Chris Sharma free-soloing over open water while Jack Osbourne watches in awe. What could go wrong?
In 2004 X1 Sports took a band of intrepid climbers to Croatia . Their mission was to find some of the best and unknown rock in the Europe ; the reason, well to see if they could Deep Water Solo off it of course. With some of the best climbers in the world, Chris Sharma, Steve McClure, Leo Holding, Depth Charge charts their progress and antics as they look to challenge their limits each and every day. Depth Charge is an on the wall documentary of their every move and allows the viewer to see exactly what makes a climber tick.
Practical Effects
Real climbers, real falls, zero safety nets
Cinematography
Crystal-clear Adriatic drops that'll haunt your dreams
Director
Mike Weeks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Deep water soloing (psicobloc) was still niche in 2004; this doc helped popularize it outside European climbing circles. Sharma was already a legend, but this captured him at peak 'dirtbag messiah' era.
X1 Sports folded shortly after. Director Mike Weeks later pivoted to corporate filmmaking, making this a time-capsule of pre-YouTube adventure docs when you needed actual distribution deals to see people climb rocks.
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