For me, these work best for inspiration and building up courage. My favourite travel/adventure documentaries: Encounters at the End of the World (2007) Guide: Werner Herzog Destination: McMurdo, Antarctica Meru (2015) Guides: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Destination: Meru Peak, Himalayas, India 180° South (2010) Guide: Chris Malloy Destination: Patagonia Baraka (1992) Guide: Ron Fricke Samsara (2011) Guide: Ron Fricke The Salt of the Earth (2014) Guide: Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado Touching the Void (2003) Guide: Kevin Macdonald Destination: Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes