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The Alps (2007)

The Alps poster
Original title
The Alps - Climb of Your Life
Directed by
Stephen Judson
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
45 min
Rated
PG
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A climber retraces his father's fatal ascent up the Eiger mountain. The film follows his preparation and journey.

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What happens

The Alps is a 2007 American documentary film about the climbing of the north face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps by John Harlin III, son of John Harlin who died on the same ascent 40 years earlier. It was shot in 70mm IMAX. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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