The Wildest Dream : Conquest of Everest

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On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally released as a film in 2008.
Release date: Mar. 15, 2011.
Bonus features: behind the scenes raw interviews; the Khumbu Climbing Centre; original notes from Mallory's expedition team member, Noel Odell.
Narrator: Liam Neeson ; Featured voices: Natasha Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Hugh Dancy, Alan Rickman.
George Mallory was obsessed with becoming the first person to conquer the untouched Mount Everest. He was last seen 800 feet below the summit in 1924, before the clouds rolled in and he disappeared into legend. His death stunned the world. Seventy years later, climber Conrad Anker's life became intertwined with Mallory's, finding his frozen body with all his belongings intact. The only thing missing was a photograph of his wife, Ruth, which Mallory had promised to place on the summit.
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital; widescreen.

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A Historical Mystery at Altitude submitted by Meginator on August 21, 2021, 9:05am This excellent documentary intertwines George Mallory’s fateful attempt to climb Mount Everest 1924 with Conrad Anker’s more recent expeditions, on which he discovers Mallory’s body and grapples with its many implications. Being a National Geographic production, the visuals are stunning and crisp, bringing the tortured Everest environment into stark relief and establishing the mountain itself as a character in Mallory’s and Anker’s dramas. The writing is excellent and, coupled with the interviews, offers unique, intimate perspectives on the world’s tallest mountain and the people who would stand atop it, historically and in the present day. The complementary narratives balance and enhance each other while providing ongoing tension and narrative interest. Altogether, this documentary is a top-notch work of nonfiction storytelling and is a must-see for anyone with even a passing interest in Mount Everest or high-altitude climbing.