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Release Date:
19 September 1975 (Canada) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
A Japanese skier ultimately dreamed of literally skiing Mt. Everest. He planned to ski some 8,000 feet down an icy glacier at a 40 to 45 degree angle... more | add synopsis
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A champion ski racer attempts a 40 degree Everest run .. more (11 total)

Cast

 
Yuichiro Miura ... Skier
Douglas Rain ... Narrator
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Directed by
Bruce Nyznik 
Lawrence Schiller (additional director)
 
Produced by
F.R. Crawley .... producer
James Hager .... producer
Dale Hartleben .... producer
 
Original Music by
Larry Crosley 
Nexus 
 
Cinematography by
Mitsuji Kanau 
 
Film Editing by
Bob Cooper 
Millie Moore 
 
Sound Department
Gary C. Bourgeois .... sound re-recording mixer
Robert Leclair .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Music Department
Nexus .... music performers
 

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Runtime:
Canada:85 min | USA:86 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:G
Filming Locations:
Mt. Everest, Nepal
Company:
Creative Films more

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Quotes:
[After stopping dangerously close to a bottomless crevasse.]
Narrator: I am alive. They say I skied 6600 feet in 2 minutes and 20 seconds. I fell 1320 feet. I stopped 250 feet from the crevasse. Numbers have meaning in the world below. But in this almost airless world, what do they mean? Was it a success or a failure? That I am alive must be the will of some higher power.
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A champion ski racer attempts a 40 degree Everest run .., 19 November 2007
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Author: vram22 from United States

This was a serious mountain expedition movie. I really appreciate what was done here. Climbing Everest in 1970 (the actual date this was done) is one horrifically challenging thing, but attempting to ski straight down 40-45 degrees of hardened snow and ice rocks is unreal. Kudos to Miura for showing the world what it is like.

This is a documentary about Japanese skier Yuichiro Miura who launched an expedition to ski down Everest's South Col face (26,000 feet). His expedition consisted of 800 men and 2 tons of equipment. The poetic narration (done by Douglas Rain - the voice of HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey) is taken from his diary and writings.

The first thing to note is that Miura is an amazing individual. He was the world speed record holder in skiing in 1964 and became the oldest person to climb Everest in 2003 at the age of 70.

Just getting to the top of the South Col of Everest is an achievement. The tragic deaths that occurred during the expedition only underscore the risk involved. Performing the physically and mentally demanding activity of vertically skiing down the face with a parachute is amazing. He is lucky to be alive.

This is not a high-energy, rock music-filled extreme sports movie. Most people would probably die doing something like this. This is about a disciplined, world-class athlete near the peak of his skills doing something extraordinary.

If you like Everest expedition movies, definitely watch this.

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