Metanoia (2014)
This documentary follows the life and climbs of legendary alpinist Jeff Lowe, through his visionary ascents around the world up to his final dance with a terminal disease. Centered around Jeff’s most daring climb, Metanoia – solo, in winter, up the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland — which changed his life and prepared him for the greatest adventure of all: facing his own mortality. It is a mind-bending adventure through time and space that gives physical form to Jeff's unique philosophies and inspiring creative genius.
Director: Jim Aikman
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Jeff Lowe as Self |
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Conrad Anker as Self (Narrator) |
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Catherine Destivelle as Self |
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Ueli Steck as Self |
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Doug Robinson as Self |
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Lynn Hill as Self |
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Jon Krakauer as Self (Narrator) |
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Pete Takeda as Self |
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Steve House as Self |
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Steve Grossman as Self |
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James Bartos Balog as Self |
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Michael Kennedy as Self |
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Malcolm Daly as Self |
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Sean O'Neill as Self |
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Josh Wharton as Self |
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Jim Donini as Self |
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Jim Bridwell as Self |
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David Roberts as Self |
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John Roskelley as Self |
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Connie Self as Self |
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Jack Tackle as Self |
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Leslie Ryan as Self |
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Rex Wilson as Self |
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Rob Dubin as Self |
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Andreas Aeschlimann as Self |
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Teri Ebel as Self |
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Mike Lowe as Self |
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Lisa Lowe Frei as Self |
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Sonja Lowe as Self |
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George H. Lowe as Self |
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Greg Lowe as Self |
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Mike Weis as Self |
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Will Mayo as Self |
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Daniel Mader as Self |
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Alan Peterson as Narrator |
| Writing | Jeff Lowe | Writer |
| Writing | Jim Aikman | Writer |
| Directing | Jim Aikman | Director |