Amph Everest

I read this book, The book was really good. Hopefully the Movie Lives up to the Book. It was written by the same guy that Wrote Into The Wild, Jon Krakauer....

 

It kind of looks like a (much) better version of Vertical Limit.

 

It looks Spectacular, And It Is based on a true story, Like I said I read the Book and The Book was a Great Read!

 

I've read the book as well. Might consider seeing this if the reviews are decent when it comes out..

 

The book is decent. The made for tv movie not so much.

The trailer already suggests lots of dramatic embellishments. Most of this story is about people already moving very slowly moving even more slowly because some of the people they're with are unqualified to be doing what they're doing. They keep moving very slowly until they can't any more due to the exhaustion that comes with altitude sickness. Then they stop to rest and freeze to death. Or they lose their feet and/or hands and/or noses to frostbite.

Watch The Summit on Netflix. That will help get you in the mood for Everest.

 

I believe they actually filmed most of it In the Swiss Alps but some at Everest Base Camp.

 

Here's the only Everest movie you need.

 

Krakauer's "Everest" was an excellent book. It was also an IMAX film in the 90's which was great too....at least I think the book and film chronicled the same expedition. It's been a while.

 

The IMAX film expedition was on the mountain at the same time as the people who died.

 

I saw the I-Max film you speak of I don't remember if the I-Max film chronicled the same Expedition, you may be Correct?

 

That's a pretty low bar if memory serves.

 

Bet it won't have Tem Morrison in it though. I liked him in Vertical Limit.

Managed to find my 1998 paperback edition of Into Thin Air (and if you knew how many books I have that's an achievement. I don't know how many books I have). Going for a re-read next week.
For those who don't have the book, I did notice that Amazon UK had an updated version listed that came out in 2011.

 

Does everyone die in this?

 

no

 

My whole house is filled with books which is making the move to Florida harder because I have to decide which books to keep and which ones to chuck, my closing is the 18 of June

 

That's easy. Keep all of them.

 

well I kept most of them but some had to go, most are boxed up but I still have a few in the Living Room Bookshelf and boxes and boxes of Photo Albums, only two weeks to go I make the sad face because so much to do so little time, And it Is my birthday today, I am 34 years old !!!!!!!!!!!

 

I had to do a book (and other stuff) clearout when I moved from the US to the UK. It was hard. Needless to say I now have a lot more than when I moved here.

And Happy Birthday!

 

happy Birthday To you Leolucy Grandioso!!!!!!!!!!!!