The North Face
What It's Like to Survive an Avalanche with Jimmy Chin
On April 1st, 2011, Jimmy Chin was caught in an avalanche in the Teton Range in Wyoming. We animated his story of survival as he was caught in a slide that brought him to the edge of death and back.
Alex Honnold Climbs Angola
This is Alex Honnold in Angola, for one of the most unique adventures of his storied climbing career this far.
The Lost Winter: VICE Sports Climate Change Special
In this VICE Sports Climate Change special, we travelled around the country with snowboarder Lucas Debari and skier Maddie Bowman to investigate the effects of our lost winters. Made possible by The North Face.
Doug Tompkins, Founder of The North Face, Dies in Patagonia
The lifelong conservationist was involved in a kayaking accident in Chile. He was 72 years old.
A US Entrepreneur Who Spent His Fortune Buying Up Land in Patagonia Has Died
When Douglas Tompkins, founder of the North Face, began buying up large expanses of land in the remote and rugged region of Patagonia in the name of conservation he was accused of being a CIA spy.
Crack Climbs & Land Mines: Alex Honnold in Angola - Trailer
Alex Honnold just turned 30 years old, but he's already a climbing legend. His latest challenge? A trip to Angola, virgin climbing territory, to scale peaks that have never been attempted.
The 14-Year-Old Female Rock Climbing Phenom
We spent the day with 14-year-old climbing phenom Ashima Shiraishi as she talked about her ambitions and embarrassed grown men in the gym.
Drone Selfies for Snowboarders
Snowboarder Xavier de le Rue has a new movie and a new “self-flying” camera that he thinks will transform aerial filmmaking the same way GoPro changed point-of-view reels.
Jimmy Chin Makes the World's Most Difficult Expeditions with a Camera in Hand
Jimmy Chin has accomplished it all in the world of action sports, from skiing Everest to climbing some of the world's largest peaks—all while documenting it through photography and video.
Freeskiing's Blonde Wonder Twins (that aren't actually twins)
We got to spend a down day with free-skiers Johnny and Angel Collinson to hike, have a barbecue and go bouldering.
Making the World's Most Difficult Expeditions with a Camera in Hand: Jimmy Chin
With Jimmy Chin's new feature film "Meru" hitting theaters this week, we sat down with him to discuss the long strange trip that culminated in the making of this film.
“A Rarified Space”: Shooting A Movie At The Top Of The World
The film Meru has set a new standard in mountain filmmaking. And there’s only a few people in world capable of producing it.