First of all, as climber I will say that I will not detract the climbing in itself, which would be remarkable. The same applies to photography and music which are at a good level.
When I see this documentary, instead of seeing a story about a more or less objective climbing, i find quite self-glorification:
For instance
"High mountaineering is very risky, it is the Most Dangerous professional sport". "Meru definitely had a reputation as impossible climb". "this is the mountain That everyone's tried and failed on". "This climb has seen more Attempts and more failures than any route of Himalaya" "some of the best climbers in the world Have tried and failed on" ...etc, etc....
It's a shame because the climbing is good by itself, and all the gimmicky stuff does anything but to take away the credibility.
i have the feeling that someone tries to sell me something, namely: "we are heroes", "Our families are suffering because of our climbing"... is this really necessary...?
It is clear that this movie is intended for the general public (who is not into climbing).
When I see this documentary, instead of seeing a story about a more or less objective climbing, i find quite self-glorification:
For instance
"High mountaineering is very risky, it is the Most Dangerous professional sport". "Meru definitely had a reputation as impossible climb". "this is the mountain That everyone's tried and failed on". "This climb has seen more Attempts and more failures than any route of Himalaya" "some of the best climbers in the world Have tried and failed on" ...etc, etc....
It's a shame because the climbing is good by itself, and all the gimmicky stuff does anything but to take away the credibility.
i have the feeling that someone tries to sell me something, namely: "we are heroes", "Our families are suffering because of our climbing"... is this really necessary...?
It is clear that this movie is intended for the general public (who is not into climbing).