C'era una volta ad Est.

Alessandro Beber and a group of friends from the Dolomites moves east, to discover the legendary sandstone towers of the Czech Republic, where climbing has developed its own tradition for over a century, as severe as it is fascinating!

Alessandro what inspired your love for mountaineering? And why did you decide to become a mountain guide?

If I think about the whirlwind of emotions I felt as a child at any reference to mountaineering and climbing—despite them being completely foreign to my family environment—it seems natural to believe that it was an innate inclination, something we all carry within us, struggling to surface.
Then, during my teenage years, when I finally came into contact with that vertical world made of adventures, projects, and explorations, it was like touching dreams I had long nurtured. In that moment, I knew that this world would forever be a part of my life

Becoming a Mountain Guide was therefore a natural choice, driven by the desire to keep dreaming with open eyes and to share the rewards of that incomparable school of life that is the mountains.

Another passion of mine has always been documenting my experiences, hoping to convey at least a fraction of the overwhelming beauty that mountaineers find among the peaks. In recent years, I have had the opportunity to express this through various reports and documentary films.

Tell us about your latest film, "C’era una volta ad Est."

What message do you want to convey?

The idea of going to experience firsthand the roots of climbing in the Czech Republic goes back a long way, to when I met Jiri Leskovjan, who began captivating me with his stories of youth. For me, a film project is often the excuse to embark on a journey, and that’s how it was in this case: with “C'era una volta ad Est”, we wanted to offer a glimpse into a generation that grew up under the oppression of the Soviet communist regime, who, through climbing, found an outlet and a way to escape!