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hb81
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Dec 20, 2009 - 03:39pm PT
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I have seen it and I thought it was ok. The climbing was far better and more realistic than in Cliffhanger and similar flicks.
However they added some unnecessary stuff to the story which was a bit annoying. (love story + some nazi stuff which I think was not historically accurate)
The above mentioned "The Beckoning Silence" is far superior if you want to get to know the real story. And they used real climbers instead of actors as well.
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 21, 2009 - 10:07pm PT
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How do you guys get up stuff like this? It looks absolutely terrifying.
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cintune
climber
the Moon and Antarctica
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Dec 21, 2009 - 10:19pm PT
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Looks like Joe Simpson was involved in the climbing sequences:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gmggsP4Sow
Thats "The Beckoning Silence" dubbed German.
Ah, couldn't tell, costumes looked similar.
Good diagram of the features from Wikipedia, what a deathtrap.
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Dec 21, 2009 - 10:20pm PT
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oh. the insanity!!!!
Looks to be a riveting movie...
Those guys were totally nuts if you consider the relative comfort that climbers can ascend in today's gear...
Brave, heroic, or dumb... those guys made the best of their situation... and accomplished it in a style all it's own.
Thanks Chris for the update.
I second Werner... absolutely terrifying!!!
Hey cintune - Thanks for the youboob link.. it led me to watch the first several 10 minute videos..
The beginning of part 3, where the wall of avalanche is taken out everything... No frickin way you'd catch me up there...
And then, when Joe Simpson says "They never thought that they might have to come back this way...".. Until then.. I hadn't either... Can I add caps to my first statement "no frickin way"!!!!
talk about guts..
still watchin...
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Dec 21, 2009 - 11:05pm PT
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"Don't worry Hinterstoisser, we can get back!"
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Dec 21, 2009 - 11:54pm PT
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Here are some of the characters who performed on this stage...for some it was their last performance.
Max Sedlmayer
Tony Kurz "Ich kann nicht mehr"
Anderl Heckmair
Bonnington & Willans
Layton Kor
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Dec 24, 2009 - 02:27am PT
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hey there, say.... bump for chris's thread, and all the neat stuff shared here...
ps, to jello... thanks for the reply...
say, i got a posts/thread, up here now on the ol' supertopo,
just for any and everything you may want to post on the ol' project...
looking forward to it... :)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Dec 24, 2009 - 02:36am PT
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hey there tuolome_tradster...
thank you kindly for posting these pictures...
:)
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kwit
climber
california
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i saw an advance screening of this over the holiday. it is very, *very* good. definitely does justice to both the effort and the tragedy. also makes you feel very, very cold while you watch.
not even in the same galaxy as some of our hack hollywood climbing movies.
and the experience of watching it is made even more interesting by the weird politics: sympathizing with the climbers (which you do) even though you know they are about glorifying nazi germany and the aryan race makes you stop and think.
k
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Intense movie. Not a family movie though. It will make you think about what we do. Really good. Saw it last night at REI in San Diego.
Not the best venue.
I'll have to see it again on the home movie digital DVD projector and "big" white wall screen in Dolbi 5.1 Surround Sound. Then I can crank up the sound, and no heads in the way, and the subtitles will be big too!!
I should have asked to borrow the DVD.
Believe it or not there is some really funny lines and funny moments in the movie. I think Hollywood should take some lessons on how to make good movies from the Euros. Great real intense stories without the bull dung special effects etc. Reality can be and is intense enough!
Anyway good film. 2 thumbs up!
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Jim Herrington
Mountain climber
New York, NY
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I've seen it.
Thin story line, and some artistic license taken, of course, but the climbing sequences are probably the best and most realistic ever lensed for a feature film. Cinematography is excellent, lots of low/available light stuff that comes off as almost documentary feeling at times. Feels like you're on the north face of the Eiger... Definitely worth seeing for the climbing parts.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Ice Caves at the Sads
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Jello, I can't wait to see your film.
I've always thought that Metanoia was a cutting edge route.
Good job Jeff
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d-know
Trad climber
electric lady land
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bump
'cause it's about climbing.
'cause it's a c-Mc thread.
'cause it's about a mountain
that falls apart and tries
to send us.
and for the link ed posted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmjJBu0xiwc
sumpin' every climber
should watch.
can't wait to see the new flick.
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SilasCL
Sport climber
San Francisco, CA
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Feb 27, 2010 - 01:39pm PT
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Just saw it yesterday at The Bridge Theater in SF. Looks to be playing there for the next week or so.
Story was good but not great. The climbing sequences were a lot of fun to watch. Seemed realistic to me, but I wasn't climbing in 1996, nevermind 1936.
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WallMan
Trad climber
Denver, CO
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Great movie - awesome climbing footage. Go see it!
Wally
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