Uploaded by Andrew Swartz on January 23, 2017 at 1:22 am
EVEREST – 2015 – TRAILER
The limits of endurance are tested for those who choose to scale the highest spot in the world, Mount Everest. The pitfalls involved include the mind and body altering effects of high altitude, sudden, unpredictable onslaughts of violent weather, fending off the encroaching cold and avoiding frostbite. Climbing the mountain has always presented a formidable challenge for those who attempt to reach its summit. Along came Rob Hall who devised "Adventure Consultants". This was a venture that presented a group ascent of Everest under his, his assistants' and his team of Sherpa's guidance. The venture proved to be both profitable and influential as a score of similar businesses also offered their services. Now, those less trained and unaccustomed to the rigors of climbing could receive a helping hand, for a sizable fee, to attain the distinction of having scaled the legendary Everest. And the crowds of climbers appeared. But this overcrowding would lead to some very dangerous and deadly situations.
This movie is based more or less on Jon Krakauer's record of the 1996 doomed climb, "Into Thin Air". No better an authority on the story as he was a member of Hall's team. I think this is a pretty engrossing film. A sense of wonder and expectation for Everest petrifying into despair, dread, nightmares.
The limits of endurance are tested for those who choose to scale the highest spot in the world, Mount Everest. The pitfalls involved include the mind and body altering effects of high altitude, sudden, unpredictable onslaughts of violent weather, fending off the encroaching cold and avoiding frostbite. Climbing the mountain has always presented a formidable challenge for those who attempt to reach its summit. Along came Rob Hall who devised “Adventure Consultants”. This was a venture that presented a group ascent of Everest under his, his assistants’ and his team of Sherpa’s guidance. The venture proved to be both profitable and influential as a score of similar businesses also offered their services. Now, those less trained and unaccustomed to the rigors of climbing could receive a helping hand, for a sizable fee, to attain the distinction of having scaled the legendary Everest. And the crowds of climbers appeared. But this overcrowding would lead to some very dangerous and deadly situations.
This movie is based more or less on Jon Krakauer’s record of the 1996 doomed climb, “Into Thin Air”. No better an authority on the story as he was a member of Hall’s team. I think this is a pretty engrossing film. A sense of wonder and expectation for Everest petrifying into despair, dread, nightmares.
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