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‘Aiming High – A Race Against the Limits’ Savors Agony of Defeat of Matterhorn Ski Event


In their new doc, Flavio Gerber and Alun Meyerhans follow the ambitious effort to establish a new downhill classic at the base of the Matterhorn.

In “Aiming High – A Race Against the Limits,” directors Flavio Gerber and Alun Meyerhans chronicle the ambitious effort to establish a new downhill classic at the base of the Matterhorn. The following year, facing fast-changing weather conditions, heavy snowfall and strong winds, it was again canceled, dashing the hopes of organizers, sponsors, fans and athletes, among them Swiss ski champions Marco Odermatt and Lara Gut-Behrami. In addition to Odermatt and Gut-Behrami, the film also features such top athletes as Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Corinne Suter, Jasmine Flury and Mauro Caviezel, who likewise discuss their experiences in the run-up to the races.

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