Climbing Movies
Vertical Limit
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009A high-adrenaline tale of young climber Peter Garrett, who must launch a treacherous and extraordinary rescue effort up K2, the world’s second highest peak. Confronting both his own limitations and the awesome power of nature’s uncontrollable elements, Peter risks his life to save his sister, Annie, and her summit team in a race against time. […]
Into Thin Air - Death On Everest
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009An adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s best selling book, “Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster”. This movie attempts to re-create the disastrous events that took place during the Mount Everest climb on May 10, 1996. It also follows Jon Krakauer throughout the movie, and portrays what he was going through while […]
Everest
Sunday, June 28th, 2009An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly […]
K2
Friday, June 26th, 2009Taylor and Harold are good friends and avid climbers. While climbing one day, they meet a man who it seems might be attempting to climb K2, the world’s second-highest peak. Always pushy, Taylor bugs the man for a spot on the team, claiming that he and Harold are good enough. They may be very good, […]
Cliffhanger
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009While crossing a crevasse, 4000 feet above the ground, Gabe’s friend’s equipment fails to work and she slips out of his hand, falling to the ground. Almost a year later, Gabe (played by Sylvester Stallone) is asked to go back to the same mountain range and rescue a group of stranded people. The only catch […]
Climbing Movies
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Cliffhanger
Everest
Into Thin Air
K2
Vertical Limit