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From base jumping in the Arctic, to flying training runs with the Marines in the deserts of Yuma, Arizone, this short film, edited by Matthew Irving features clips from some of his most memorable projects.

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In 2021, I spent time with two veteran wildland fire crews — the Folsom Lake Veteran Crew on California’s Dixie Fire and the Devil’s Canyon Veteran Crew on a small fire in Montana. This short film gives an authentic look at what the job is and how it might be a great transition from military service to civilian life.

Ray Runs for the Rest of his Life gives you a sneak peak into Ray Baker's life as he gets ready to complete Mt. Rainier's Wonderland trail in one push.

The Wild Land is an intimate look at the Craig Hotshots; a wildland fire crew that specializes in taking on difficult and dangerous assignments.

The Crown Traverse is an epic journey, following three friends as they traverse the 500 mile Crown of the Continent between Missoula, MT and Banff, Alberta.

Running on Empty follows The North Face Athlete and badass ultrarunner, Rory Bosio as she looks to set the record on the GR20, one of Europe's most difficult and dangerous trail systems.

Directed by Matthew Irving and produced by Ty Milford, this is a short brand film we shot for Hydro Flask in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Directed by Matthew Irving and produced by Ty Milford, this is a short brand film we shot for Hydro Flask in the heart of central Idaho.

Hardergrat is a short film about Arcteryx athletes Stian Hagen and Florian Reichert, as they traverse one of Sweden's most famous ridge traverses.

Catchy Title is a short adventure film about the dangers of back country skiing in Alaska.

2020 was a total doozy, and with the canceling of many travel plans, we had to get creative with outdoor ambassadors Eric Balken and Carston Oliver.

In Episode 2 of Mystery Ranch Theatre, we follow Eric Balken and Carston Oliver on an adventure up a couloir.

In Episode 3 of Mystery Ranch Theatre, we follow Eric Balken and Carston Oliver on an adventure in the Wasatch.

Written and Directed by Matthew Irving with voice work by Chet Sisk, The Silence is an ode to the American West, and the people that live there.

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An intimate look into the life of a wildland firefighter out on the front lines, battling the Grizzly Creek fire in Colorado earlier this year.
In a test of human endurance, Mike Foote set out to achieve the world record for the most vertical feet climbed and skied in a single 24-hour period. On March 18, 2018, Mike surpassed the previous record by 2,000ft, setting a new record of 61,200ft.

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"Matt and I always dreamed of owning a ranch of our own, but we never thought it was a reality," says Stacy Crabb, as she looks out over the 9,000 acre ranch she and her husband managed for 11 years.
After Greg Hill climbed and skied two million vertical feet in a single year, he wasn't sure what his next goal would be. But when he began thinking about ho...
A winter brand film we produced and shot for Hydro Flask in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
"The combination of ocean coast, glacial ice, floating bergs and ragged peaks positions Arctic regions as some of the planets most surreal landscapes." Arc'teryx athletes Paul McSorley, Vikki Weldon, and Paulo Marazzi base themselves out of the Aurora, a steel hulled sailboat. Adventure calls. Explore Lookbook: http://arcteryx.com/LearnMore.aspx?article=Lookbook-Greenland
Exploratory road trips come with inherent chaos. An arctic outflow followed by insane snowfall; BC's northern Coast Range is a wild place with a big heart.
Scott Jurek is a world-renowned ultramarathoner, author, and public speaker. Raised in Minnesota, Scott developed a passion for long-distance trail running while in high school and quickly progressed to claim victories in nearly all of ultrarunning's elite events. Today, Scott and his wife, Jenny, are finding new ways to stay active, eat healthy, and enjoy life with their two young children.
In 2012, the EU and UNDP began the 'Clima East' project to mitigate climate change, restore ecosystems and develop sustainable livelihoods. For Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine, the focus was on peatland restoration.

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Success on the vertical Shark's Fin on India's Mount Meru-one of the last and most perilous unclimbed rock faces in the world-pushed Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk to their limits. Here they tell the epic tale of their ultimate expedition.
In June 2013, we went to the Alaska Range to create a new style of footage using bleeding edge tools. Here's a little introduction....for the larger story, check out our blog post on the trip http://blog.camp4collective.com/post/54873757389/february-2012-camp4-studio-loud-busy-intense Music: Abel Okugawa Song: Epic Strings www.AbelOkugawa.com
The idea started off as a good one: To establish new trad climbs on the amazing 1,200-foot granite big-wall rocketing directly out of the ocean in Devil's Bay, Newfoundland. But for climbers Hazel Findlay, Alex Honnold, James Pearson and Mark Synnott, the great idea soon became something much different then planned.