As any true adventurer knows, not every night can be spent under the stars in a national park, or clinging to the side of a big wall in a portaledge. Some nights are meant to be spent cuddled up with a good book, or a great movie. But for the thrill-seekers who like even their quiet nights to be action-packed, there are more than a few amazing mountaineering movies out there. These are the best mountaineering movies on Netflix to add to your 2025 watch list for those nights not spent in a tent. Nimsdai Purja (often referred to as Nims) skyrocketed to the top of the climbing world both literally and figuratively in 2021 with the release of his film 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible. This climbing documentary details Nims' journey to climb all 14 8,000-meter peaks in a single calendar year, a feat that had never before been done. Mountaineers typically take years or even decades to climb all 14 peaks, but Nims sets out to do it in 7 months. He calls the mammoth undertaking 'Project Possible.' One of the most fam
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