In the 1980s, Patrick Edlinger, nicknamed "Le Blond", painted with the grace of a poet the first chapter in the world history of free climbing. In his hands, marginal exercise has become a real lifestyle, carrying a message of freedom. His famous solos, beyond the proven feat they represent, bear witness to this. Life at Your Fingertips, the first internationally known climbing film, touched and inspired by generations of climbers; Edlinger was one of the meteors that shone light on the cliffs of the world by following the trajectory of a single idea: to be free to live only by "climbing". Yet the man capable of concessions in the face of the necessities of life (competitions, advertisements) and pressure from the media, his public and the desires he aroused.
Edlinger, la liberté au bout des doigts (2023) is currently not available on any services.
Patrick Edlinger , Jean-François 'Poil' Lignan , Catherine Destivelle , Robert Exertier , Antoine Le Menestrel , Nadine Rousselot
Nils Martin
France Télévisions
