Dead Altitude - Because it's there!

Joanny 2022-04-24 07:01:04

Watch a movie and learn a word. Everest, Mount Everest.

-Why go climbing?

-Because it's there!

I admire people who take part in extreme sports. They not only have super physical strength, but also have extraordinary perseverance. A little slack in any one area will give up entirely. I remember that when I heard the above dialogue, I didn’t feel that it was very touching, but after careful experience, I realized that this is the essence of the problem and the ultimate goal pursued by climbers.

The most wonderful thing about this movie is that it is a movie based on a real event. With the guarantee of real events, this movie has a tragic color.

Himalayas, it's there. It stands there quietly, waiting for people to climb and conquer. Where there are people, there is a market, and there will be business in such a remote area. The film tells the true story of a company that helps people climb mountains. These people are also mountaineering enthusiasts first and foremost. They combine their hobbies and jobs to help people with common hobbies to climb peaks.

This climb was doomed to tragedy from the very beginning. Generally, the wife is pregnant at home, and the husband travels alone, and the ending must be tragic. Although the film is an adaptation of a true story, it also completely applies Hollywood's development routine during the development of the plot.

A group of strangers with the same hobbies gathered at base camp, waiting for a good moment to start climbing Mount Everest. The higher the altitude, the higher the risk of climbing. It is necessary to fully consider the physical fitness of the climbers themselves, even a small cold to the top of the mountain will be a fatal disease. Secondly, the weather on the mountain should be considered. The higher the altitude, the faster the weather changes. It is difficult to maintain a clear sky for a long time, and the weather forecast will become inaccurate. The third thing is to consider the oxygen in the mountains. The higher the oxygen, the thinner the oxygen. It is necessary to wear a portable oxygen cylinder and have enough spare oxygen. In the end, it is necessary to have a tenacious and firm will to support the climb to the end.

The seemingly simple exercise actually requires the cooperation of the right time, the right place, and the people. Fortunately, the company has long-term business experience, setting up four camps along the way, and hiring Shire as guides.

Even so, one hundred secrets will lead to catastrophe. The experienced expedition led by Rob Hall also encountered fierce commercial competition on the snowy mountains, and multiple expeditions were preparing to reach the peak at the same time. Rob Hall adjusted the expedition arrangement and cooperated with another expedition team to climb the mountain. However, three key points on the way up the mountain resulted in many deaths.

1. When approaching the summit, the rope is not fixed. It took more than half an hour to refasten the rope. It seems like a trivial matter, but for the mountaineering plan on May 10, it seriously affected the follow-up progress.

2. On the way down the mountain, the spare oxygen cylinders are all half cylinders, which affects the progress of going down the sand.

3. The last climber insisted on going to the top of the mountain for the second time. In the end, Rob compromised and climbed to the top again when the time limit for descending the mountain had been seriously exceeded. The end result was that the two of them lost their lives on the top of the mountain, which also led to the death of a team member who came back to rescue them.

This mountaineering is undoubtedly tragic and tragic. The film wants to praise the strong will of the climbers, the team spirit of working together in the face of adversity, and their calm state in the face of death. However, in my opinion, most of the results All are inevitable, and all are caused by a large number of man-made reasons. The deceased is the greatest, and I deeply regret and sympathize with their passing, and because of their experience, I should remind future generations that their spirits are commendable and their lives are precious. It is admirable to challenge nature, and then everything must have a detailed plan, unbiased execution, and the approval of all natural conditions. Only in this way is the awe of nature and life.

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Extended Reading

Everest quotes

  • Title Card: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to summit Everest. Over the next 40 years, only top professional climbers attempted the same feat. One in four died.

    Title Card: 1992: New Zealander Rob Hall pioneered the concept of commercial guiding on Everest for amateur climbers. Over the next four years his team, Adventure Consultants, successfully led 19 clients to summit without a single fatality.

    Title Card: 1996: Other commercial operators follow Rob Hall's lead, including Scott Fischer's Mountain Madness. More than 20 expeditions compete to summit Everest in the same two week window.

  • [first lines]

    Rob Hall: Can you just listen up? Guys? We got 2,000 feet, 600 vertical meters to Camp Four. It's roped all the way, so I know you can make it. Now, once we get to the yellow band we're gonna regroup, put on the masks, turn on the gas. Make sense?