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High Mountain Law
Ottilie 2022-05-31 20:40:09
Just after watching this documentary, I was completely moved. As a climber, I finally saw a pure mountaineering film-a true interpretation of the laws of the mountains, the moral test that every climber may face: above the mountains, It is acceptable in principle to abandon your partner in a critical moment, or fail to save you. But in fact, can the parties really forgive themselves completely? This is actually a kind of trial. People of different cultural backgrounds, especially people of different religious beliefs, will get different judgments. Although the method of scene reproduction is adopted, the emotions reflected in it—the test of human nature by extreme environments, and the unyielding and sturdiness of life—are extremely real. I couldn't help but think of the Lingshan Mountain disaster last year, the Xixiabangma Mountain disaster of the Eagle Society of Peking University a few years ago, and even the recent Fan Paopao incident-when we casually put moral shackles on others, try to ask ourselves. , In a critical moment, what can I do?
Extended Reading
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[first lines]
Joe Simpson: We climb cause it's fun.
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Joe Simpson: You gotta make decisions. You gotta keep making decisions, even if they're wrong decisions, you know. If you don't make decisions, you're stuffed.