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RUNTIME
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Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
High Tension
2013 0h 40m EN
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
DocumentaryDramaAdventure
Synopsis
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Ueli Steck (Switzerland), Simone Moro (Italy) and Jon Griffith (GB) are not like 95% of the climbers on Everest: they don't use oxygen, altimeters (improperly called Sherpas), or fixed ropes. In 2013, the trio aims to repeat the arduous Western Spur. The Sherpas have the mission to equip the mountain with fixed ropes on this famous day, up to Camp 3: ropes without which customers of commercial expeditions could not climb Everest. An argument ensued, insults were hurled from both sides. The confrontation at Camp 2 degenerated: a Sherpa water bottle physically attacked the trio of Europeans. Blows and stones were thrown and threats led the trio to flee the mountain. The Réel Rock film crew, which is part of the climbing team, films this chaos without complacency.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ueli Steck
Self
Simone Moro
Self
Nick Rosen
Narrator
Denis Urubko
Self
Melissa Arnot
Self
Alexei Bolotov
Self
Yūichirō Miura
Self
Jake Norton
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Peter Mortimer
- Languages
- English, Nepali
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Nepali.
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4 / 5
CAST
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Ueli Steck and Simone Moro and Nick Rosen carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#05
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Peter Mortimer directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Nepali.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 13 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Nepali.
- 4Ueli Steck and Simone Moro and Nick Rosen carry the top of the cast.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 40 min · 0h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Peter Mortimer
Production companies
Who made it
Sender Films
US
Petzl
FR
The North Face
US
EpicTV
FR
Evolv
US
Gore-Tex
US
Big UP Productions
US
Sterling Rope
- CL
Climbing Magazine
- GO
Goal Zero
- WE
Wenger
- CL
Clif Bar
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- himalaya mountain range
- mount everest
- sherpa
- reel rock
- mountain documentary
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-09-19
