I played tennis with A in the morning and invited him to watch a Cinequest movie with me. A and I "discovered" Cinequest together in 2004 and since then, we had watched many indie film together.
The movie we watched was "High Ambition in the Himalaya". It won Vuze.com Audience Favorite Award, received good reviews in Metro and the Mercury News ran a story about the film maker, so I was very much looking forward to the show.
The movie is about climbers attempting to summit Mount Cho Oyu. According to the movie, it is the 6th highest peak in the world. Of the 14 mountains with >8000m peak, Mount Cho Oyu is considered to be the easiest to climb.
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The climbers all have good credentials. One had survived the "Into Thin Air" episode atop Everest, one is an Ironman, one had complete 7 summit. But even before attempting to summit, a few had to drop out due to physical problem! During the actual summit push, all the climbers were pushed back due to weather. The climbers were philosophical about it, saying the mountain will be there next year, but I can imagine after spending so much time, money and effort training for the climb, it was very disappointing.
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The movie was simply made...consisting mainly of interviews with the climbers and shepas to tell the story. There were several deaths and injuries told through the interviews which sent chills down my spine. The only eye candies were shots of the wonderful high mountain scenery.
Despite its simplicity, the movie touches me deeply. H is very much into mountaineering and through the film, I was able to appreciate a little of the difficulty and danger of her endeavors.
A liked the film, though was not as moved as I was:( However, both of us were glad we kept the tradition of going to Cinequest.
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