The Man Who Skied Down Everest
by Lawrence Schiller, Bruce Nyznik
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Actor: Douglas Rain, Yuichiro MiuraDirector: Bruce Nyznik, Lawrence Schiller
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-01
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of The Man Who Skied Down Everest
Movie Review: Physical & Spiritual Journey
Summary: 5 Stars
The first time I saw this was on The Discovery Channel, 1987. I was an engineering student at the time and I only caught the very last part, where he skies down the mountatin. I told my friends about it, but no one believed me. A few weeks later, it was on again. This time I taped/recorded it (old school VHS), I had proof! This is a great documentary, not only of one man's physical journey but also the spiritual journey of all who attempt this quest.
Summary of The Man Who Skied Down Everest
This incredible, award-winning film features adventurer, poet and world-champion skier Yuichiro Miura as he and his team face the most challenging climb in the world, Mt. Everest. The ascent is fraught with tragedy, the descent miraculous. During the climb, they face an icefall that claims the lives of six of their team, still considered the worst natural disaster accident in Himalayan history. With a 35mm Panavision film crew in tow, they continue on to the South Col, only 350 meters from the summit, where Miura put his life in the hands of the gods in his descent. Using oxygen and a parachute to slow his speed, Miura skied 7,000 feet over sheer ice and rocks. Unbalanced by the gusting winds, he hit a boulder and fell 1,320 feet, smashing into rocks and ice ridges. A patch of snow was all that saved him, allowing his fall to end just moments away from the Bergshrund Crevasse. This final climax has been called the most exciting six minutes of film ever shot as Miura plummets helplessly down Everest's unforgiving icy slopes toward certain death.Art House & International DVD Video
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