Mountains

Drone pilot and photographer Gabriel Kocher shot this spectacularly smooth and immersive aerial sequence at the Swiss Alps. Watch as his custom-built camera drone zips and zooms perilously close to the craggy rocks. Here’s what Gabriel saw through his HMD.

If the incredible mountaintop footage of Tirol, Austria that Team Blacksheep captured with their TBS Vendetta FPV flying racer wasn’t enough, stick around long enough, and you’ll see the remote-controlled flyer zig and zag around a duo of paragliders.

We’re short of breath just watching as Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker as they provide a guided tour of their 24-square-foot tent camp, a stop along their journey about 20,000 feet up on India’s Mount Meru. From the thrilling documentary MERU.

A wonderful segment from unReal as freestyle mountain biker Brandon Semenuk makes his way through a hilly course. Beyond Brandon’s skills, the one-take, gyro-stabilized cinematography is truly impressive. (Thanks Scotty!)

It starts out as beautifully as most time-lapse nature footage does, but a couple of minutes in to Matt Johnson’s imagery of majestic Colorado, the fury of forest fires engulfs part of his frame. It’s at once both mesmerizing and haunting.