Tenzing Norgay cautioned his son, Jam-Ling NOT to become a beast of burden when he climbed Everest for himself. The exploitation of the Sherpa's by professional climbing teams is well known. Everest, unless you are willing and able to carry them yourself.

Don't take silk sheets, coffee makers and computers to Mt. Not a great film by any means, but still worth watching. This scene had me in tears, just as the real voice of the real Rob Hall recorded in the Miramax documentary made me cry. Doug Hansen, Yasuko Namba, Rob Hall, Mike Groom, and Beck Weathers were on a mission to reach the summit of Mount Everest the highest point. Intimate, warm and sadly filled with hope that is all bravura on Hall-Parker's part and all faith in her husband's ability to survive on Mrs. He conversation with his wife is one of the most remarkable scenes I've ever watched. He always makes you believe that he could guide you up anything and take you back down again, safely. He has superb control and is beautifully understated. The real reason to watch Into Thin Air is to watch Nat Parker as Hall. Too me the Into Thin Air group did a good job of simulating the conditions on Everest and the quiet heroism of both Hall and Scott at the end. For that you must consult the Miramax documentary filmed at the time of the tragedy. Many people objected to the non-Everest setting. Director Robert Markowitz Writer Robert J. In March of 1996, Krakauer flies to Kathmandu, where he meets his guide, Rob Hall.

I wished they'd had Horton wear Scott's trade-mark pony-tail. Into Thin Air: Death on Everest TV Movie 1997 TV-14 1h 30m IMDb RATING 5.7 /10 1.6K YOUR RATING Rate Adventure Biography Drama A dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions. Into Thin Air is about Krakauer’s expedition to climb Everest, which resulted in a notorious catastrophe. Horton isn't as tall or as handsome as Fischer, but fairly close. Nat Parker looks so much like Rob Hall they could have been brothers. The resemblances were, for the most part, stunning. First of all, I watched Into Thin Air with Jon's book on my lap. After reading many comments about this film I see that most of those who saw the film thought it a tacky and not very well-done attempt at cashing in on a real tragedy.

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