"MANGART Production Group together with SFINGA Pro and VIHARNIK Production" "Presents" "THE SPHINX Documentary Narrative/Feature Mountain Film" "Idea" "Screenplay" "Director" "Executive Producer" "Desperately searching, are you?" "You find it, but don't like it?" "You do like it, but you aren't satisfied?" "You want more?" "You keep searching." "You keep searching in vain?" "The circle gets closed." "Whatever the end result may be, your experience remains forever." "Your experience is the story." "It is the story that matters." "It'll always find you." "You are your path." "You are the story." "Ever felt there's something more up there to make you dream on?" "But it governs your fate as well?" "Triglav is a kingdom and the highest peak in Slovenia." "Its 3-headed silhouette makes it unique for people at its foot." "For a long time their fear stopped them to approach it." "They thought it is the home of the deities." "Still, the giant kept arousing local people's imagination." "Four local men reached its top intrepidlyfor the first time." "No man set his foot up there before them." "A bold venture." "Soon many more tried." "Vodnik, the first Slovene poet tried too, but alas, he failed." "Rocks and stones soar up above us, barren is the wall and peak." "ancient master cliffs erected, come, ye builder, learn from him." "Slovenian national awareness was raised by the priest Aljaž." "He bought Triglav's top to erect a shelter." "Asymbolic gesture of a great man and a patriot!" "Triglav's sunny side is gentle, kind and friendly, unlike its northern and seemingly unconquerable gigantic face." "Its northern wall forms a tight closure of the Vrata valley." "Not for the vertiginous!" "After 100 years, first attempts from the north were made too." "Very slowly the reputation of mighty northern precipices spread around." "Climbers made them famous." "TheTriglav North face!" "Only two attempts were made before the Great War, and were followed by fierce" "Slovene-German rivalry between 1918 and 1941." "Pillars" "The centralTriglav pillar was the focus of attention for climbers of 1930s and 1940s." "New routes were a challenge and became a matter of prestige." "Joža Eop, weak and untrained, made an attempt just a month after WWII was finally over." "He made sure that after the fall of Nazism theTriglav North Face belongs to the Slovenes at last." "By 1960's most of the routes had been ascended." "New routes kept emerging, and soon totalled almost 30." "The spirit was brave enough but they were soon downhearted by the extreme difficulty of the smooth monolith upper crux which seemed utopian, unclimbable and awe-inspiring." "Awe-inspiring." "They call me the Sphinx." "Triglav is my home." "This is my story." "The Sphinx" "These two are free of charge." "Great." "Let me through." "There's a narrow crack when you enter the great roof." "Hold it with your left hand, put your right hand above it, grip a tiny crack, and your foot can easily slip there." "You poor thing.-I'm still sore." "Stop teasing me." "What's that route called again?" "The Sphinx!" "You must be Miha then!" "His climbing partner?" "Yes.Would you like a cocktail?" "The Sphinx cocktail.Wicked!" "No." "I'll try it." "I'm parched!" "Go for it!" "Do you know the Sphinx's riddle?" ""'Which creature goes on 4 legs in the morning, at mid-day on 2, and in the evening on 3?"'" "Who cares!" "Have a drink instead!" "No, I have to train tomorrow." "Just one." "No.Beware of the Sphinx." "Don't leave yet!" "Hold this for me, mate, I'm off to the loo.-Hurry up." "Not the same width all of them!" "Every crack will be different." "Don't be a smart Alec." "The oak, the birch, the larch." "Have you got a spanking rod too?" "I'd need one for you!" "Save yourselves for the Sphinx!" "It's no joke up there." "According to Kunaver, to solve the riddle is logical and easy." "Presumably, once upon a time I did offer a logical solution." "I never offer anything." "The way is open, if you get it." "What are you doing on all fours?" "Where's everyone?" "This is me and her, and you." "Where are the rest of them?" "We're all here, the three of us!" "4-2-3." "It's 3 a.m.!" "It's 3 a.m., let's make a move!" "Where to?" "The store opens at 7, we'll go shopping then." "No rush." "What's the matter with you?" "The Sphinx cocktail again?" "Are you okay?" " I'm perfectly fine." "8, 9, 10" "Plus 2 makes it 12." "This should definitely do." "I've never seen so many of them." "Quiet!" "You know what time it is?" "Iworked night shift." "To climb my face remains the greatest challenge." "Following 10 years of attempts, Ante Mahkota wants to try again, this time with Peter Šeetinin." "The holes, and I've bought a new nylon rope." "Turn it down!" "Stop making noise!" "Cats are on heat.-Night shift again.-It's almost dawn anyway." "Will these be okay?" "Sure.This is the one." "8 a.m., I must be off to work." "Keep you mouth shut, you don't want to end up locked up." "I'm the boss there." "I've made these ones as well." "By yourself?" "No!" "With a blacksmith!" "1966" " During the traditional climbing era there's only rule:" "All technical devices are allowed to be employed in ascending." "1995" " In free climbing cracks only are employed to ascend." "The only rule is to employ gear for protection only." "I'll take the yellow one!" "We need the green one too." "Definitely.We'll take it." "What about wider cracks?" "Nice colour." "I'll take it." "Listen, boys, this might be something for us." "'TheTriglav North Face hides two mythical mysteries." "The Goldhorn and the Sphinx.'" "Perfect timing." "It follows us everywhere." "Once upon a time a white chamois with golden horns found himself directly facing a poacher." "The buck symbolises the immortal nature ..." "While the poacher is a mortal ignoring all warnings." "My Face hasn't been climbed free-style yet." "Miha Kajzelj and Gregor Kresal aim to set new boundaries." "The Sphinx's Face is their dream." "We'll take all.-Will you climb the moon?" "Where are you off to?" "A legendary route, free style." "The Sphinx's Face, free style." "The Face?" "Did you catch that?" "You don't want to be too heavy." "We've already been there." "Is this too much gear?" "Who knows.You'll be the first." "I guess you're clever enough." "Not so good to be too clever, sometimes.-Is that so?" "You know what they used to climb with in the old days?" "Crazy, man!" "This is so light." "I'll show you something." "Look at this, it's for sale too." "State-of-the-art technology..." "This one with a metal ring..." "and an even older specimen." "This is what you used?" "But we're still hanging on!" "It worked?" "You're kidding me." "We'll take these." "Okay." "This belongs to the museum." "Hi, you're doing well, guys." "We're well trained." "Are you off to somewhere big?" "TheTriglav north face." "Vow.-We used to romp up there like young bucks." "Good luck!" "This is cheating!" "Stop messing with the flour." "Train without it." "You need to climb higher to get at a bit of a fright as well." "Look over there." "This is what I call training." "I've been climbing for 3 years." "I have never had a fall." "Good girl.-Bye." "Bye." "They thought the great roof was unclimbable." "How's your hand?" "Can we try again?" "I took the bandage off today." "Should be okay." "We can try again for the second or third time." "Ante kept trying for ten years!" "Show me that photo again." "Where is it now?" "You're not wearing these boots?" "I am." "I wore them the first time." "I'll fix them with some glue." "Here.-Silly me.Enough training for today, let's go for a beer." "It was on purpose that I shaped the perfect vertical at the top." "The rock is smooth, the cracks few and far between, and the overhangs are massive." "I am unsolvable, so they say." "It's all in your head, mind you." "I managed to make a recording of that song.-Summer night?" "... walls made all of trees, ceiling is the sky..." "We used to ride bicycles here." "Or took a train to go climbing." "The old road used to be up there." "Iwas always sick.-You, sissy." "How many times have you tried it?" "I've stopped counting." "I hope I'll be okay up there." "You better are." "I'm going to try a new move at the 12th piton." "Right." "I never jammed my hand in that crack." "Bloody traffic jam!" "We'll be stuck here, or what?" "I hope the weather holds for us." "It should." "Fingers crossed." "You can't beat the time." "All in its good time." "What?" "What engine was that?" "It can only be president Tito's." "The speed of it!" "Going hunting bucks, perhaps?" "As long as they don't aim at us." "The gate didn't used to be here, one could drive to the hut." "We've got plenty of time, today we're the first ones here." "Have you unpacked yet?" "Look, the hut." "Beep the horn to let them know we're coming." "The weather should be okay." "The forecast's good." "You're so clumsy." "I always make a mess." "A typical local dish, mackerel." "Be my guest." "Did you know that Ante was the founding editor of this magazine?" "Ante who?" "The Ante!" "Ante Mahkota ofthe Sphinx?" "Yes, him." "Wasn't he the general manager?" "And a founder of a magazine?" "A brilliant guy." "Sports lottery, 100 women's hike toTriglav were his ideas.And he was married to Marjana Deržaj." "Summer night, our humble home, the walls made of trees..." "What was that?" "Sorry about the wait, boys." "This is delicious though." "Half a sausage will hardly do." "Not my fault." "Small portions, hard times." "Why do you keep sneaking behind our backs?" "Sit down." "And bring us two Red bulls!" "I can't.Aguy from Croatia bought them all this morning." "Every single can." "Sausages in cans?" "What cans?" "Now, get into position." " Have you got everything?" "I don't want to cover the entire north face." "Hey, you, come over." "Okay, lonely boy." "Guys, what are you up to?" "Join them, I'll take the photo." "Take one of me and her only." "Come here,Tone,join us." "Look at her contortions?" "Have they started sagging yet?" "Did you see the lightening?" "Begorra, I hope it doesn't rain." "Remember the storm in 1961." "There's no exit from the Sphinx in bad weather." "Where are you going?" "The Sphinx." "The Face.The great roof." "The weather should be okay." "It's a difficult route." "We'll set out at 5.-Too late." "You have to leave before 4 a.m." "Drop by on your way back." "We will." "Our car's down there." "Move, Šeetinc, let's go!" "The Sphinx" "The 1st Free Ascent" "Wait!" "The Sphinx-The Journey." "1 free ticket still available!" "The best of them tried it all to get a close look of my Face." "To touch it and solve the riddle." "Who knows what my riddle is?" "This is top gear we've got now!" "Only the very best!" "We'll use the lightest rope." "What's this?" "Who split flour?" "Damn it, I've lost my chalk." "Listen what Ante wrote:" "'"I touched the mighty Guillotine for the very first time." "It rocked precariously." "We were terrified it would break and fall down."" "These guys surely had guts." "So will you, tomorrow." "4-2-3." "Beware of'the butcher'." "A piece of meat in the rock?" "This is the best hold!" "What a silly dream!" "What about?" "Don't ask.4-2-3, and a pound offlesh at the 12th piton." "Was it the riddle?" "4-2-3 legs?" "What riddle?" "The Sphinx's?" "What about the meat?" "Are you hungry?" "You're such a clown." "You want to fight bare handed?" "Go for it." "Let the game begin!" "Watch out, a rock!" "Is someone yelling up there?" "Some kids may be stuck up there." "Noone's mad enough to climb it." "The ledges." "Here we are.So many attempts, so many failures over the years." "This will be our lucky day." "But we have to be careful." "Why are you so pale?" "It's your 10th time." "I'm new here." "One of my pitons is still here." "Hammer another one." "This will do." "It holds well." "Shall we draw lots?" "Why bother, I'll lead." "I'll belay.Give me the rope." "Hold it." "I got you." "Technical climbing:climbers use technical devices to ascend." "Free climbing: climbers use equipment for protection only." "This is quite scary, isn't it?" "I've been scared since dawn." "Remember our last time here?" "Today we'll be more careful." "At least the weather's improved." "We're lucky enough." "Which do you want?" "This one." "Not the Guillotine again!" "I'll follow you in no time." "I'm ready." "Okay, I'll belay." "The ledges.The Guillotine." "Shit, bloody Guillotine seems to be wedging apart." "If you keep hammering, half of the wall will collapse." "The same as in 1956 and in 1964, the fissure is getting bigger." "How is it?" "I managed to hammer it." "I hope it doesn't fall out." "It won't." "It's held for 30 years and will hold today for sure." "Who said anything about falling?" "It's perfectly okay." "Stop tugging at it.You don't want it to collapse." "My Face became a myth before its first ascent." "No wonder, since I resisted all attempts." "The Guillotine was the crux." "It terrified you, didn't it?" "For 10 years your predecessors trembled with fear underneath it." "But this was just the beginning." "You're just about to face the riddle's crux itself." "My Great Roof is unclimbable!" "The ledges.The Guillotine." "The Great Roof." "Ante, loosen it." "It's a good job you hammered lots of pitons last time." "Begorra, what a precipice." "What about this loose flake?" "I'll let it drop,just in case." "Your first piton in the roof." "Here it is.As strong as ever." "30 years old." "As if it was made of concrete." "But we still can't conquer it." "Damn big roof." "I'm too heavy.I have to leave some stuff here, ropes, friends." "But I've got the winning combo!" "The Sphinx's combination.4-2-3 and up above the edge!" "Beats me." "There are no combinations here." "I've made sure of that." "You hammered a lot of gear here." "Give me the rope." "What an overhang!" "Stand to the right.Just one bit." "A bit higher." "More to the right." "Where to?" "On my head?" "I've got the aiders, begorra." "Well done!" "One rung higher!" "Keep trying." "I'm hammering." "If I fall here, I'll pull out all the pitons." "What did you say?" "4-2-3." "Not talking to you." "Stop messing." "And you end up in a mess, just like I told you." "I've had the winning combo!" "What is the butcher doing there?" "To hell." "You had a good hold up there." "There's a butcher in the crack." "Hammer it out." "That's exactly what I'll do now." "Do it, mate." "That's it." "I'll remove it." "It's the best hold." "Look at ti." "The butcher!" "Shit." "Gosh, are there people camping at the top again?" "Let me come down, I got it sorted." "This was our pain in the arse." "The Sphinx can seriously mess up your life.-We should be okay now." "Hang on.4-2-3, and the butcher." "Was this your dream?" "Maybe." "Now we've got to climb it." "Bloody hell." "The Guillotine.The Great Roof." "Well done, Šeetinc!" "Get a grip." "You're nearly there!" "We've done it." "We've done it." "That's it, Ante." "We've done it." "That's it, Ante." "We've done it." "Well done, Šeetinc!" "Well done, mate!" "Bloody hell!" "Belay off." "Give me the rope." "What?" "Loosen it!" "The rope!" "I don't get it.-What did you say?" "Loosen it!" "The rope!" "I don't get it.-What did you say?" "I'll let you get away with it." "How did you manage to climb it?" "Didn't you hammer my piton?" "I've got you.-Well done." "You did a great job here, mate." "What else was I supposed to do?" "That's it, mate." "The crux is behind us." "You set many a myth in my realm." "You chased the Goldhorn away." "The myth of my formidable Face has just faded away too." "The myth of my formidable Face has just faded away too." "I call this a game and might turn it into my own advantage." "Go,Ante go!" "You've hauled me up like a sack." "You're heavy enough, begorra." "You've hauled me up like a sack." "You're heavy enough, begorra." "What a view!" "Indeed." "We're the first party here." "We're the first party here." "You're damn right." "Don't we deserve a snack now?" "You bet." "Serve the sausages." "Don't we deserve a snack now?" "You bet." "Serve the sausages." "And then we'll continue." "Today?" "Of course." "Such a nice ledge." "Why don't we bivvy?" "Such a nice ledge." "Why don't we bivvy?" "No way, we can easily reach the top before nightfall." "Are you sure?" "We can at least give it a try." "Are you sure?" "We can at least give it a try." "Up we go, chop chop chop, full speed ahead along the ridge." "Up we go, chop chop chop, full speed ahead along the ridge." "It's grade 7, maximum." "It seems easy enough." "The Roof was definitely the crux." "We're out of trouble now." "The Roof was definitely the crux." "We're out of trouble now." "Will I get the toothpaste next?" "We'll manage the top portion." "You're right." "It's been going on for too long." "Let's end it." "You're right." "It's been going on for too long." "Let's end it." "Did it just switch itself on?" "Did it just switch itself on?" "It's not even switched on." "What the hell...?" "What are you two doing here?" "What the hell...?" "What are you two doing here?" "You old-timers?" "Did you descend from the top?" "I knew there was something dodgy going on.-Some weird joke." "It was you with the waitress?" "She held us like this." "I wondered what she was up to." "And you walked over my chalk!" "Where did you get this, boyo?" "Want to borrow my comb as well?" "Forget the comb, here's the toothbrush." "Forget the comb, here's the toothbrush." "The ledges.The Guillotine." "The Great Roof.The Nest.TheTop." "The ledges.The Guillotine." "The Great Roof.The Nest.TheTop." "Both ascents left a deep mark in my Face" "Both ascents left a deep mark in my Face and respectively ended an era." "They differed, although they were very much alike too." "They differed, although they were very much alike too." "Total dedication in their quest." "I'm calm now." "Total dedication in their quest." "I'm calm now." "Ante struggled for 10 years before he found his perfect partner in Peter." "I became the fulfillment of his dreams." "Miha and Gregor got third time lucky in their attempts to smear my Face with flour." "to smear my Face with flour." "It was a heavy burden for them that noone had done it yet." "There's no challenge if you know the answer." "Without a challenge, there is no strong will." "No progress without strong will!" "No progress without strong will!" "You know what this is,Ante?" "The butcher piton." "I still have a few at home." "I forged it myself.-Did you?" "I still have a few at home." "I forged it myself.-Did you?" "At the blacksmith's." "I made the pointed ones to jam even deeper." "Where did you hammer it?" "In the Great Roof." "You know why it's here now?" "Because it fell out." "No, it held tight, but we took it out to get a better grip." "No, it held tight, but we took it out to get a better grip." "Really?" "Keep it as a souvenir." "You hammered another one?" "Yes,we did, a bit higher up." "You hammered another one?" "Yes,we did, a bit higher up." "It was so damn heavy, our gear." "20 iron carabiners on top of it." "Plus the ropes.You name it." "I can't imagine we'd it now." "Plus the ropes.You name it." "I can't imagine we'd it now." "When we threw stones it took them 6 seconds to hit the ground." "600 metres of overhang." "Most amazing, we climbed so fast we had 4 litres of water left." "For the first time in my life," "I leaned over and was pouring it down." "Just like that?" "Why bother carrying it back with you." "What a romantic clinking sound it made." "Like crystal breaking." "My book ends with this." "Look at these two!" "Wait, I want another gulp.-Too late." "We've got another flask." "What flask?" "We used to climb with alders made of wood and hemp rope." "I took us the whole day." "I never imagined you could do it free." "Me neither." "Šeetinin climbed the final pitch like a true grand master." "What advanced gear you have now." "But the Sphinx remains difficult." "Hardly any easier now as it used to be." "The Sphinx was a symbol." "I was in awe when I first saw it." "I started drawing routes." "As Eop said:" "The guy who climbs it will need a lot of balls." "It remains a cult route." "No matter how you climb it." "Peter, let's hold each other." "Friends!" "I hope we enjoy these views for another good while." "The Sphinx threw herself from her high rock after Oedipus solved its famous riddle." "Hi, guys!" "Hi." "Where is the Sphinx?" "This is the Sphinx." "Right here." "What the hell are you wearing?" "You're with the devil!" "Are you tired?" "Want a bite?" "No, I'm rushing down to dinner." "Got to finish a text on Oedipus." "Where's the Face's edge?" "Right there where you are!" "Right here?" "Great.Will you help me count down?" "Yes, of course." "I'm ready." "4-2-3!" " Hey!" "Once more please!" "4-3-2-1!" "See you." "Begorra, these modern times!" "I preferred the old days though." "Iwouldn't swap it either." "Me neither." "Neither would I." "The story will always find you." "You are your path." "To our friends Pavle Kozjek, andTomažHumar who were meant to be in this film." "And to Andrej Magajne, a technical crew member." "Martina Eufar Winner of IFSC World Cup events." "First solo female ascent of Sphinx's Face" "Jože Zupan First winter ascent of Sphinx's Face with Franeek Knez" "Aco Pepevnik First solo ascent of Sphinx's Face" "Kazimir Drašlar Climbed first route in Sphinx with Aleš Kunaver" "PrimožKunaver Aleš Kunaver's son" "Natalija Gros European and World Champion in sports climbing might one day make first on-sight ascent of Sphinx's Face" "Tone Sazonov-Tonae Solved the Great Roof crux with A.Mahkota and Nadja Fajdiga" "Robert Peenik From Zagreb, Croatia, made first BASE jump from the Sphinx" "Matjaž Ivnik Climbed Sphinx's Face, aged 15, with IztokTomazin, and is still its youngest climber." "The Mojstrana Squirrels" "Group of climbers who climbed the last classical route in Sphinx" "Miha Kajzelj and Gregor Kresal First free ascent of Sphinx's Face" "Brothers Anže and Miha Marenee impersonate the 1966 climbers inthe Sphinx" "Ante Mahkota and Peter Šeetinin" "Their first ascent of Sphinx's Face made them legendary" "Translated by Tina Mahkota" "Subtitles by AHO"