Living and Dying on Everest
Mount Everest is not only the highest mountain in the world but one of the
most sought after adventures to experience, and ultimately say you have
achieved. If indeed, you are lucky enough to actually climb, reach the top,
and return back to solid ground.
Director David Bolling's spectacular journey captures the stories of a group
of climbers that are reaching for this brass ring. This is not only a story
about reaching for the top, but a mission to help clean up what has become a
massive dumping ground of trash and empty oxygen containers, left on the
mountain from previous climbers.
With so many potentially harmful, if not deadly obstacles standing boldly in
front of each climber, such as altitude sickness, lack of oxygen, and
intestinal illness, one must be ready physically and mentally, and even then
there is no guarantee of your survival.
Living And Dying On Everest is a brutally honest and in-depth look at what
it takes to be one of the many who try and conquer the mountain, and are able
to rejoice in the spiritual energy of it, in its completion.
The documentary touches on the religious and spiritual connection to the
mountain, the friendships formed, basic hygiene, the commitment to working
as a team, and the respect towards the mountain.
As beautiful and amazing as Mount Everest is, it is also very deadly and one
must truly know the odds against achieving the honor of climbing it, or when to
know one should turn back.
A stunning, real life look into the amazing people who seek out the beauty,
magic, and the allure of this highly respected mountain.
Living And Dying On Everest is a serious film. This is not about actors
portraying people, the people are real and so are the dangers.
Captured on film are some extraordinary formations of ice, rock, and
streams. It is beguiling, and it will have you thinking how is that
possible? How can something be that spectacular and beautiful?
This film is only fifty minutes long, but it leaves you with a greater
understanding of how incredibly difficult, dangerous, and awesome it is, to
come face to face with such power as in Mount Everest. It provides great insight into the people
who long to challenge themselves to climb it, keep it clean, and celebrate
the joy it brings to them spiritually.
For any who appreciates nature, is into outdoor sports or has been genuinely
curious to what it takes to climb a mountain like Everest, then this
documentary is one to watch.
Written by: Lynda Dale MacLean
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Added: 11-Aug-2003
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