautiful documentary with Hilaree's parents. Just awesome.

[@TheMountainQueen]

Good Job! Well done guys..

[@raykleiner3151]

Everything about this is awesome.

[@schoeferfilm]

Absolutely awesome shots 👏 I made my first climbing short film and I can suppose how much work you had with this masterpiece 👍🏻 best cinematic greetings from germany

[@Tkerable]

Magnifique !!

[@lou1491]

Superbe bravo à tous 🧚‍♀️💫❤❤❤

[@beefarlee]

Can’t get to the ski spot? No problem we’ll just paraglide to it! Unreal footage

[@bbvin1]

Incredible footage! I am amazed by what is possible to be filmed. No doubt the drone shots are incredible! It is a whole new world for adventure alpinist film

[@offroadadventuresgreece]

Amazing athletes and very very dangerous what they are doing 👏👏👍👍

[@vashusan1984]

Beautifully shot and well directed. I love the mountains and am grateful for all the improvements in outdoor gear over the years.

[@nikitvita4788]

im 15 and i wish to one day live as you two legends live life to its fullest and enjoy doing what you do

[@zangados22]

Incrível! Congrats!

[@kamilkostrej]

video of the year for me!

[@michalviktorin6758]

Im smiling whole time.

[@vasiliifilippenko1677]

Soooo beautiful!!!

[@Hugo-dm1dj]

Such a good edit

[@khushalsingh3201]

Just mesmerizing...

[@vnderrr]

good lord these two are killing it

[@TwistinFool]

I'm having a Walter Mitty moment watching this

[@arnauddurand8375]

Nice one!

[@floredekoning5988]

Beautiful♥

[@peterarheden6434]

Awsome 👌👊👍

[@adityasarraf3327]

Hats off to you guys... from INDIA 🇮🇳

[@geretonrock]

C'est du lourd!

[@georgeiftime6615]

Amazing 🙏

[@mercedecs]

Bravo Étienne pour cette réalisation !!! Pour faire de belles images il faut non seulement des bons athlètes mais un bon réalisateur également ! Merci.

[@etiennemerel9975]

🤝

[@liamgavrillen697]

these guys playin steep irl. sick

[@KLS1557]

12:40 was Sam is saying, so u can go by fair means in future trough the alps or anywhere with short skis lightweight paraglider mixed climbing stuff by ur own or make unbelievable traverses ... great to see whats possible by well trained universal mountaineers ... thx

[@maxmhosad4928]

Magnifique

[@Failedcyborg]

imagine flying to a spot just to ski a sick line, wow, i wish i had the skillset to do that.

[@Atraslin]

Thank you.

[@CAOP24]

My best friend and adventure buddy is a snowboarder, Victor is one of his favorite riders. I'm a Skier, and Sam is one my favorite skiers. This definitely hit near and dear to the heart. Thanks for this fellas

[@huntreilly]

These guys are playing Riders Republic ... IRL

[@jonyenglich9354]

incroyable!

[@LeshkaGoProshka]

Уважение!

[@sirmilord]

crazy frech mazapukas!

[@tubefreakmuva]

Nice visuals, what's that yellow north face jacket? It looks waterproof

[@mikeqiu2426]

WTF. This is mindblowing good. Wtf.

[@constancegdb6974]

Congrats !! Il love the landscape in your video ! It’s amazing ! I want to paint it ! Where is it ? I like to know the name of the mountains I paint. Many thanks !

[@golpher16]

Woo!!

[@MaximeMireault]

Awesome vid! What's the opening track's name? Ça donne vraiment envi de commencer la saison de ski!

[@alesyachichinkina8053]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@timlarsson1451]

Very nice film! For me, the POV drone was used a bit much

[@climbjt]

To be young again

[@hannesbackerling8215]

Damn what a awesome video! TNF deliver quality content as usually. What kind/model of paraglider where they using?

[@victordelerue269]

Swoop 2 16 for me (victor) , not sure about Sam...

[@dreadpirategibi2038]

@@victordelerue269 I think he is flying a Susi 3 , dont know the size though, but judging by how he throws it around, Im gonna go with a 13 or perhaps a 16. I was born and raised in the Canary Islands but moved to Germany a while ago. Started skiing and paragliding and always had the idea of joining them together. You guys made me wanna push harder :)

[@TimberTramp]

Does anyone make a really performance board that can be split for touring?

[@Dan-hn1lx]

Sending straight ice is next level shit!!!!

[@shmeaty4580]

dream life

[@colincarver893]

Sooo nais🤙. Excellent edit/ filming/skillz👌 What gliders are you on there?

[@victordelerue269]

swoop 2 16

[@AdamWeld]

Does anyone know what size wing is best in this kind of flying?

[@herbertgronemeyer1380]

spechless what some people just made with there lifes. true winners

[@JIMMY_NEMESIS]

what model of jackets is in this video?

[@mathieumouche7432]

Name of the last song pls ?? ❤️❤️❤️😍

[@elliotdetaevernier3687]

Ultra light - The Cliff

[@MrJamesD]

..... dude

[@Aslan_1993]

What is the song?