Josh Lowell first started climbing when he was a skinny 16-year-old in New York. A couple years later, he began taking a video camera to crags and putting together films of his friends. That was the start of a prolific career in climbing films. Lowell founded Big UP Productions in 1997, and the company produced Rampage, Pilgrimage and King Lines. In 2006, Big UP partnered with Sender Films to found the Reel Rock Film Tour, which has developed into the biggest climbing media platform in the world with over 400 live screening events each fall. With Sender Films, Lowell directed High and Mighty (Mountainfilm 2016), Young Guns and Brette (both at Mountainfilm 2017); The Dawn Wall (Mountainfilm 2018), Age of Ondra (Mountainfilm 2019), The High Road (Mountainfilm 2020), Reel Rock 15: Action Directe (Mountainfilm 2021) and Reel Rock 16: Barefoot Charles (Mountainfilm 2022).
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Frequent Flyers - Bouldering Around The World (2001) as Self |
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Rampage (1999) as Self |
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Black Pearl (2025) Producer |
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Black Pearl (2025) Editor |
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Black Pearl (2025) Writer |
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The Cobra and the Heart (2025) Director |
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Sleeping Lion (2023) Director |
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Sleeping Lion (2023) Producer |
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DNA (2023) Director |
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Reel Rock 17 (2023) Director |
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Barefoot Charles (2022) Director |
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Barefoot Charles (2022) Producer |
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Barefoot Charles (2022) Editor |
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Barefoot Charles (2022) Director of Photography |
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Janja Garnbret: The Perfect Season (2021) Executive Producer |
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Janja Garnbret: The Perfect Season (2021) Editor |
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Action Directe (2020) Director |
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Action Directe (2020) Producer |
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Deep Roots (2020) Director |
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First Ascent / Last Ascent (2020) Producer |
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The High Road (2019) Director |
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Reel Rock 14 (2019) Director |
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The Nose Speed Record (2019) Director |
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Age of Ondra (2019) Director |
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Reel Rock 13 (2018) Director |
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Reel Rock 12 (2017) Director |
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The Dawn Wall (2017) Director |
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The Dawn Wall (2017) Editor |
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Ice Revolution (2017) Director |
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Reel Rock 11 (2016) Director |
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Brette, A Year On The Road (2016) Cinematography |
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Brette, A Year On The Road (2016) Editor |
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A Line Across the Sky (2015) Director |
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A Line Across the Sky (2015) Writer |
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Reel Rock 10 (2015) Director |
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Reel Rock 10 (2015) Writer |
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High And Mighty (2015) Director |
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Valley Uprising (2014) Producer |
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Valley Uprising (2014) Director |
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Valley Uprising (2014) Editor |
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High Tension (2013) Director |
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Reel Rock 8 (2013) Director |
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Spice Girl (2013) Director |
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Reel Rock 7 (2012) Director |
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La Dura Dura (2012) Director |
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La Dura Dura (2012) Writer |
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La Dura Dura (2012) Editor |
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La Dura Dura (2012) Director of Photography |
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Reel Rock 6 (2011) Director |
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Reel Rock 5 (2010) Director |
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Progression (2009) Editor |
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Progression (2009) Director |
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Progression (2009) Director of Photography |
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Dosage V (2008) Director |
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King Lines (2007) Producer |
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King Lines (2007) Director of Photography |
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King Lines (2007) Director |
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King Lines (2007) Editor |
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Dosage IV (2006) Director |
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Dosage III (2005) Executive Producer |
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Dosage III (2005) Director |
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Dosage II (2004) Director |
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Pilgrimage (2003) Director |
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Dosage I (2002) Director |
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Rampage (1999) Director |
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Rampage (1999) Producer |
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Rampage (1999) Editor |
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Rampage (1999) Director of Photography |
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Free Hueco (1998) Director |
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Charles at Large () Director |
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The Sensei () Director |