High Tension
Ueli Steck (Switzerland), Simone Moro (Italy) and Jon Griffith (GB) are not like 95% of the climbers on Everest: they don't use oxygen, altimeters (improperly called Sherpas), or fixed ropes. In 2013, the trio aims to repeat the arduous Western Spur. The Sherpas have the mission to equip the mountain with fixed ropes on this famous day, up to Camp 3: ropes without which customers of commercial expeditions could not climb Everest. An argument ensued, insults were hurled from both sides. The confrontation at Camp 2 degenerated: a Sherpa water bottle physically attacked the trio of Europeans. Blows and stones were thrown and threats led the trio to flee the mountain. The Réel Rock film crew, which is part of the climbing team, films this chaos without complacency.
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Ueli Steck
Self
Known for
Race to the Summit
Simone Moro
Self
Also in
Everest - Mito e Realtà
Cold - Behind the scenes
Nick Rosen
Narrator
Known for
It Felt Like Love
Denis Urubko
Self
Also in
Cold - Behind the scenes
Melissa Arnot
Self
Alexei Bolotov
Self
Yūichirō Miura
Self
Also in
Skiing on the Summit
Mt. Fuji Downhill Run
Jake Norton
Self
Also in
Holy (un)Holy River
Jim Whittaker
Self
Brent Bishop
Self
Also in
National Geographic: Surviving Everest
Nick Paumgarten
Self
Samina Baig
Self
Also in
Sulle orme del K2
Josh Lowell Director · Peter Mortimer Director Nick Rosen Director
United States release September 19, 2013 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Nepali
Production
Sender Films
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EpicTV
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Big UP Productions
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Nepali
Release dates
United States · September 19, 2013
Theatrical
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