The Climb (2007 film)
The Climb is a 2007 documentary of Laurie Skreslet's return to Mount Everest after twenty-five years. On October 5, 1982, Laurie Skreslet and Pat Morrow were the first Canadians to climb Mount Everest at the cost of four dead team members.
| The Climb | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Mark Johnston |
| Directed by | Mark Johnston |
| Starring | Laurie Skreslet Pat Morrow |
| Theme music composer | Jim McGrath |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Mark Johnston |
| Cinematography | Michael Boland |
| Editor(s) | Steve Weslak |
| Running time | 52 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nomad Films Screen Door |
| Distributor | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) |
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Plot
The documentary takes Skreslet and fellow summiter Pat Morrow back to Base Camp, where they recall the traumatic and triumphant events of 1982. Pat Morrow has contracted a mystery illness that might prevent his return to the mountain. As part of the climbing party, Laurie Skreslet has brought his estranged nineteen-year-old daughter, Natasha. She has hardly seen her father in ten years. The Climb follows the events leading up to the 1982 Canadian climb of Everest. It examines the drama of the journey up the mountain as Skreslet and Morrow piece together using their emotional recollections of the events that happened twenty-five years ago, while on the trip back to Nepal and Everest's famous base camp. The film shows events as they unfolded on the mountain by using archival footage shot in 1982 while being narrated by Skreslet and Morrow.
Cast
- Laurie Skreslet as Himself
- Pat Morrow as Himself
- Natasha Skreslet as Herself
External links
- The Climb on IMDb
- The Climb at Screen Door
