This black and slender pyramid is situated in the eastern part of the Asian range, and to reach its base, a trek of 12 days is necessary, travelling across spectacular valleys in the heart of Nepal. Perhaps this is the source of its greatest appeal, the fact of being far from every accessible place and the picturesque route that must be covered to get to this place. Close up, its apparently simple architecture is diversified into a group of hanging glaciers and rock spurs, with big edges merging into a tiny summit, the topmost point of this great giant of Himalaya.

Somehow, this expedition meant new sensations, challenges and adventures to Carlos, for many different reasons; not least because it was the first expedition he conceived, planned and developed as his own personal project.

Once he was there, Carlos teamed up with the Basque climber Edurne Pasaban, Ricardo Valencia and Joseba Gutioerrez, both from Navarra, and the Italians Mario Merelli and Silvio Mondinelli. Their teamwork and cooperation on this expedition was rewarded with a resounding success.

This was Carlos’ second great 8.000er, after the summit of K2 in 2001.

Characteristics

Running Time: 31 minutes
Direction & Script: Josema Herráiz
Photography: Carlos Pauner
Narration: José Angel Usero

Winner of the Grand Prize (Gold Edelweiss) at the International Festival of Mountain and Adventure Films of Torelló, in 2005.

It is a great story, shocking and touching…
It shows the grandeur and the miseries of Himalaya, the hard work needed to conquer one of the most difficult mountains in the world, the commitment required for a climb of great difficulty to the third highest mountain on Earth (8,586 meters) and especially, the personal odyssey of survival lived by Carlos Pauner during the descent.

While the press releases filled the pages of the newspapers, Carlos, who was oblivious to what was going on, endured an unrepeatable experience: loneliness, cold, blizzards, snowstorms, harsh bivouacs in the open air…definitively, a fight for survival.

Characteristics

Running Time: 50 minutes
Direction and script: Josema Herráiz
Photography: Carlos Pauner (recordings in Nepal), Josema Herráiz (recording interviews in Spain)
Sound Track: Traditional Nepalese music, Gustav Holst’s "The Planets", and "Hoy solo", by Sick Brains, (Rock Group from Zaragoza who composed a song inspired by Carlos Pauner ‘s adventure)
Narration: José Angel Usero

The Aragonese Himalayan climber Carlos Pauner, once recovered from the frostbite suffered during his well-known odyssey on Kangchenjunga (when he disappeared for three days, surviving at an altitude of more than 8,000 meters and in extreme conditions (-35 º Celsius), now faces his next challenge, all within the ambitious Project 8,000, which aims to scale all fourteen 8,000ers on the earth.

Carlos heads towards the Karakorum Range to reach the summit of Gasherbrum I or Hidden Peak (8.068 m).

Following that, Carlos travels towards Tibet, to reach the summit of Cho Oyu (8,201 m.)

Characteristics

Running Time: 28 minutes
Direction and script: Josema Herráiz
Photography: Carlos Pauner (recordings in Nepal), Josema Herráiz (recording interviews in Spain)

In the Spring of 2005, Carlos Pauner makes his way towards the South face of Everest (8.848 m) with the intention of climbing to "The Roof of the World", without the aid of breathing apparatus. This option, only ethically acceptable in alpine terms, involves an extraordinarily difficult challenge, and its achievement has been limited to only a very few people in the world.

The audio-visual production was groundbreaking and ambitious: professional cameras, filming in high resolution and other advanced technical equipment, all needed to be able to capture unique and spectacular images of this remote and beautiful location.

This production by Carlos Pauner and Factoría de Contenidos, tells the story, not only of the alpine adventure, but also of the life of the inhabitants of the valley, the hard work of Sherpas, and the many contradictions and half-truths connected with other expeditions to Everest.

Characteristics

Running Time: 47 minutes
Direction and script: Josema Herráiz
Photography: Josema Herráiz, Javier Pérez and Carlos Pauner
Narration: Chavi Fernández

This is an Aragonese expedition to the impressive Pakistani mountain of 8,125 meters undertaken in the Summer of 2005. Despite the bad weather, the efforts and the perseverance of the team led to good results on this complicated mountain.

This climb through Kinshofer is like a great symphony. Climbers must cross enormous snow slopes, steep ice corridors and difficult rock walls.. Adding to the drama of all this is an impressive 4,000 meters drop.

The prize of the summit put the finishing touch to a long season, full of adventure and incident. To stand on the summit of this great Asian giant in the company of good friends was one of the most important moments of Carlos’ Himalayan career.

Characteristics

running Time: 28 minutes
Direction and script: Josema Herráiz y Pablo Lozano
Photography: "Expedición Aragonesa al Nanga Parbat"
Narration: Chavi Fernández

It has been ten years since Carlos’ adventures in Himalaya began. On 12th July, Carlos Pauner finally stood on the summit of Broad Peak, 8,047 meters, a decade after his first attempt. It had been a long journey, involving much effort, much suffering, much happiness… in short, it was the culmination of many years of struggle, mingled with a great deal of pride and a hard-earned sense of achievement.

In this third and definitive attempt, there was a mixture of memories and feelings, which are told in this story by Carlos himself. Other summits, other colleagues, other massifs... all this creates the foundation of a fascinating story of endurance and the achievement of a great objective.

Karakorum Range offers a spectacular and unequalled panorama of a landscape. In this documentary there is also a mixture of images and experiences of all the great climbs carried out by Carlos during this decade of adventure in Himalaya.

Characteristics

Running Time: 36 minutes
Direcction and script: Arancha Vega
Editing and postproduction: Gonzalo García
Photography: Carlos Pauner, Fran Lorente y José Vilalta
Narration: Juanjo Hernández