Matilda Söderlund

Matilda Söderlund is a Swedish climber whose recorded projects include contemporary big-wall expeditions and multi-day limestone ascents. Her profile sits within a generation of climbers combining single-pitch ability with the logistical and rope-team skills required for remote, multi-day walls.

The film here, A Big Wall Story 🇲🇬 Anna Hazelnutt & Matilda Söderlund, follows Söderlund and Anna Hazlett on a trip to the Tsaranoro Massif in Madagascar. Rather than presenting only pitch-by-pitch climbing footage, the film foregrounds the partnership and practicalities of big-wall travel: hauling systems, route choice in unfamiliar limestone, camp management, and the negotiations that come with a multi-day ascent. It also situates the trip in a broader context by referencing conservation and community projects linked to the region, giving the climb a travel-and-purpose frame instead of a pure sport edit.

Watching this piece gives viewers a clear sense of what modern, small-team big-wall trips look like when undertaken on remote limestone: the steps from arrival and reconnaissance through hauling and continuous ropework, as well as the interpersonal dynamics that determine when to push, when to rest, and how to share big-wall tasks. The film’s documentary tone and festival framing emphasize the logistical and relational sides of big-wall climbing as much as the moves on the rock.