via Bearzi (trailer)

via Bearzi is the completion of a film envisioned by Michael Bearzi just before his untimely death in the Himalaya in 2002. Director, Michael Bearzi's aim was to portray the essence of two-man alpine climbing up a new route on Gyachung Kang in Tibet, with partner Bruce Miller. "Alpine-style" climbers believe in earning their summits. Two climbers, without support or fixed camps, attempting remote, difficult routes. They risk everything against the elements, relying on experience, each other and their luck. Using Mike's video and a lifetime of stunning mountain still-photography, along with the accounts of his climbing partners, friends Jeff Alzner and Brook Kirklin painstakingly compiled this portrait of a man attempting to realize a dream. This film reflects the motivations, humor and ethics of a climber who left his impression on everyone he touched. As an introduction, the film also documents two earlier alpine style climbs. In 1986, he and fellow Boulder, Colorado alpinist Eric Winkelman completed the first free ascent of Cerro Torre's remote West Face. Alaska-based climber Dieter Klose recounts numerous attempts on the possibly "un-climbable" Northwest Face of Devils Thumb in Alaska. Compelling music provided by Gompo Dhundup and Jamyang Yeshi, with fellow Tibetan performers, from the CD's The Tara Cafe Project and The Karma of Snowland. Courtesy of Karen McDiarmid. The Tara Café Project, Banff, Alberta, Canada, promotes the cultural continuity of Tibetan music. Live performances, recordings, and film documentation involving Tibetan artists, both inside Tibet and in exile, are supported. www.taracafeproject.ca

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• climbing
• alpine
• ice
• Patagonia
• Alaska
• Himalaya
• Mike
• Bearzi
• Jeff
• Alzner
• style
• first
• ascent

[markstos]

Where can the full length version be found?

[rastanoodles]

Yeah i saw this at mountainfilm, its a really inspiring story but its very sad as well

[moondancecl]

This is the coolest movie ever. Check it out.