‘Aiming High – A Race Against the Limits’ Savors Agony of Defeat of Matterhorn Ski Event
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 documentary world premieres at the Zurich Film Festival.
Touted as the world’s first transnational and highest-altitude ski race, the Matterhorn Cervino Speed Opening was set to debut in 2022, with racers speeding down the Gran Becca course from the Matterhorn glacier in Zermatt across the border to the finish line in Cervinia, Italy.
The film follows organizers and athletes and the challenges they face over the course of two years as they try to establish the new event.