It's a pity that I didn't see the high-definition resources, and there may be no high-definition resources in the first place. It records the journey of three legendary men who have climbed Mount Meru twice. The most legendary is Renan. After failing to summit Mount Meru for the first time, he broke his skull while skiing, and fractured two cervical vertebrae on one side. The rupture of the vertebral artery caused ischemia in half of the brain, but he not only recovered to a normal person, but he was even able to participate in the extreme sports of climbing Mount Meru. During the climbing process, transient cerebral ischemia may have occurred, causing temporary aphasia , but he chose to go on to the summit, and it was so bizarre that he finally succeeded. And then there was Conrad, the leader of the team, whose good climbing buddy died in the Shishapangma avalanche, and he married his good buddy's widow. The most legendary is the third actor, Jimmy Chen, whose parents fled the mainland to the United States during the Communist Revolution. Such a wise decision and ability are also legendary.
Mountaineering may be regarded as a boring adventure, but it challenges the limits of human physiology and psychology, and interprets unparalleled courage and wisdom. The ultimate challenge is not the natural ecology, but each climber himself. They overcome their fears and reap the rewards. Courage and strength.
Although I can't do it, I admire these people very much. I have neither the courage, nor the strength, nor the wisdom of outdoor extreme challenges. Of course, it is difficult to see the most magnificent scenery of nature.
One of the presenters in the documentary, Jon Krakauer, is the author of "Into the Thin Air." The remake of "Desperate Heights" is the best and most shocking 3D movie I've ever seen in theaters. I watched the first version of the 1996 film of the same name, "Into the Thin Air", which was great.
I highly recommend the Chinese documentary "The Ladder of the Himalayas". Be sure to watch the high-definition version. Every frame of the picture makes it hard to believe your eyes. It also shows that today's summit on the north slope of Mount Everest is quite mature and commercialized, and anyone with money and good health is likely to climb the world's highest peak. The locals at the foot of Mount Everest have undergone arduous training to become guides and escorts... I highly recommend this documentary, it is the best documentary I have seen in 2016.
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