1 00:01:08,918 --> 00:01:10,043 Walking. 2 00:01:11,168 --> 00:01:12,168 Climbing. 3 00:01:12,793 --> 00:01:14,168 More climbing. 4 00:01:14,876 --> 00:01:16,293 Ever higher. 5 00:01:17,710 --> 00:01:18,751 For what? 6 00:02:32,793 --> 00:02:37,876 THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS 7 00:02:42,543 --> 00:02:44,668 I'm Fukamachi Makoto. 8 00:02:46,001 --> 00:02:47,876 I make a living taking pictures for magazines. 9 00:02:49,418 --> 00:02:52,918 I had been following a Japanese team up Everest's Southwest Face. 10 00:03:01,418 --> 00:03:03,668 This is base camp, do you read me? 11 00:03:03,835 --> 00:03:05,876 This is Tanaka, I read you. 12 00:03:06,043 --> 00:03:08,626 A front is coming up from the valley, head back down. 13 00:03:08,793 --> 00:03:11,460 We're almost to the top, we can't turn back now. 14 00:03:11,626 --> 00:03:14,210 You're behind schedule, the storm will beat you to it. 15 00:03:14,876 --> 00:03:15,918 We'll try our chances. 16 00:03:16,085 --> 00:03:18,626 It's too risky! You're too far behind schedule. 17 00:03:18,793 --> 00:03:19,876 Do you copy? 18 00:03:20,043 --> 00:03:21,126 Tanaka? 19 00:03:30,626 --> 00:03:33,501 - No, we couldn't make it to the top. - What? 20 00:03:33,668 --> 00:03:36,126 - They didn't get past 8,000 meters. - Even with oxygen? 21 00:03:36,293 --> 00:03:39,460 I told you they were underprepared. The Southwest Face is tough. 22 00:03:39,626 --> 00:03:42,001 - Where did they stop? - After camp 5. 23 00:03:42,460 --> 00:03:45,085 Tanaka and Goto did well but got behind schedule. 24 00:03:45,251 --> 00:03:47,960 Conditions on the ridge were bad, so they turned back. 25 00:03:48,126 --> 00:03:49,960 Is there enough for a double-page spread? 26 00:03:50,126 --> 00:03:51,668 This is the last time, you hear me? 27 00:03:51,835 --> 00:03:52,918 Stop complaining. 28 00:03:53,085 --> 00:03:55,126 You're out of doors, seeing the world. 29 00:03:55,293 --> 00:03:57,626 I'm wasting my time, my photos are worthless. 30 00:03:57,793 --> 00:03:59,335 See you Monday at the office? 31 00:03:59,501 --> 00:04:01,085 Yeah, yeah, see you. 32 00:04:01,710 --> 00:04:04,043 - Fukamachi, your beer's getting warm! - OK… 33 00:04:04,210 --> 00:04:07,418 - Hurry up, you're behind us a round. - Coming. 34 00:04:12,376 --> 00:04:13,418 Hi. 35 00:04:13,585 --> 00:04:14,710 Hello. 36 00:04:15,585 --> 00:04:16,918 Journalist? 37 00:04:17,085 --> 00:04:18,126 Yeah. 38 00:04:22,585 --> 00:04:24,876 Want a big story for your magazine? 39 00:04:25,043 --> 00:04:26,876 Does Mallory's camera interest you? 40 00:04:27,043 --> 00:04:28,001 Look. 41 00:04:28,710 --> 00:04:30,585 It's Mallory's camera, look. 42 00:04:31,835 --> 00:04:33,376 The real thing, it's from up there. 43 00:04:34,168 --> 00:04:35,376 Do you know the story? 44 00:04:35,543 --> 00:04:37,460 Well? Quite a scoop, right? 45 00:04:37,835 --> 00:04:39,043 I'll give you a good price. 46 00:04:39,210 --> 00:04:40,376 Come off it. 47 00:04:40,543 --> 00:04:43,418 10,000 rupees, $200. It's a bargain! 48 00:04:43,585 --> 00:04:44,710 Forget about it. 49 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,251 What an asshole. 50 00:04:47,793 --> 00:04:49,585 You don't know what you're missing. 51 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,376 - Hello, I… - This is Nepal Airlines. 52 00:04:53,543 --> 00:04:56,335 All our operators are currently busy. Try again later. 53 00:05:00,585 --> 00:05:02,585 You can't expect to strike gold every day. 54 00:05:02,751 --> 00:05:04,418 That's the game you play in life. 55 00:05:04,585 --> 00:05:07,168 But I was really having doubts about what I was doing. 56 00:05:07,335 --> 00:05:08,501 Where is it? 57 00:05:09,168 --> 00:05:10,960 - Where? - Where's what? 58 00:05:11,126 --> 00:05:12,876 I'm no dummy, I know you took it. 59 00:05:13,043 --> 00:05:15,210 No, I swear. You know I'd never do that. 60 00:05:15,376 --> 00:05:16,876 What did you do with it? 61 00:05:17,543 --> 00:05:20,210 No need to get worked up! I can explain! 62 00:05:20,751 --> 00:05:21,668 Stop! 63 00:05:21,835 --> 00:05:22,710 Stop! 64 00:05:24,876 --> 00:05:25,918 Hand it over. 65 00:05:26,085 --> 00:05:27,751 OK! One second! 66 00:05:28,418 --> 00:05:29,335 Here. 67 00:05:56,043 --> 00:05:57,126 But… 68 00:06:00,043 --> 00:06:01,251 Hey, wait! 69 00:06:05,043 --> 00:06:06,376 Habu. 70 00:07:48,210 --> 00:07:49,251 Come on… 71 00:08:01,210 --> 00:08:04,418 The first ascent to the top of Everest was in 1953. 72 00:08:05,001 --> 00:08:06,793 But it wasn't the first attempt. 73 00:08:08,251 --> 00:08:11,585 On June 8th, 1924, at 12:50 p.m., 74 00:08:11,751 --> 00:08:13,626 Brit George Mallory and his climbing partner 75 00:08:13,793 --> 00:08:17,168 were last seen on the northeast ridge near the summit. 76 00:08:18,501 --> 00:08:21,710 They never returned. No one knows if they reached the top. 77 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:24,960 We do know that they had a camera 78 00:08:25,126 --> 00:08:26,710 for proof should they be successful, 79 00:08:27,751 --> 00:08:29,501 a Vest Pocket Autographic. 80 00:08:31,626 --> 00:08:34,376 If someone found the camera and developed the film, 81 00:08:35,085 --> 00:08:38,460 we could finally answer the question on everyone's mind: 82 00:08:39,710 --> 00:08:42,710 Was Mallory the first to ascend Everest? 83 00:08:44,085 --> 00:08:45,126 But… 84 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:47,543 there was one problem. 85 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:49,585 I've looked all over town, 86 00:08:49,751 --> 00:08:52,418 talking to shopkeepers but no use, he's a ghost. 87 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:54,210 Yet I'm sure it was him. 88 00:08:54,376 --> 00:08:55,335 Habu Joji? 89 00:08:55,501 --> 00:08:56,668 The Habu Joji? 90 00:08:56,835 --> 00:08:58,126 You know any others? 91 00:08:58,293 --> 00:09:00,501 He disappeared years ago, but suddenly reappears 92 00:09:00,668 --> 00:09:02,960 with Mallory's camera right under your nose? 93 00:09:03,126 --> 00:09:04,501 Was he not a great climber? 94 00:09:04,668 --> 00:09:07,918 He could have found the body and camera near the summit. 95 00:09:08,085 --> 00:09:11,543 People have searched for 70 years. If he was found, we'd know. 96 00:09:11,710 --> 00:09:14,001 - You can't even prove it was Habu. - What about this? 97 00:09:14,168 --> 00:09:15,626 Many people have lost fingers. 98 00:09:15,793 --> 00:09:18,001 And if it was him, why should he have the camera? 99 00:09:18,168 --> 00:09:20,918 The Vest Pocket was a popular model. You know that. 100 00:09:21,085 --> 00:09:22,126 No, no. 101 00:09:22,293 --> 00:09:24,085 Why would Habu have fought that guy? 102 00:09:24,793 --> 00:09:26,585 Why didn't you ask him? 103 00:09:28,293 --> 00:09:30,710 I've looked high and low, but you know Kathmandu. 104 00:09:31,918 --> 00:09:33,335 Well, in the meantime, 105 00:09:33,751 --> 00:09:35,710 I'll take this one for the cover. 106 00:09:35,876 --> 00:09:38,210 This one's good but needs reframing. 107 00:09:38,376 --> 00:09:41,543 If Mallory made the ascent, it could change mountaineering. 108 00:09:41,710 --> 00:09:45,085 The first person to scale Everest, we can't miss out on that. 109 00:09:45,376 --> 00:09:46,626 I have to find Habu. 110 00:09:46,793 --> 00:09:49,210 I bet lots of people knew him who could help. 111 00:09:53,585 --> 00:09:56,168 The camera is buried in the snow with Mallory, 112 00:09:56,335 --> 00:09:58,085 and no one cares about Habu. 113 00:09:58,251 --> 00:09:59,168 So, drop it. 114 00:10:02,293 --> 00:10:05,210 Can I get the exclusive if I wind up developing the film? 115 00:10:07,085 --> 00:10:09,418 And a cut of the copyright. 116 00:10:11,710 --> 00:10:12,668 Deal. 117 00:10:17,918 --> 00:10:19,543 Habu would be tough to track down. 118 00:10:20,751 --> 00:10:24,001 He no longer had an address, family, or friends in Japan. 119 00:10:24,168 --> 00:10:27,835 Hello, I'm Fukamachi Makoto, journalist. 120 00:10:28,293 --> 00:10:30,293 I wanted to ask you about Habu Joji… 121 00:10:31,210 --> 00:10:32,168 Habu Joji. 122 00:10:34,293 --> 00:10:36,335 Yet in the '60s, he had a following. 123 00:10:37,126 --> 00:10:39,210 He was quick with a style all his own, 124 00:10:39,376 --> 00:10:40,626 considered a prodigy. 125 00:10:42,585 --> 00:10:45,376 He made some first ascents, winter ascents, speed records. 126 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,418 They said he would be a great climber, 127 00:10:49,543 --> 00:10:51,751 that he was the best in his generation even. 128 00:10:56,168 --> 00:10:59,793 Then one day, he just disappeared. Into thin air. 129 00:11:00,501 --> 00:11:01,543 What could have happened? 130 00:11:18,543 --> 00:11:19,793 Hold this bag. 131 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:21,376 I got it, thanks. 132 00:11:21,543 --> 00:11:24,335 - Where are the carabiners? - Under the chair. 133 00:11:24,501 --> 00:11:26,335 Who folded this rope? 134 00:11:27,251 --> 00:11:29,001 Should I carry your rucksack next time? 135 00:11:29,168 --> 00:11:31,001 Not this again, come off it. 136 00:11:31,168 --> 00:11:32,543 Join me! 137 00:11:32,710 --> 00:11:35,085 It's just one week, there are great routes to do. 138 00:11:35,251 --> 00:11:37,168 Habu, I can't, we just got back. 139 00:11:37,335 --> 00:11:39,710 This is a new job, I can't up and leave. 140 00:11:39,876 --> 00:11:43,835 I'll tell your boss climbing makes you more efficient, it'll all be sorted. 141 00:11:44,293 --> 00:11:45,126 Nonsense. 142 00:11:45,293 --> 00:11:47,418 - Who's up for bowling Saturday? - Great idea! 143 00:11:47,585 --> 00:11:49,043 I'll give you a thrashing. 144 00:11:49,210 --> 00:11:50,751 Guys, we're bowling on Saturday. 145 00:11:50,918 --> 00:11:52,418 - Care to join? - Sure thing. 146 00:11:52,585 --> 00:11:53,918 They call me the Strike King. 147 00:11:54,085 --> 00:11:55,668 Hey, we're running Saturday. 148 00:11:56,293 --> 00:11:58,793 - Did you forget? - Uh, no… 149 00:11:59,335 --> 00:12:01,126 Sorry, Saturday's no good. 150 00:12:01,501 --> 00:12:03,293 We planned something a while ago. 151 00:12:04,918 --> 00:12:07,710 - Gents, there's good news. - Toshiro's been fired? 152 00:12:08,335 --> 00:12:11,376 - We're getting a new van? - Better, we're going to Nepal. 153 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,793 I found a sponsor for the Annapurna expedition, 154 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:17,918 but they're only covering half the cost. 155 00:12:18,085 --> 00:12:19,460 You'll have to pay the rest. 156 00:12:19,626 --> 00:12:20,876 - Fine. - No problem. 157 00:12:21,043 --> 00:12:23,418 I'm aware that not everyone can afford it, 158 00:12:23,585 --> 00:12:26,543 but if successful, we'll be better financed next time. 159 00:12:26,710 --> 00:12:29,835 Send in your visa applications before the end of the month. 160 00:12:30,001 --> 00:12:33,043 There's lots of equipment to buy, we'll go over it together. 161 00:12:33,210 --> 00:12:36,168 - Toshiro, can you do the accounting? - No problem. 162 00:12:36,335 --> 00:12:38,668 I'll provide forms for the climbing permits. 163 00:12:38,835 --> 00:12:40,710 They're time-consuming, so don't delay. 164 00:12:46,543 --> 00:12:48,335 Why send those guys? They're inexperienced. 165 00:12:48,793 --> 00:12:51,710 They don't train enough, always out partying. 166 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:54,751 They haven't climbed 50 days this year. 167 00:12:54,918 --> 00:12:57,043 It should be us, we're better than them! 168 00:12:58,376 --> 00:13:00,376 All because they can afford it. 169 00:13:00,835 --> 00:13:02,418 You don't find this outrageous? 170 00:13:02,835 --> 00:13:04,085 Put that out! 171 00:13:04,251 --> 00:13:06,085 You struggle breathing at altitude. 172 00:13:08,001 --> 00:13:09,710 Money, sponsors… 173 00:13:10,835 --> 00:13:13,418 If we were famous, we'd get sponsors. 174 00:13:17,085 --> 00:13:18,501 We'll make a name for ourselves. 175 00:13:18,835 --> 00:13:21,543 We'll do something no one's ever done, you in? 176 00:13:21,710 --> 00:13:23,418 Sure, what do you have in mind? 177 00:13:23,585 --> 00:13:25,418 - The Demon Slab. - In winter? 178 00:13:25,585 --> 00:13:28,168 You're insane, no way. No one would do that. 179 00:13:28,335 --> 00:13:29,376 Exactly. 180 00:14:27,501 --> 00:14:30,001 You're still here? Everyone else left. 181 00:14:30,168 --> 00:14:32,168 The first winter ascent on the Demon Slab. 182 00:14:32,335 --> 00:14:33,668 Not bad for back then. 183 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:37,001 Yeah… Hey, got any leads? 184 00:14:37,418 --> 00:14:38,543 I called the embassy. 185 00:14:38,710 --> 00:14:41,793 Habu arrived in Nepal eight years ago, but his visa has expired. 186 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:43,001 He's hiding out, 187 00:14:43,168 --> 00:14:45,043 that's why he disappeared after I saw him. 188 00:14:45,835 --> 00:14:47,585 What's that got to do with the camera? 189 00:14:47,918 --> 00:14:49,251 I'll find it. 190 00:14:50,501 --> 00:14:51,585 Have fun. 191 00:14:53,501 --> 00:14:56,543 The club's Annapurna expedition failed. 192 00:14:57,210 --> 00:14:59,835 No one was hurt, but no one made it to the summit either. 193 00:15:00,001 --> 00:15:02,501 I propose a toast to Inoue and Habu! 194 00:15:02,668 --> 00:15:03,668 Thanks a lot. 195 00:15:03,835 --> 00:15:05,751 - Thanks, here's to you! - Well done. 196 00:15:05,918 --> 00:15:07,210 Habu finally got his revenge. 197 00:15:07,376 --> 00:15:10,501 Good thing you boys are here to keep up the club's image. 198 00:15:10,668 --> 00:15:12,043 Some here should take after them. 199 00:15:12,210 --> 00:15:13,335 We were being cautious. 200 00:15:13,501 --> 00:15:15,335 - Safety first. - More professional. 201 00:15:15,501 --> 00:15:18,960 But the Demon Slab, that's amazing! And in those conditions. 202 00:15:19,126 --> 00:15:21,293 Yeah, they got lucky, that's all. 203 00:15:21,460 --> 00:15:22,793 It wasn't luck. 204 00:15:24,210 --> 00:15:27,460 It wasn't luck, we bivouacked and waited for the right moment. 205 00:15:27,793 --> 00:15:31,001 You wait for sunny weather to melt the snow on the route, 206 00:15:31,251 --> 00:15:32,376 then an overnight freeze 207 00:15:32,543 --> 00:15:35,251 so it doesn't fall on you, then you go. 208 00:15:35,876 --> 00:15:38,710 Except it snowed during the day, so we took a beating. 209 00:15:38,876 --> 00:15:41,168 Yeah, the powder falls were a pain, 210 00:15:41,335 --> 00:15:43,210 but it was all about speed. 211 00:15:43,376 --> 00:15:44,751 And we wasted no time! 212 00:15:45,626 --> 00:15:48,293 The worst was the icefall and overhang at the end. 213 00:15:48,460 --> 00:15:50,293 We were completely hemmed in. 214 00:15:50,460 --> 00:15:52,168 Fortunately, I found a way out. 215 00:15:52,335 --> 00:15:55,793 It wasn't easy to see, but I wouldn't let us fail. 216 00:15:56,168 --> 00:15:58,376 Inoue, where were you all this time? 217 00:15:59,501 --> 00:16:00,710 Cheers! 218 00:16:01,293 --> 00:16:04,126 Wait, Inoue did well, 219 00:16:04,293 --> 00:16:06,335 but I was in front the whole time, so… 220 00:16:06,501 --> 00:16:08,876 As if you'd climbed it all by yourself. 221 00:16:10,626 --> 00:16:12,501 - In a way, yes. - Habu! 222 00:16:12,668 --> 00:16:14,960 What? I led the whole route. 223 00:16:25,710 --> 00:16:27,585 - What's gotten into you? - What? 224 00:16:27,751 --> 00:16:30,918 You need to respect your teammates, for team spirit! 225 00:16:31,085 --> 00:16:33,626 I wasn't criticizing Inoue, it's just… 226 00:16:34,710 --> 00:16:36,376 Can you see why he's hurt? 227 00:16:36,543 --> 00:16:39,668 I recounted what happened. I can't help it if he's hurt. 228 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,043 Couldn't find his keys! We looked all over. 229 00:16:45,210 --> 00:16:47,918 After an hour he realized they were in his pocket. 230 00:16:50,251 --> 00:16:51,501 Speaking of the team, 231 00:16:51,668 --> 00:16:54,293 all Buntaro talks about is climbing with you. 232 00:16:54,460 --> 00:16:56,001 No, out of the question. 233 00:16:56,168 --> 00:16:57,918 He's too young, he'd slow me down. 234 00:16:58,085 --> 00:17:00,918 I've known young climbers who do pretty well. 235 00:17:01,085 --> 00:17:05,168 Though he was underage, I remember one who asked to join my club. 236 00:17:05,668 --> 00:17:07,126 What did he say to me? 237 00:17:07,293 --> 00:17:11,501 "Mr. Ito, sir, please let me in, please let me join." 238 00:17:12,793 --> 00:17:15,543 Just think about it, he'd love it. 239 00:17:15,710 --> 00:17:18,501 There's always danger, imagine you're tied to someone 240 00:17:18,668 --> 00:17:21,376 who's unconscious or injured and can't get up, 241 00:17:21,543 --> 00:17:23,626 hanging on the end of the rope, 242 00:17:23,793 --> 00:17:25,960 dragging you down, it's a tough position. 243 00:17:26,126 --> 00:17:28,501 What do you do? Do you cut the rope? 244 00:17:28,835 --> 00:17:30,251 It depends, I don't know. 245 00:17:31,043 --> 00:17:33,210 If you don't act quickly, you'll both fall. 246 00:17:33,376 --> 00:17:34,501 You have to decide. 247 00:17:35,085 --> 00:17:37,793 I wouldn't cut the rope, I couldn't. 248 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:40,585 If I were tied to you, I wouldn't hesitate. 249 00:17:43,251 --> 00:17:44,460 I would cut it. 250 00:17:49,126 --> 00:17:50,918 No reason two people should die. 251 00:17:54,585 --> 00:17:56,585 What if it were you on the end? 252 00:17:56,751 --> 00:17:58,751 Shouldn't your partner think twice? 253 00:17:59,168 --> 00:18:01,626 No, that's the solution. 254 00:18:04,085 --> 00:18:08,001 If I ever fall, don't hesitate. I wouldn't blame you. 255 00:18:21,793 --> 00:18:22,710 Habu! 256 00:18:23,918 --> 00:18:26,418 I wanted to congratulate you on the Demon Slab. 257 00:18:26,876 --> 00:18:29,001 Hase. Hase Tsuneo. 258 00:18:30,126 --> 00:18:31,126 Yeah… 259 00:18:31,418 --> 00:18:33,668 The Takizawa Passage last summer, right? 260 00:18:34,168 --> 00:18:36,710 You set a new speed record. Well done. 261 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:41,668 I'm glad to run into you. I was just wondering… 262 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,710 There aren't many rock faces like that, even in Europe, 263 00:18:45,043 --> 00:18:46,793 how did you go about it? Tell me. 264 00:18:48,835 --> 00:18:50,418 Have you ever done a winter ascent? 265 00:18:53,710 --> 00:18:55,293 I didn't want to hurry it. 266 00:18:55,460 --> 00:18:57,710 I bivouacked and waited. 267 00:18:57,876 --> 00:18:58,876 I needed nice weather 268 00:18:59,043 --> 00:19:01,376 for the sun to melt the snow and clear the route. 269 00:19:25,126 --> 00:19:26,710 The last ice passage is tricky 270 00:19:26,876 --> 00:19:29,210 because you can't slow down, but I mean… 271 00:19:29,376 --> 00:19:30,710 You know all about speed. 272 00:19:31,126 --> 00:19:32,543 Thanks for the tips. 273 00:19:33,668 --> 00:19:35,293 Are you attempting the Demon Slab? 274 00:19:36,668 --> 00:19:38,876 Yeah, leaving tomorrow. 275 00:19:41,085 --> 00:19:43,085 That's good, who with? 276 00:19:46,418 --> 00:19:48,251 No one, going it alone. 277 00:20:02,210 --> 00:20:04,626 And now for the sporting event of the week. 278 00:20:04,793 --> 00:20:06,501 That's no overstatement 279 00:20:06,668 --> 00:20:09,251 as the young mountaineering talent Hase Tsuneo 280 00:20:09,418 --> 00:20:11,668 has just completed his solo winter ascent 281 00:20:11,835 --> 00:20:14,460 up the Demon Slab, the first ever to do it! 282 00:20:14,626 --> 00:20:17,168 A solo ascent up the Demon Slab, unbelievable! 283 00:20:17,335 --> 00:20:20,501 This isn't the last we'll be hearing about him. 284 00:20:20,668 --> 00:20:23,168 Indeed, Hase Tsuneo is the climber to watch. 285 00:20:23,335 --> 00:20:26,876 Now to baseball, with the Osaka Buffalos qualifying 286 00:20:27,043 --> 00:20:29,543 for the Pacific League thanks to top batter Sakamura, 287 00:20:29,710 --> 00:20:31,376 traded earlier this year. 288 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:05,085 A week? 289 00:21:05,501 --> 00:21:07,876 Out of the blue like this? Are you kidding? 290 00:21:08,168 --> 00:21:09,543 To do what? 291 00:21:10,085 --> 00:21:12,251 To go to the mountains. Please. 292 00:21:12,418 --> 00:21:14,793 The mountains? I must be dreaming. 293 00:21:15,126 --> 00:21:17,418 No, I need manpower here. No way. 294 00:21:17,585 --> 00:21:20,376 Back to work, there are three trucks to unload. 295 00:21:24,043 --> 00:21:25,126 I quit. 296 00:21:49,251 --> 00:21:50,668 Tell him I'm in a meeting. 297 00:21:50,835 --> 00:21:51,835 Yes, Sir. 298 00:21:58,751 --> 00:22:00,751 No, I did like him, 299 00:22:00,918 --> 00:22:03,085 but he was so… How to put this? 300 00:22:03,251 --> 00:22:06,793 He didn't know when to stop. He had to be climbing all the time. 301 00:22:07,543 --> 00:22:09,918 Once, I almost got fired because of him. 302 00:22:10,085 --> 00:22:12,168 That's why you stopped climbing with him? 303 00:22:14,335 --> 00:22:16,710 After a while, I understood something: 304 00:22:17,168 --> 00:22:18,876 Partners didn't mean much to Habu, 305 00:22:19,043 --> 00:22:20,543 be it myself or anyone else. 306 00:22:20,918 --> 00:22:24,085 We were just there so he could go farther, that's all. 307 00:22:24,418 --> 00:22:26,835 I didn't want to stay behind him my whole life. 308 00:22:27,001 --> 00:22:28,376 So, I stopped. 309 00:22:29,210 --> 00:22:30,335 After that… 310 00:22:31,335 --> 00:22:33,626 he mostly climbed solo. 311 00:22:40,668 --> 00:22:42,710 Mr. Habu! Mr. Habu! 312 00:22:43,876 --> 00:22:44,710 Mr. Habu. 313 00:22:44,876 --> 00:22:46,710 Buntaro, how are you? 314 00:22:47,251 --> 00:22:48,168 Hi, Ryoko. 315 00:22:48,501 --> 00:22:51,251 Sorry, Habu, I didn't want him to bother you. 316 00:22:51,418 --> 00:22:52,960 Off to climb the Wind Walls? 317 00:22:53,626 --> 00:22:56,043 Let me climb with you, I'll do everything you say! 318 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,543 What would Inoue say if you took his place? 319 00:23:00,335 --> 00:23:01,710 He won't be long. 320 00:23:02,668 --> 00:23:04,751 I know you don't have a partner anymore. 321 00:23:05,210 --> 00:23:07,085 Please, let me come. 322 00:23:08,793 --> 00:23:10,835 You're not ready for a route like this. 323 00:23:11,001 --> 00:23:12,835 It's too technical, I can't bring you. 324 00:23:17,918 --> 00:23:20,585 I've been training for weeks, I've improved! 325 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,043 The holds are barely visible, the rock is soft, it's too dangerous. 326 00:23:26,668 --> 00:23:29,168 Be reasonable, go home. Your sister's waiting. 327 00:23:31,085 --> 00:23:32,668 If you won't take me, I'll go alone. 328 00:23:41,918 --> 00:23:42,918 Hey, Buntaro! 329 00:23:49,710 --> 00:23:51,001 Ever done a climbing wall? 330 00:23:57,126 --> 00:23:58,751 There's a hold on your right! 331 00:23:59,210 --> 00:24:00,293 Higher. 332 00:24:01,418 --> 00:24:02,668 There you go. 333 00:24:04,668 --> 00:24:06,251 Keep going, that's good. 334 00:24:13,335 --> 00:24:14,418 You have improved. 335 00:24:14,585 --> 00:24:15,668 Thank you, Mr. Habu. 336 00:24:15,835 --> 00:24:19,043 Really, you did well on the crossing, it wasn't easy. 337 00:24:19,376 --> 00:24:21,085 It's because I have a good teacher! 338 00:24:21,251 --> 00:24:23,835 With you, I could climb anywhere, 339 00:24:24,001 --> 00:24:25,710 the Alps, even the Himalayas! 340 00:24:25,876 --> 00:24:28,043 Picture us climbing Everest together! 341 00:24:28,418 --> 00:24:29,293 Yeah… 342 00:24:29,626 --> 00:24:31,126 Let's get past this overhang first. 343 00:24:31,835 --> 00:24:33,543 Better hurry to get back by nightfall. 344 00:24:34,168 --> 00:24:36,126 You're still a bit young for bivouacking. 345 00:25:13,001 --> 00:25:14,918 Well done, you're past the hardest part. 346 00:25:15,418 --> 00:25:18,210 There were two I couldn't get out. Sorry. 347 00:25:18,376 --> 00:25:19,960 No matter, we still have enough. 348 00:25:20,501 --> 00:25:23,210 There's another small slope, then it gets easier. 349 00:25:23,585 --> 00:25:25,085 Want to rest a bit? 350 00:25:25,418 --> 00:25:28,626 No, I'll be fine. We'll rest afterward. 351 00:25:29,251 --> 00:25:30,543 All right, back to it. 352 00:25:31,210 --> 00:25:32,126 Take this. 353 00:25:53,668 --> 00:25:54,918 Give me some slack, please! 354 00:26:10,626 --> 00:26:11,626 Buntaro! 355 00:26:15,751 --> 00:26:17,251 Buntaro, can you hear me? 356 00:26:22,710 --> 00:26:24,501 Buntaro, answer me! 357 00:26:29,418 --> 00:26:30,918 I'm here! 358 00:26:31,251 --> 00:26:32,460 Are you injured? 359 00:26:33,293 --> 00:26:34,543 My leg! 360 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:37,626 Can you reach the rock face? 361 00:26:37,793 --> 00:26:40,418 Sorry, Habu… I'm sorry. 362 00:26:41,001 --> 00:26:43,210 Can you reach the rock face? 363 00:26:44,626 --> 00:26:45,543 No! 364 00:26:46,126 --> 00:26:47,335 It's too far! 365 00:26:51,876 --> 00:26:55,001 OK, can you climb the rope with a Prusik knot? 366 00:27:37,293 --> 00:27:38,376 All right! 367 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:40,793 We're both secured! 368 00:27:42,126 --> 00:27:44,085 Buntaro! Can you hear me? 369 00:27:44,918 --> 00:27:45,876 Yes! 370 00:27:48,751 --> 00:27:50,126 I'm sorry! 371 00:27:52,210 --> 00:27:53,501 It's my fault! 372 00:27:53,668 --> 00:27:55,293 I'm going to try to pull you up. 373 00:28:21,210 --> 00:28:23,293 The rope is fraying against the rock. 374 00:28:24,293 --> 00:28:26,168 If I keep pulling, it will snap. 375 00:29:16,085 --> 00:29:17,001 I'm sorry! 376 00:29:17,168 --> 00:29:18,918 I wasn't good enough. 377 00:29:22,043 --> 00:29:24,960 You're talking nonsense. You're doing very well. 378 00:29:25,585 --> 00:29:27,585 We'll find a way out, you'll see. 379 00:29:32,251 --> 00:29:34,626 When we get out of this, we'll go to the Alps. 380 00:29:36,210 --> 00:29:37,335 The two of us. 381 00:29:38,043 --> 00:29:39,251 We'll go. 382 00:29:39,585 --> 00:29:41,085 We'll go, yeah… 383 00:29:42,251 --> 00:29:43,460 I promise. 384 00:30:12,460 --> 00:30:14,001 Forgive me, Buntaro. 385 00:30:14,626 --> 00:30:15,626 Forgive me. 386 00:30:18,710 --> 00:30:19,335 Buntaro! 387 00:30:40,001 --> 00:30:41,126 Come with us. 388 00:32:18,710 --> 00:32:20,585 No name on it, just cash. 389 00:32:21,251 --> 00:32:22,835 But I knew it was from him. 390 00:32:23,001 --> 00:32:25,126 - He felt guilty. - For what? 391 00:32:25,293 --> 00:32:26,751 For my brother's death? 392 00:32:28,210 --> 00:32:30,126 At first, I wanted him to. 393 00:32:30,501 --> 00:32:34,418 It was easier for me, but I came to see no one was to blame. 394 00:32:35,168 --> 00:32:37,543 Buntaro insisted on going with him. 395 00:32:37,710 --> 00:32:39,918 You can't keep people from doing what they want, 396 00:32:40,085 --> 00:32:41,710 even if it's senseless. 397 00:32:41,876 --> 00:32:43,210 Even if it's dangerous. 398 00:32:46,210 --> 00:32:47,960 He adored Habu. 399 00:32:48,710 --> 00:32:50,626 He wanted to be just like him. 400 00:32:50,876 --> 00:32:52,501 He was like him. 401 00:32:53,668 --> 00:32:56,918 Always wanting to climb, to go higher and higher. 402 00:32:57,085 --> 00:32:57,876 What for? 403 00:32:59,126 --> 00:33:02,126 The mail kept coming for a few years, 404 00:33:02,293 --> 00:33:03,835 first from Japan, then Nepal. 405 00:33:04,001 --> 00:33:06,335 - Then nothing for three years. - Nepal? 406 00:33:06,501 --> 00:33:09,293 Might you have an address or something to help me? 407 00:33:09,460 --> 00:33:12,585 Never an address, a message, or a signature. 408 00:33:12,751 --> 00:33:14,710 I'm sorry, I can't help you. 409 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:16,876 Well… 410 00:33:19,585 --> 00:33:21,376 By the way, you didn't mention: 411 00:33:21,543 --> 00:33:23,960 Why are you looking for Habu? Is it for an article? 412 00:33:24,418 --> 00:33:26,918 He may know something important about… 413 00:33:27,085 --> 00:33:27,918 About? 414 00:33:28,085 --> 00:33:30,460 You know the first ascent of Everest was in '53? 415 00:33:30,793 --> 00:33:31,626 No… 416 00:33:32,626 --> 00:33:36,876 Anyway, there's another climber who may have… 417 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:39,126 Forget about it. 418 00:33:40,168 --> 00:33:42,585 I hope you find what you're looking for. 419 00:33:42,751 --> 00:33:43,793 Goodbye. 420 00:33:45,876 --> 00:33:47,043 I hope so, too. 421 00:33:48,126 --> 00:33:49,251 I do remember something. 422 00:33:49,418 --> 00:33:52,835 The last envelope had a note, the only one… 423 00:33:53,210 --> 00:33:56,293 saying he couldn't send postage from where he was going, 424 00:33:56,460 --> 00:33:58,668 and that he was sorry, that's it. 425 00:34:27,335 --> 00:34:31,210 Back in the day, the biggest challenge in mountaineering 426 00:34:31,376 --> 00:34:35,710 was solo ascending the three north faces in the Alps: 427 00:34:35,876 --> 00:34:38,293 The Eiger, Matterhorn, 428 00:34:38,835 --> 00:34:40,251 and the Grand Jorasses. 429 00:34:40,543 --> 00:34:42,376 The exalted winter trilogy. 430 00:34:55,418 --> 00:34:57,710 Habu went to Europe to be the first to do it. 431 00:34:58,418 --> 00:35:00,293 But he wasn't the only one. 432 00:35:01,043 --> 00:35:02,460 Hase Tsuneo was there. 433 00:35:35,335 --> 00:35:38,126 Habu had put some distance between him and his rival. 434 00:35:38,751 --> 00:35:41,918 He had scaled the first two and was high up the Grand Jorasses, 435 00:35:42,085 --> 00:35:43,460 about to taste victory. 436 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:05,085 Is anyone out there? 437 00:40:06,876 --> 00:40:08,293 I'm over here! 438 00:40:08,835 --> 00:40:10,751 I'm over here! 439 00:40:12,793 --> 00:40:13,460 Habu? 440 00:40:24,210 --> 00:40:25,210 Mr. Habu? 441 00:40:27,710 --> 00:40:29,210 Please take me with you, Mr. Habu. 442 00:40:32,251 --> 00:40:33,876 No, you're not real… 443 00:40:34,543 --> 00:40:35,835 Please, take me with you. 444 00:40:37,043 --> 00:40:38,460 - I'm sorry. - Please! 445 00:40:38,626 --> 00:40:39,418 I'm sorry. 446 00:40:41,626 --> 00:40:42,751 Will we go to the Alps? 447 00:40:44,293 --> 00:40:45,585 No, go away! 448 00:40:47,043 --> 00:40:48,085 Come on, Habu. 449 00:40:49,835 --> 00:40:50,501 Habu! 450 00:42:21,585 --> 00:42:23,210 When help arrived, 451 00:42:23,376 --> 00:42:26,418 Habu had spent three days and five hours on the rock face. 452 00:42:26,835 --> 00:42:29,126 Most people would have died. 453 00:42:29,293 --> 00:42:30,293 Not him. 454 00:42:30,668 --> 00:42:34,168 Hase's team sent out a search party and spotted him. 455 00:42:34,460 --> 00:42:37,418 He owed his life to his competitor. Ironic, huh? 456 00:42:45,918 --> 00:42:49,501 Habu may have lost this round, but it was a miracle he survived. 457 00:44:42,960 --> 00:44:45,210 Now to the world of mountain climbing. 458 00:44:45,376 --> 00:44:47,626 There was a tragedy on Everest yesterday. 459 00:44:47,793 --> 00:44:51,126 Japanese climbing star Hase Tsuneo 460 00:44:51,293 --> 00:44:54,710 died in an avalanche while attempting 461 00:44:54,876 --> 00:44:56,960 a solo ascent up the infamous Southwest Face. 462 00:44:57,126 --> 00:45:00,960 After hours of searching, rescue teams found the climber 463 00:45:01,126 --> 00:45:05,793 lifeless at more than 6,000 meters in the Western Cwm, 464 00:45:05,960 --> 00:45:09,918 or "The Valley of Silence," grimly silent today. 465 00:45:28,710 --> 00:45:30,251 He left to climb the Southwest Face. 466 00:45:30,418 --> 00:45:32,543 No way, no one can pull that off in winter. 467 00:45:32,710 --> 00:45:33,460 He can. 468 00:45:33,626 --> 00:45:35,168 Perhaps, but he hasn't. 469 00:45:35,335 --> 00:45:37,585 And you still have nothing on the camera. 470 00:45:38,626 --> 00:45:41,501 - It's not like him to give up. - He's old now. 471 00:45:41,668 --> 00:45:43,501 And he's shot, no one would sponsor him. 472 00:45:43,668 --> 00:45:47,126 I called the Kathmandu Tourism Office that issues climbing permits. 473 00:45:47,293 --> 00:45:49,001 He applied for one three years ago. 474 00:45:49,168 --> 00:45:51,210 - For the Southwest Face? - I don't know… 475 00:45:51,501 --> 00:45:53,043 The permit was denied, 476 00:45:53,210 --> 00:45:56,293 because he was preparing something dangerous. 477 00:45:56,793 --> 00:45:58,626 - What are you doing? - What? 478 00:45:58,793 --> 00:46:02,085 You disappeared a month ago into your records, archives, 479 00:46:02,251 --> 00:46:03,793 calling all over the place. 480 00:46:03,960 --> 00:46:06,960 What's all this for? You won't find him. 481 00:46:07,126 --> 00:46:08,418 He must be somewhere. 482 00:46:08,585 --> 00:46:10,251 You don't have a whiff of a lead. 483 00:46:10,585 --> 00:46:13,793 Do me a favor: Forget Habu and this camera story. 484 00:46:13,960 --> 00:46:16,501 Go back to what you're good at: Nice photos. 485 00:46:16,668 --> 00:46:18,210 That's what people want. 486 00:47:13,835 --> 00:47:14,710 Hello? 487 00:47:15,210 --> 00:47:16,210 This is he. 488 00:47:17,335 --> 00:47:19,085 Of course, I can come tomorrow 489 00:47:21,126 --> 00:47:23,710 Curious about the end of my Everest story? 490 00:47:23,876 --> 00:47:26,043 - Did it captivate you? - You told it well. 491 00:47:27,585 --> 00:47:30,418 No, I found Habu's last envelope. 492 00:47:30,585 --> 00:47:34,126 The one with the note. I kept it, actually, and… 493 00:47:34,293 --> 00:47:35,293 You have his address? 494 00:47:35,460 --> 00:47:37,501 No, but I noticed something. 495 00:47:38,043 --> 00:47:39,168 Look. 496 00:47:39,335 --> 00:47:42,710 The other envelopes are from Kathmandu, but this one isn't. 497 00:47:42,876 --> 00:47:44,876 I thought it could be of interest to you. 498 00:47:45,460 --> 00:47:46,376 Namche Bazaar! 499 00:47:47,001 --> 00:47:48,085 Do you know it? 500 00:47:48,585 --> 00:47:50,418 The last village before Everest. 501 00:47:50,793 --> 00:47:52,835 Three years ago, but maybe he's still there. 502 00:49:05,626 --> 00:49:06,751 To get to Everest, 503 00:49:06,918 --> 00:49:10,376 there's only one road and a week's walk through Khumbu Valley, 504 00:49:10,543 --> 00:49:11,710 the Sherpa country. 505 00:49:14,501 --> 00:49:17,626 Habu had disappeared and no one knew of his whereabouts, 506 00:49:18,001 --> 00:49:21,293 but if he was in the area, I would find him. 507 00:51:12,585 --> 00:51:13,751 Is anyone home? 508 00:51:18,043 --> 00:51:19,876 Hey, anyone in there? 509 00:51:29,043 --> 00:51:29,918 What do you want? 510 00:51:38,710 --> 00:51:39,460 Hello. 511 00:51:39,626 --> 00:51:42,126 I'm a journalist for a Japanese magazine. 512 00:51:42,293 --> 00:51:43,293 Fukamachi. 513 00:51:46,251 --> 00:51:47,460 Go away, Fukamachi. 514 00:51:47,626 --> 00:51:50,835 I won't take much time, just a few questions… 515 00:51:51,001 --> 00:51:52,210 I have nothing to tell you. 516 00:51:52,376 --> 00:51:54,460 I saw you in Kathmandu with that guy. 517 00:51:55,043 --> 00:51:58,085 The camera was a Vest Pocket, you found it on Everest. 518 00:51:58,251 --> 00:52:01,460 - That would mean… - Come off it, leave me alone. 519 00:52:02,543 --> 00:52:03,960 I know what you're planning: 520 00:52:04,126 --> 00:52:06,126 Everest, the Southwest Face. 521 00:52:06,460 --> 00:52:08,585 I won't peep, I just want to cover it. 522 00:52:08,751 --> 00:52:10,501 Let me follow you, I'll stay behind. 523 00:52:10,918 --> 00:52:13,751 You won't see me, I'll just be taking photos. 524 00:52:15,251 --> 00:52:17,835 If you succeed solo, no one will know. 525 00:52:18,001 --> 00:52:19,210 Is that what you want? 526 00:52:19,376 --> 00:52:21,210 You need proof that you did it. 527 00:52:21,626 --> 00:52:22,876 You need me. 528 00:52:23,626 --> 00:52:25,793 I don't need anyone, now leave. 529 00:52:25,960 --> 00:52:28,668 Let me climb with you, I'll do everything you say! 530 00:52:33,876 --> 00:52:36,626 You're too late, I stopped a long time ago. 531 00:52:36,793 --> 00:52:39,085 - That's all over. - No, wait. Don't do this. 532 00:52:39,251 --> 00:52:41,293 I said it's over, now go away! 533 00:53:06,501 --> 00:53:08,210 I know you're still climbing! 534 00:53:08,376 --> 00:53:10,918 You can't stop me from coming, you hear me? 535 00:53:11,585 --> 00:53:14,251 I'll be waiting for you at base camp this winter. 536 00:53:30,126 --> 00:53:33,376 Climbing used to be a competition of who could go the highest. 537 00:53:33,960 --> 00:53:37,501 Once a summit was reached, you'd think the competition was over. 538 00:53:37,668 --> 00:53:38,918 It doesn't work that way. 539 00:53:40,918 --> 00:53:43,168 Climbers always find new challenges. 540 00:53:43,335 --> 00:53:46,043 If they can't go higher, they'll do the hardest route, 541 00:53:46,210 --> 00:53:49,293 they'll go the fastest, solo, with no oxygen. 542 00:53:50,251 --> 00:53:52,001 In short, it's never over. 543 00:53:53,835 --> 00:53:56,126 Everest was ascended in '53 on the Nepal side, 544 00:53:57,043 --> 00:53:58,335 without oxygen in '78, 545 00:53:59,501 --> 00:54:02,126 and solo two years later through the Norton Couloir. 546 00:54:10,168 --> 00:54:11,751 In the winter of '85, 547 00:54:11,918 --> 00:54:13,668 Hase attempted the Southwest Face, 548 00:54:14,876 --> 00:54:16,251 but never made it back. 549 00:54:21,501 --> 00:54:24,001 The Southwest Face in winter was still unconquered. 550 00:54:24,168 --> 00:54:27,335 Habu would take it on solo and without oxygen. 551 00:54:29,293 --> 00:54:31,626 I wouldn't miss that for the world. 552 00:55:34,751 --> 00:55:36,043 What's the forecast? 553 00:55:36,210 --> 00:55:38,543 We have to wait, the wind's up from the valley, 554 00:55:38,710 --> 00:55:41,460 clouds are gathering on the peaks, and it'll snow soon. 555 00:55:41,626 --> 00:55:43,543 You won't be able to leave for three days. 556 00:55:43,710 --> 00:55:46,543 - Maybe four. - Five to let it settle. 557 00:55:46,710 --> 00:55:47,876 We'll wait. 558 00:55:52,501 --> 00:55:54,668 How long will you give yourself for the ascent? 559 00:55:54,835 --> 00:55:56,668 - A week? - Three nights, four days. 560 00:55:56,835 --> 00:55:57,960 Is that possible? 561 00:55:58,126 --> 00:55:59,668 It's the only way. 562 00:56:07,793 --> 00:56:09,960 Do you know the rules for solo climbs? 563 00:56:10,210 --> 00:56:12,501 No communicating, no intervening. 564 00:56:12,835 --> 00:56:14,418 You take your photos, that's it. 565 00:56:14,585 --> 00:56:16,543 If I'm struggling, you stay put. 566 00:56:16,710 --> 00:56:19,418 If you're in trouble, don't count on me, got it? 567 00:56:19,585 --> 00:56:20,460 Yes. 568 00:56:24,460 --> 00:56:25,626 Well, goodnight. 569 00:56:36,793 --> 00:56:38,793 Don't be too quick to judge him. 570 00:56:39,126 --> 00:56:41,501 He's coming up on eight years here. 571 00:56:41,668 --> 00:56:44,626 Eight years of preparation, it's all that matters to him. 572 00:56:44,918 --> 00:56:46,793 This ascent means everything for him. 573 00:56:47,210 --> 00:56:49,626 He won't let anyone get in his way. 574 00:56:49,793 --> 00:56:50,918 I didn't want to… 575 00:56:51,085 --> 00:56:52,710 I know, I know. 576 00:56:53,210 --> 00:56:54,793 You're here, that's good. 577 00:56:55,626 --> 00:56:56,793 He'll never admit it, 578 00:56:56,960 --> 00:56:59,418 but he'll need your photos if he succeeds. 579 00:57:00,001 --> 00:57:01,460 You're not like him. 580 00:57:01,626 --> 00:57:03,418 Your limits aren't his limits. 581 00:57:03,668 --> 00:57:05,543 Don't try to follow him at all costs. 582 00:57:05,710 --> 00:57:08,293 If you feel you can't go on, don't push it. 583 00:57:08,460 --> 00:57:09,335 Head back. 584 00:57:09,668 --> 00:57:14,085 With the lack of oxygen at 7,500 meters, you'll start getting headaches, 585 00:57:14,543 --> 00:57:17,960 and it'll be hard to advance, that's how it goes. 586 00:57:19,168 --> 00:57:21,335 Above 8,000 meters, you're in the death zone. 587 00:57:21,501 --> 00:57:24,126 The body isn't designed to survive at that altitude. 588 00:57:24,793 --> 00:57:27,251 You'll have to be quick, or you won't make it back. 589 00:57:27,543 --> 00:57:28,668 Do you understand? 590 00:57:29,126 --> 00:57:30,251 I understand. 591 00:58:42,876 --> 00:58:43,918 You ready? 592 00:58:45,793 --> 00:58:46,918 You? 593 00:58:47,876 --> 00:58:48,960 I think so. 594 00:58:50,543 --> 00:58:52,376 What you're doing is dangerous. 595 00:58:52,960 --> 00:58:54,793 There'd be no point otherwise. 596 00:58:55,460 --> 00:58:56,793 Why are you doing this? 597 00:58:56,960 --> 00:58:59,126 Hase is dead, the competition is over. 598 00:58:59,543 --> 00:59:01,626 Why are you set on following me? 599 00:59:01,793 --> 00:59:05,543 Some photos for a magazine? Commission for an article? 600 00:59:07,085 --> 00:59:08,501 There's more to it. 601 00:59:10,085 --> 00:59:13,543 Once you've tasted it, it's everything. There's no going back. 602 00:59:15,043 --> 00:59:16,251 That's how it is. 603 00:59:24,335 --> 00:59:25,918 Is this where you found it? 604 00:59:26,210 --> 00:59:28,293 The camera. Did you find it on Everest? 605 00:59:28,668 --> 00:59:30,585 - Is it… - Enough questions. 606 00:59:30,751 --> 00:59:32,335 It's nobody's camera. 607 00:59:34,210 --> 00:59:36,210 Prepare your rucksack, we leave tomorrow. 608 01:07:29,918 --> 01:07:30,876 Come on. 609 01:07:47,460 --> 01:07:48,460 Habu? 610 01:08:36,376 --> 01:08:37,626 Oh, no… 611 01:08:44,210 --> 01:08:45,210 Come on. 612 01:09:20,876 --> 01:09:22,543 Habu, you all right? Sleep well? 613 01:09:22,710 --> 01:09:24,876 Fine, peaceful night. 614 01:09:25,043 --> 01:09:26,710 You're lucky, we had heavy winds. 615 01:09:27,168 --> 01:09:28,418 You on schedule? 616 01:09:28,585 --> 01:09:30,251 I start at 6 a.m. as planned. 617 01:09:30,418 --> 01:09:33,251 If this weather holds, I'll pass Warship Rock easily 618 01:09:33,418 --> 01:09:34,960 and be at the grey tower tonight. 619 01:09:35,585 --> 01:09:37,835 Good, let me know if anything changes. 620 01:09:38,001 --> 01:09:39,043 Good luck. 621 01:10:46,168 --> 01:10:48,210 Habu, do you read me? 622 01:10:48,376 --> 01:10:50,376 I read you, what's going on? 623 01:10:50,543 --> 01:10:52,126 The weather's turning. 624 01:10:52,293 --> 01:10:55,251 A storm is gathering on the South Col, winds at 200. 625 01:10:55,418 --> 01:10:58,043 It's coming your way, better not hang around. 626 01:10:58,210 --> 01:10:58,835 Copy that. 627 01:11:03,293 --> 01:11:04,293 Shit! 628 01:13:11,585 --> 01:13:13,043 Come on. 629 01:13:14,918 --> 01:13:16,210 Move! 630 01:14:39,251 --> 01:14:41,085 Fukamachi! 631 01:14:42,501 --> 01:14:44,710 Fukamachi, wake up! How do you feel? 632 01:14:44,876 --> 01:14:46,418 Can you climb? 633 01:14:46,585 --> 01:14:47,585 Leave me! 634 01:14:47,751 --> 01:14:49,501 Don't argue, take off your rucksack. 635 01:14:50,293 --> 01:14:52,751 Give me your ice axe, too. It'll get in the way. 636 01:14:53,085 --> 01:14:55,585 Take off your crampons and leave it to me! 637 01:14:55,751 --> 01:14:57,335 Stop, you won't make it! 638 01:14:57,501 --> 01:14:58,751 We'll both get stuck here! 639 01:14:58,918 --> 01:14:59,543 Hold on. 640 01:16:00,293 --> 01:16:01,376 Drink. 641 01:16:05,585 --> 01:16:07,251 I'm sorry, it was my fault. 642 01:16:09,626 --> 01:16:11,835 Drink, you need to rehydrate. 643 01:16:29,585 --> 01:16:31,251 Why did you save me? 644 01:16:31,418 --> 01:16:33,210 We said no intervening. 645 01:16:34,043 --> 01:16:36,960 You're not saved yet. You still have to get down. 646 01:16:37,126 --> 01:16:39,126 If this keeps up, it'll be hard. 647 01:16:40,918 --> 01:16:42,376 So, it's over? 648 01:16:43,376 --> 01:16:45,835 We've lost too much time, the window's too short. 649 01:16:46,501 --> 01:16:48,751 The only way is to take the Yellow Band. 650 01:16:49,251 --> 01:16:51,543 It's too exposed this time of year. 651 01:16:51,876 --> 01:16:53,293 The rock is fragile. 652 01:16:53,460 --> 01:16:55,960 You don't have enough rope, it's… 653 01:16:56,376 --> 01:16:57,626 Impossible. 654 01:16:58,585 --> 01:16:59,876 We stop here. 655 01:17:07,251 --> 01:17:08,585 Draw your legs in. 656 01:17:23,126 --> 01:17:25,585 I found it up there. Near the ridge. 657 01:17:28,210 --> 01:17:29,376 The camera. 658 01:17:34,460 --> 01:17:37,751 I've attempted the Southwest Face many times, but I always fail. 659 01:17:38,918 --> 01:17:40,626 The weather was bad last winter, 660 01:17:40,793 --> 01:17:43,251 and I got lost after the grey tower. 661 01:17:43,876 --> 01:17:46,876 The summit was so close, but I couldn't find a route. 662 01:17:47,918 --> 01:17:51,543 I was exhausted and looking for a place to take shelter. 663 01:17:52,793 --> 01:17:53,793 I found him there. 664 01:18:23,418 --> 01:18:24,835 Do you think that he… 665 01:18:25,001 --> 01:18:26,585 That he reached the summit? 666 01:18:27,168 --> 01:18:28,585 You'll be disappointed. 667 01:18:28,876 --> 01:18:32,043 He was last seen at 8,700 meters. 668 01:18:32,710 --> 01:18:34,793 I found him above that but couldn't tell 669 01:18:34,960 --> 01:18:37,126 if he was ascending or descending. 670 01:18:37,293 --> 01:18:39,335 With the film, we can find out. 671 01:18:44,918 --> 01:18:46,418 What does it matter? 672 01:19:36,043 --> 01:19:37,251 Thank you. 673 01:19:38,751 --> 01:19:39,918 Shall we? 674 01:19:43,751 --> 01:19:44,918 Careful out there. 675 01:19:46,918 --> 01:19:48,210 The storm may return, 676 01:19:48,376 --> 01:19:50,626 and the wind can pick up once out of the pass. 677 01:19:50,960 --> 01:19:52,418 I won't be there to help. 678 01:19:52,585 --> 01:19:53,835 Wait, you're not… 679 01:19:54,001 --> 01:19:55,793 Get to the valley by noon. 680 01:19:56,335 --> 01:19:57,585 Don't hang around long. 681 01:24:02,835 --> 01:24:03,960 You OK? 682 01:24:04,126 --> 01:24:06,543 I'm fine. Did Habu come back? 683 01:24:06,710 --> 01:24:08,751 - Not yet. - Did he make it? 684 01:24:08,918 --> 01:24:12,876 I don't know, the last radio contact was yesterday morning. 685 01:24:13,043 --> 01:24:15,376 He was about to do the summit, things seemed OK. 686 01:24:15,543 --> 01:24:16,918 No news since. 687 01:25:08,293 --> 01:25:09,460 Something's not right. 688 01:25:10,210 --> 01:25:12,626 He could be stuck because of the bad weather. 689 01:25:13,043 --> 01:25:13,918 Just wait. 690 01:26:10,585 --> 01:26:13,168 One more day. Just one. 691 01:26:13,335 --> 01:26:15,918 There's no use, it's over. 692 01:26:16,210 --> 01:26:17,168 Come on. 693 01:26:38,085 --> 01:26:39,918 He asked me to give you this. 694 01:27:04,918 --> 01:27:08,085 If you're reading this, I didn't make it. 695 01:27:08,710 --> 01:27:09,918 Keep the camera. 696 01:27:10,960 --> 01:27:13,335 Maybe it'll answer your questions about Mallory, 697 01:27:13,501 --> 01:27:15,710 and you can finish your article. 698 01:27:15,876 --> 01:27:18,793 But if you're wondering why he did it, 699 01:27:19,418 --> 01:27:21,293 why I do it, 700 01:27:22,543 --> 01:27:24,293 you won't find the answer. 701 01:27:25,293 --> 01:27:27,168 But being here, you must have an idea. 702 01:27:28,251 --> 01:27:31,960 What brought you here is also what pushes me to climb. 703 01:27:33,126 --> 01:27:34,626 I don't know what it is, 704 01:27:35,126 --> 01:27:36,710 but I stopped asking the question 705 01:27:36,876 --> 01:27:39,335 once I understood I couldn't live without it. 706 01:27:41,835 --> 01:27:44,085 Some people look for a meaning to their lives. 707 01:27:44,251 --> 01:27:45,293 Not me. 708 01:27:45,835 --> 01:27:49,210 Climbing is the only way for me to feel alive. 709 01:27:49,543 --> 01:27:52,168 So, I did it right to the very end. 710 01:27:52,876 --> 01:27:54,085 With no regrets. 711 01:29:26,293 --> 01:29:27,751 Habu was right. 712 01:29:28,085 --> 01:29:30,210 I had answered the Mallory mystery, 713 01:29:30,376 --> 01:29:31,918 yet it wasn't enough. 714 01:29:33,293 --> 01:29:36,918 Why try to go higher, be the first? 715 01:29:37,626 --> 01:29:40,251 Why risk your life so unnecessarily? 716 01:29:57,960 --> 01:29:59,251 Now I know. 717 01:30:00,668 --> 01:30:02,251 You don't need a reason. 718 01:30:03,668 --> 01:30:06,043 For some, a mountain isn't a destination but a path, 719 01:30:06,210 --> 01:30:07,960 and its summit a stop on the way. 720 01:30:09,126 --> 01:30:10,418 Once you're up there, 721 01:30:10,585 --> 01:30:12,126 you simply have to keep going. 722 01:30:22,710 --> 01:30:27,460 THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS 723 01:34:14,876 --> 01:34:16,793 Subtitles: Timothy Stone 724 01:34:16,960 --> 01:34:18,876 Subtitling: HIVENTY