Climbing in Tsaranoro Massif

The Tsaranoro massif appears in three films that emphasise big‑wall logistics, exploratory route finding, and the work of climbing remote granite faces. Tough Enough: Big Wall Climbing in Madagascar follows the team that freed a long, hard granite line and spends time on the pitch‑by‑pitch reality of living under a wall; the French‑language edit preserves both the climbing and the expeditionary context. That film is useful for viewers who want to see how a season‑long big‑wall project is organised and climbed.

Two more recent shorts show different approaches to the massif. MAD in Madagascar follows Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee as they identify an unclimbed line on blank granite, demonstrating on‑lead bolting with a power drill and the use of skyhooks when natural protection is scarce. A Big Wall Story documents Anna Hazlett and Matilda Söderlund collaborating on a multi‑day limestone ascent in Madagascar, framing the piece around partnership, hauling and remote decision making while also connecting the trip to broader conservation and community work referenced in its festival notes. Collectively these films make Tsaranoro legible as a place where big‑wall technique, improvisation, and logistics matter as much as grade.