Annapurna: Dreams and Nightmares is a 2026 documentary film by Thin Air Cinematics that challenges the traditional "man-conquers-mountain" story by exploring high-altitude mountaineering through failure, fear and human obsession Filmed over 13 years, spanning 6 expeditions on 5 different climbing routes, this deeply personal documentary is an unflinching exploration into the life and mind of a high-altitude climber. What begins with a dream becomes obsession, and ultimately a reckoning with why we climb in the first place.

Annapurna: Dreams and Nightmares (2026)

November 6, 2026 115 min

AdventureDocumentary

Director: Don Bowie  ·  Writer: Don Bowie

Annapurna: Dreams and Nightmares is a 2026 documentary film by Thin Air Cinematics that challenges the traditional "man-conquers-mountain" story by exploring high-altitude mountaineering through failure, fear and human obsession Filmed over 13 years, spanning 6 expeditions on 5 different climbing routes, this deeply personal documentary is an unflinching exploration into the life and mind of a high-altitude climber. What begins with a dream becomes obsession, and ultimately a reckoning with why we climb in the first place.

Director

Don Bowie

Cast

Don Bowie Self Ueli Steck Self Horia Colibășanu Self Iñaki Ochoa de Olza Self Oscar Cadiach Self Nirmal Purja Self Denis Urubko Self