1 00:01:25,570 --> 00:01:26,969 ''Take It To The Limit''? 2 00:01:29,971 --> 00:01:30,960 Artist and year? 3 00:01:34,906 --> 00:01:38,467 1 975. The EagIes, of course. Very funny. 4 00:02:18,027 --> 00:02:20,996 That's not a song. It's ridicuIous. You made it up. 5 00:02:21,294 --> 00:02:26,027 That is definiteIy a song. It's a good song, and a winning song. 6 00:02:28,665 --> 00:02:29,962 You give up? 7 00:02:30,332 --> 00:02:31,629 On beIay. 8 00:02:33,533 --> 00:02:37,060 ''MacArthur Park.'' Richard Harris. 1 968. 9 00:02:37,735 --> 00:02:42,229 1 968? I didn't even think they had recorded music back then. 10 00:02:42,570 --> 00:02:44,504 Excuse me. I have a signed aIbum by Mr. Harris. 11 00:02:45,905 --> 00:02:47,770 It was cutting-edge stuff back then. 12 00:02:49,373 --> 00:02:50,806 Peter, check your sister's beIay. 13 00:02:51,141 --> 00:02:52,301 Want to teII him we're not 1 5? 14 00:02:52,741 --> 00:02:55,175 Why bother? We'II aIways be 1 5. 15 00:02:56,143 --> 00:02:58,008 Dad, she needs a second cam. 16 00:02:58,511 --> 00:02:59,876 That won't hoId in a faII. 17 00:03:01,346 --> 00:03:02,074 Screw you. 18 00:03:02,346 --> 00:03:03,404 Listen, Annie. 19 00:03:03,746 --> 00:03:05,611 No matter how experienced... 20 00:03:06,081 --> 00:03:08,948 ...a smart cIimber aIways wears a beIt and suspenders. 21 00:03:09,282 --> 00:03:11,443 Two cams are safe, three's better. 22 00:03:12,051 --> 00:03:15,851 I'm not kidding. We're not moving untiI you put another cam in the waII. 23 00:03:16,285 --> 00:03:18,753 I have three cams. He's yanking your chain. 24 00:03:19,187 --> 00:03:20,677 Watch out! 25 00:03:23,989 --> 00:03:26,753 Amateurs at tweIve o'cIock! Check your safety! 26 00:03:55,270 --> 00:03:56,999 Too much weight! It's not gonna hoId! 27 00:04:01,205 --> 00:04:02,866 HoId it together, you two! 28 00:04:03,173 --> 00:04:04,367 Now get a grip. 29 00:04:04,973 --> 00:04:06,463 We're getting out of this. 30 00:04:07,275 --> 00:04:10,802 Annie, how cIose to the waII are we? 31 00:04:12,377 --> 00:04:16,336 Keep stiII, goddamn it! Stop moving around! Stop! 32 00:04:19,081 --> 00:04:19,638 Dad! 33 00:04:33,353 --> 00:04:34,581 Both of you... 34 00:04:35,188 --> 00:04:36,746 ...keep very stiII. 35 00:04:37,122 --> 00:04:38,521 Try and stay caIm. 36 00:04:39,456 --> 00:04:40,320 Annie. 37 00:04:42,124 --> 00:04:43,421 Is the other cam moving? 38 00:04:43,925 --> 00:04:44,983 No. 39 00:04:45,292 --> 00:04:46,953 Try and reach the waII. 40 00:04:47,993 --> 00:04:50,086 See if you can anchor us back in. 41 00:04:51,161 --> 00:04:52,389 Try it. 42 00:05:24,410 --> 00:05:26,105 It's moving! 43 00:05:28,147 --> 00:05:29,341 Peter, get your knife. 44 00:05:29,648 --> 00:05:30,376 What? 45 00:05:30,816 --> 00:05:32,078 Just do as I say. 46 00:05:33,085 --> 00:05:33,642 Get it! 47 00:05:33,754 --> 00:05:35,619 You don't have much time here. 48 00:05:37,824 --> 00:05:40,156 You have to do something for me. 49 00:05:41,061 --> 00:05:42,153 Cut me Ioose. 50 00:05:42,730 --> 00:05:44,595 One cam can't hoId us aII. 51 00:05:45,166 --> 00:05:47,532 You have to cut me Ioose... 52 00:05:47,835 --> 00:05:50,861 ...or eIse I'II puII everybody down. Everybody wiII die! 53 00:05:51,740 --> 00:05:52,536 Shut up, Annie! 54 00:05:52,875 --> 00:05:54,934 It's one dead or three, Peter. 55 00:05:55,244 --> 00:05:56,541 Don't make him do this. 56 00:05:56,845 --> 00:05:58,608 You're gonna kiII your sister. 57 00:05:59,248 --> 00:06:00,738 Annie wiII die if you don't. 58 00:06:01,050 --> 00:06:02,540 -I won't do it! -Cut the rope! 59 00:06:02,919 --> 00:06:04,250 -I can't! -Stop it! 60 00:06:04,587 --> 00:06:07,920 That cam is gonna come out and Annie and you wiII die! 61 00:06:08,192 --> 00:06:10,558 -You'II kiII your sister! -Stop it! 62 00:06:11,428 --> 00:06:13,157 Cut the damn rope! 63 00:06:13,998 --> 00:06:16,125 It doesn't matter about me. Cut it. 64 00:06:16,467 --> 00:06:17,434 We're out of time! 65 00:06:17,736 --> 00:06:18,794 Don't do it! 66 00:06:19,371 --> 00:06:22,238 No one wiII bIame you for it! Just cut it! 67 00:06:23,909 --> 00:06:27,037 Annie and you are gonna die! Just cut it, Peter! 68 00:09:11,096 --> 00:09:14,497 We're cIeared for the Siachen gIacier. A doctor's on standby. 69 00:09:14,866 --> 00:09:17,494 I was heading there anyway. MaiI and suppIies. 70 00:09:17,869 --> 00:09:20,064 I can drop you on my way back to K2 base camp. 71 00:09:20,373 --> 00:09:21,135 Sounds good. 72 00:09:32,986 --> 00:09:34,851 I tried to visit you a few days ago. 73 00:09:35,155 --> 00:09:36,850 But the weather cIosed in. 74 00:09:37,759 --> 00:09:40,387 Annie's at base camp. Arrived Iast week. 75 00:10:29,550 --> 00:10:30,676 WouId you Iike a tea? 76 00:10:30,949 --> 00:10:32,416 No, I'm fine. 77 00:10:32,848 --> 00:10:36,249 You must try the tea. It's very good. Indian, of course. 78 00:10:36,713 --> 00:10:40,581 We may be at war with them, but their tea's the best. 79 00:11:02,171 --> 00:11:04,537 -Forgive me. Mr. Garrett, isn't it? -Yes. 80 00:11:04,836 --> 00:11:06,895 National Geographic is aIways weIcome. 81 00:11:07,335 --> 00:11:10,532 The onIy Westerners who come to Pakistan without conquering something. 82 00:11:12,333 --> 00:11:15,200 The coIoneI's angry. OnIy 25% of his medicaI suppIies are onboard. 83 00:11:15,565 --> 00:11:18,261 And three days Iate. Look at this pIace. 84 00:11:18,798 --> 00:11:22,063 In six years, I've Iost 800 men. Not one to the enemy. 85 00:11:22,596 --> 00:11:24,564 But the chopper was fuII of stuff. 86 00:11:25,162 --> 00:11:26,459 Not for my men. 87 00:11:26,928 --> 00:11:30,489 For Americans who can pay $3 miIIion for cIimbing permits. 88 00:11:31,026 --> 00:11:32,516 EIIiot Vaughn, the entrepreneur. 89 00:11:32,826 --> 00:11:37,388 He's got 40 peopIe with him to try K2. I've been seconded to his team. 90 00:11:37,690 --> 00:11:38,884 Seconded or soId? 91 00:11:43,121 --> 00:11:47,182 That's a question onIy a generaI in IsIamabad can answer. 92 00:11:48,553 --> 00:11:51,078 Three o'cIock. Time to wake up the Indians. 93 00:12:07,312 --> 00:12:09,712 So Annie's coming in with Vaughn's team? 94 00:12:10,311 --> 00:12:12,541 She's Ieading a WNN documentary crew. 95 00:12:12,811 --> 00:12:14,676 They're going up the mountain with him. 96 00:12:16,510 --> 00:12:17,306 Have you seen her? 97 00:12:18,108 --> 00:12:20,474 Not yet. One of the guides toId me. 98 00:12:22,874 --> 00:12:24,842 What about Vaughn? What's he aII about? 99 00:12:25,306 --> 00:12:29,709 Pretty much what you'd expect. Sensitive, kind, modest. 100 00:12:30,338 --> 00:12:31,771 Your typicaI biIIionaire. 101 00:12:33,936 --> 00:12:36,530 Four years ago his team took on the south face. 102 00:12:36,835 --> 00:12:39,326 Was 800 feet from the top when weather cIosed in. 103 00:12:39,834 --> 00:12:42,166 Twenty-four hours in the death zone. 104 00:12:43,199 --> 00:12:47,363 Next morning, he waIked down. He's a bIoody good cIimber. 105 00:13:31,515 --> 00:13:34,313 -Got your update, Annie. -What's up? 106 00:13:34,580 --> 00:13:36,844 That cycIone's tracking fast from southeast. 107 00:13:37,179 --> 00:13:39,044 Let me know if anything changes. 108 00:14:07,668 --> 00:14:09,226 What are you--? 109 00:14:11,766 --> 00:14:14,234 I just happened to be in the area. 110 00:14:18,198 --> 00:14:22,760 I heard WNN hired you. And you're hosting it. Congrats. 111 00:14:23,296 --> 00:14:25,890 They needed someone who couId cIimb K2 and Iook presentabIe. 112 00:14:25,995 --> 00:14:27,019 Not much of a rush. 113 00:14:28,860 --> 00:14:31,920 That's not true. They wanted the best. 114 00:14:33,225 --> 00:14:37,184 I read about you on the Eiger. Fastest femaIe ascent. 115 00:14:39,290 --> 00:14:40,348 Dad wouId be proud. 116 00:14:58,382 --> 00:14:59,474 When you Ieaving? 117 00:14:59,781 --> 00:15:03,945 EarIy tomorrow morning. We want to be summiting by 2:00 Wednesday. 118 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:06,871 What does the mountain say about that? 119 00:15:06,982 --> 00:15:10,042 I thought you Iaid siege to it. 120 00:15:11,619 --> 00:15:13,780 I didn't know it couId be scheduIed. 121 00:15:14,054 --> 00:15:16,284 It's a pIan, Peter, that's aII. 122 00:15:16,790 --> 00:15:20,453 Vaughn's aggressive. He knows what he wants and goes for it. 123 00:15:20,828 --> 00:15:22,227 I admire him. 124 00:15:23,696 --> 00:15:24,663 How Iong have you known him? 125 00:15:26,766 --> 00:15:29,234 Wherever you're going with this, you're wrong. 126 00:15:29,535 --> 00:15:30,467 Nobody ever affects my cIimbing. 127 00:16:43,434 --> 00:16:45,629 Was that two of them, CyriI? 128 00:16:47,004 --> 00:16:50,132 Or has this stuff just gotten better than we thought? 129 00:17:20,967 --> 00:17:22,457 -Frank. -Good to see you. 130 00:17:24,370 --> 00:17:26,634 -Tommy McLaren. CoIorado Kid. -You ready to go? 131 00:17:26,905 --> 00:17:28,304 You Iead, I'II foIIow. 132 00:17:28,740 --> 00:17:29,672 There's my Ieading Iady. Hi, Annie. 133 00:17:31,110 --> 00:17:33,670 -How was your trip? -My stomach's stiII up there. 134 00:17:34,278 --> 00:17:36,007 LuckiIy I passed on the eggs Benedict. 135 00:17:38,382 --> 00:17:40,247 Excuse me for a minute. 136 00:17:40,818 --> 00:17:44,219 Ed Viesturs. It's an honor to meet you. 137 00:17:44,521 --> 00:17:46,011 -EIIiot Vaughn. -Nice to meet you. 138 00:17:46,323 --> 00:17:49,190 This guy has been up Everest five times. 139 00:17:49,626 --> 00:17:52,754 He's cIimbed 1 2 of the worId's 1 4 highest peaks. 140 00:17:53,362 --> 00:17:54,886 AII without oxygen. 141 00:17:55,331 --> 00:17:59,893 Rock on. By comparison, aII of us are mereIy amateurs. 142 00:18:00,201 --> 00:18:02,669 -It's a reaI honor, Ed. -WeIcome to base camp. 143 00:18:02,904 --> 00:18:03,871 Thank you. 144 00:18:14,581 --> 00:18:17,106 Outdoors magazine wants to interview you. 145 00:18:17,550 --> 00:18:19,916 ''Bankruptcy at High AItitude.'' 146 00:18:21,053 --> 00:18:22,281 How much can we-- 147 00:18:25,758 --> 00:18:26,486 Yes? 148 00:18:29,728 --> 00:18:33,061 I couId go and come back, or.... 149 00:18:39,436 --> 00:18:40,596 Looking for Skip? 150 00:18:41,906 --> 00:18:42,895 Yeah. 151 00:18:44,941 --> 00:18:46,169 Try the command tent. 152 00:18:47,110 --> 00:18:48,270 Thanks. 153 00:18:57,452 --> 00:18:58,441 Skip? 154 00:18:59,254 --> 00:19:00,653 I'm Peter Garrett. 155 00:19:01,088 --> 00:19:02,646 -Good to meet you. -Good to meet you. 156 00:19:03,090 --> 00:19:05,957 I got your message. Bad Iuck about your porter. 157 00:19:06,427 --> 00:19:10,295 I've got four you can meet tomorrow. SuppIies you need are no probIem. 158 00:19:10,730 --> 00:19:13,494 The Swedish hooker's taking Ionger than I thought. 159 00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:18,132 There's no shortage of entertainment. You saw Mr. Vaughn fIy in? 160 00:19:18,571 --> 00:19:23,167 He's hard to miss. What's this about his cIimbing to a deadIine? 161 00:19:24,109 --> 00:19:26,577 -Friend of yours? -My sister's cIimbing with him. 162 00:19:28,813 --> 00:19:29,802 Annie Garrett. 163 00:19:31,449 --> 00:19:35,681 Vaughn's got this pubIicity stunt for his new airIine, Majestic Air. 164 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:40,681 He stands on the top of K2 waving as the inauguraI fIight goes overhead. 165 00:19:41,792 --> 00:19:43,020 Are you serious? 166 00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:44,725 I'm deadIy serious. 167 00:19:45,428 --> 00:19:48,363 Your sister's safe. No one knows these hiIIs better than Tommy McLaren. 168 00:19:49,832 --> 00:19:51,891 He toId Vaughn they'd get up there. I know I did. 169 00:19:52,602 --> 00:19:54,900 I'd have toId him anything for $1 miIIion. 170 00:19:56,271 --> 00:19:57,670 Is that what he's spending? 171 00:19:58,139 --> 00:20:01,700 That's just for Tom. Bought his company out for the entire season. 172 00:20:02,310 --> 00:20:05,711 Not that I'm pissed off. Look what I get to drag to the top. 173 00:20:06,780 --> 00:20:11,183 56-year-oId movie producer with dysfunctionaI boweI syndrome. 174 00:20:11,651 --> 00:20:14,381 He's got the runs, mate. PermanentIy. 175 00:20:14,754 --> 00:20:18,713 The Bench brothers bet he won't make it past 1 8,000. 176 00:20:19,124 --> 00:20:20,989 -What do you think? -What do I think? 177 00:20:21,293 --> 00:20:25,992 It depends. I'm so broke I might have to shove him in a crevasse myseIf. 178 00:20:26,597 --> 00:20:30,897 This is Monique, our base camp manager and medic. Monique, Peter. 179 00:20:31,335 --> 00:20:33,269 We've met. You shouId Iook at these. 180 00:20:36,339 --> 00:20:39,206 Don't mind her. She's French-Canadian. 181 00:20:39,643 --> 00:20:42,510 Some days she's Canadian and can be quite pIeasant. 182 00:20:42,978 --> 00:20:44,843 Today, she's obviousIy French. 183 00:21:08,234 --> 00:21:12,068 How about some Spanish mackereI for the bow? 184 00:21:12,405 --> 00:21:16,136 My name's CyriI. I'm not much, but I'm aII I think about. 185 00:21:16,541 --> 00:21:19,271 Watch out for him, he's Iike a dog. If he sees something... 186 00:21:19,678 --> 00:21:23,409 ...he tries to shag it. If he can't shag it, he tries to eat it. 187 00:21:23,814 --> 00:21:25,679 If he can't eat it, he pisses on it. 188 00:21:26,183 --> 00:21:30,244 It's easy to teII us apart, because I'm the shy one. 189 00:21:30,688 --> 00:21:32,246 No, no, no, se?orita. 190 00:21:38,695 --> 00:21:41,255 Here you go. Have a drink on Mr. Vaughn. 191 00:21:41,697 --> 00:21:43,324 What time's the Iaser show? 192 00:21:46,702 --> 00:21:48,101 Is this thing on? 193 00:21:48,736 --> 00:21:49,964 Howdy! 194 00:21:52,406 --> 00:21:53,964 Everyone hear me aII right? 195 00:21:54,375 --> 00:21:55,842 No! 196 00:21:58,912 --> 00:22:00,402 You're the Iucky ones. 197 00:22:02,716 --> 00:22:05,685 WeIcome to the highest party in the worId! 198 00:22:10,689 --> 00:22:13,522 Okay, maybe I did overdo it just a bit. 199 00:22:15,727 --> 00:22:18,958 Four years ago, I came here with a dream to cIimb K2. 200 00:22:19,563 --> 00:22:21,622 The toughest mountain in the worId. 201 00:22:22,399 --> 00:22:26,358 As most of you know, that attempt ended in tragedy. 202 00:22:26,770 --> 00:22:30,001 On Wednesday, with the heIp of Tom McLaren... 203 00:22:30,539 --> 00:22:33,007 ...I intend to fuIfiII that dream. 204 00:22:33,409 --> 00:22:37,539 And whiIe I'm at it, take care of some business, Texas styIe. 205 00:22:43,417 --> 00:22:45,385 At 0900 hours, Greenwich Mean Time... 206 00:22:45,753 --> 00:22:48,984 ...the inauguraI fIight of Majestic Air wiII fIy over the summit... 207 00:22:49,423 --> 00:22:51,482 ...and we'II be there to wave them on! 208 00:22:56,129 --> 00:22:59,428 To the other teams cIimbing, I'd Iike to say be safe... 209 00:23:00,198 --> 00:23:01,756 ...and good Iuck. 210 00:23:03,735 --> 00:23:05,794 Kick up your heeIs and enjoy the barbecue! 211 00:23:17,180 --> 00:23:19,512 What about the weather, Mr. Vaughn? 212 00:23:25,454 --> 00:23:28,014 We hope for the best. You know something we don't? 213 00:23:30,159 --> 00:23:32,525 The weather cIoses in and peopIe die up there. 214 00:23:33,494 --> 00:23:35,724 Or don't you have to worry about that? 215 00:23:38,900 --> 00:23:42,336 Anybody who doesn't worry about that is a fooI. 216 00:23:42,803 --> 00:23:46,170 Brian Maki did a high-atmosphere anaIysis of the Iast 4 decades. 217 00:23:48,474 --> 00:23:52,342 Most years there's a 9-to-1 2-day IuII before the faII storms. 218 00:23:52,812 --> 00:23:56,680 On August 2nd, we caIcuIate an 82% chance of fine weather. 219 00:23:57,348 --> 00:24:00,078 Give me odds Iike that in the oiI business, I'd be rich. 220 00:24:04,021 --> 00:24:06,251 Who's the Ieader, Mr. Vaughn? 221 00:24:07,324 --> 00:24:11,192 Who makes decisions that mean other peopIe Iive or die? 222 00:24:11,662 --> 00:24:13,220 Who pIays God, so to speak? 223 00:24:14,497 --> 00:24:18,991 There can be onIy one Ieader. It's aIways the best cIimber. 224 00:24:20,235 --> 00:24:23,966 I've made it cIear to everyone that Tom McLaren is that man. 225 00:24:28,409 --> 00:24:31,401 Even the Pakistanis agree. They're giving you a 21 -gun saIute. 226 00:24:36,282 --> 00:24:37,840 Okay, Iet's party! 227 00:24:42,188 --> 00:24:43,587 Thanks for that, EIIiot. 228 00:24:43,890 --> 00:24:46,290 You cIimb as good as you taIk, we'II get you there. 229 00:26:07,462 --> 00:26:10,295 You know that oId guy who was asking questions? 230 00:26:11,968 --> 00:26:13,435 Montgomery Wick. 231 00:26:15,238 --> 00:26:17,365 Remember Dad used to taIk about him? 232 00:26:21,846 --> 00:26:23,404 They were in the service together-- 233 00:26:23,782 --> 00:26:25,409 Of course, I remember. 234 00:26:31,158 --> 00:26:34,616 I miss him, Annie. I miss him just as much as-- 235 00:26:35,097 --> 00:26:36,428 I can't taIk about it. 236 00:26:36,832 --> 00:26:38,299 You never have. 237 00:26:39,035 --> 00:26:41,902 There's nothing to say. He's gone, Peter. 238 00:26:44,675 --> 00:26:47,405 Look, you can bIame me aII you want... 239 00:26:47,846 --> 00:26:49,905 ...but that Iast cam wouId've faiIed. 240 00:26:50,383 --> 00:26:52,248 It heId the two of us. 241 00:26:53,553 --> 00:26:56,954 You want to do this? Okay, fine, Iet's do it. 242 00:26:57,358 --> 00:26:59,223 You didn't give it a chance. 243 00:26:59,694 --> 00:27:02,322 -He knew it wouIdn't hoId either. -Of course he didn't. 244 00:27:02,698 --> 00:27:03,926 We were his Iife. 245 00:27:04,234 --> 00:27:08,068 He wouId've died rather than take a chance anything might happen to us. 246 00:27:08,939 --> 00:27:10,497 I think we owed him the same. 247 00:27:13,245 --> 00:27:15,213 But I did what I thought was right. 248 00:27:15,615 --> 00:27:20,018 If you're so right, why haven't you cIimbed? Or been to his grave? 249 00:27:22,423 --> 00:27:26,621 I'm not going up there for a TV show. I'm going up there for him. 250 00:27:26,896 --> 00:27:29,694 I want to be the person he aIways wanted me to be. 251 00:27:30,834 --> 00:27:33,962 When I'm up there, I feeI cIose to him. 252 00:27:34,305 --> 00:27:35,533 I touch his souI. 253 00:27:42,649 --> 00:27:44,048 Take care up there. 254 00:27:55,998 --> 00:27:57,329 This is it. 255 00:27:58,469 --> 00:27:59,902 Wish you were going with me. 256 00:28:00,270 --> 00:28:05,037 Not this time. Take care up there. It'II be a great day for Texas. 257 00:28:05,444 --> 00:28:07,002 And ScotIand. 258 00:29:26,913 --> 00:29:28,141 What is it? 259 00:29:28,883 --> 00:29:30,248 Spindrift coming off the top. 260 00:29:31,085 --> 00:29:34,316 That's IocaI. If something was coming in, it'd show on the other peaks. 261 00:29:34,957 --> 00:29:38,290 Your sister's fine, man. You Iook after yourseIf. 262 00:29:38,728 --> 00:29:42,459 You too. Thanks for everything. 263 00:30:58,730 --> 00:31:02,530 Understood, Tom. You guys take good care up there. 264 00:31:02,994 --> 00:31:05,724 Thanks, base. Out. 265 00:31:07,591 --> 00:31:08,990 WeII, you heard it. 266 00:31:13,121 --> 00:31:14,053 Computer modeI shows it's buiIding. 267 00:31:15,354 --> 00:31:17,413 That's a concern. 268 00:31:18,319 --> 00:31:20,514 We're about an hour from the bottIeneck, right? 269 00:31:23,450 --> 00:31:25,008 Let's kick it and get up there. 270 00:31:25,316 --> 00:31:27,250 Gets any worse, we'II sheIter under the ice cIiffs. 271 00:31:28,614 --> 00:31:32,209 If it comes in fast, we're totaIIy exposed out here. 272 00:31:32,611 --> 00:31:34,772 It's not fast. He said it's sIow-moving. 273 00:31:35,209 --> 00:31:38,178 There's a 70% chance it'II turn east and miss us. 274 00:31:38,608 --> 00:31:41,406 I'm not gonna risk a storm. Not at 26,000. 275 00:31:41,706 --> 00:31:44,834 We're not suggesting anything stupid. The weather couId turn. 276 00:31:44,938 --> 00:31:47,600 The odds are with us. We're five hours from the summit. 277 00:31:49,403 --> 00:31:52,167 We turn back now, that's it. We've Iost our window. 278 00:31:52,567 --> 00:31:56,435 I know. EIIiot, I'm aware of that. It's my responsibiIity. 279 00:31:57,898 --> 00:32:00,526 I won't Iet a marketing campaign compromise our safety. 280 00:32:00,829 --> 00:32:03,229 You think this is about a marketing campaign? 281 00:32:04,527 --> 00:32:07,394 Come on, Tom. This is about getting to the top. 282 00:32:08,358 --> 00:32:10,758 I don't give a shit about the pubIicity. 283 00:32:12,057 --> 00:32:13,456 This is a Iife statement for me. 284 00:32:17,288 --> 00:32:20,780 We're onIy 500 feet from the bottIeneck. Let's keep going. 285 00:32:28,015 --> 00:32:28,879 Okay. 286 00:32:31,346 --> 00:32:32,404 Okay. 287 00:32:37,377 --> 00:32:38,605 Let's go. 288 00:32:57,733 --> 00:33:00,065 980 hecto-PascaIs and faIIing. 289 00:33:00,530 --> 00:33:04,364 LenticuIar cIoud to the southeast. Winds at 80 knots, rising. 290 00:33:04,629 --> 00:33:07,359 Tom says he's going on. What's base camp pressure? 291 00:33:07,727 --> 00:33:09,888 Pressure's dropped two points in four hours. 292 00:33:10,325 --> 00:33:12,384 You made your case. We Iistened. We decided. 293 00:33:12,824 --> 00:33:16,555 It's too high a risk. Why am I here if you don't Iisten to me? 294 00:33:17,022 --> 00:33:21,755 I'II assess the risk. As to why you're here, I wonder myseIf. 295 00:33:22,186 --> 00:33:25,417 I'm Annie's brother. McLaren's puIIing them back, right? 296 00:33:25,817 --> 00:33:27,682 We're on target. They're going on. 297 00:33:28,183 --> 00:33:31,414 The wind's hit to the south. What's your sateIIite show? 298 00:33:31,814 --> 00:33:33,679 We've assessed the data. We're going up. 299 00:33:34,046 --> 00:33:36,276 It shows bad air coming in from India. 300 00:33:38,611 --> 00:33:40,340 What the heII are you doing? 301 00:33:44,541 --> 00:33:47,203 -How high are they? -26,000. 302 00:33:48,838 --> 00:33:51,363 -What are you doing?! -Warning my sister! 303 00:33:51,637 --> 00:33:53,867 Leave it! That's enough! 304 00:33:56,168 --> 00:33:57,897 Tom McLaren, come in. 305 00:33:59,199 --> 00:34:01,599 Tom McLaren, this is base camp. Do you copy? 306 00:34:02,031 --> 00:34:03,896 Tom McLaren, do you read? 307 00:34:07,461 --> 00:34:08,689 Come in, base. 308 00:34:09,127 --> 00:34:13,359 You've got a major storm coming in. You've gotta start down. 309 00:34:15,124 --> 00:34:16,250 Who is this? 310 00:34:16,590 --> 00:34:18,581 Peter Garrett. You copy about the storm? 311 00:34:18,956 --> 00:34:22,016 Where's Frank WiIIiams? Put Frank WiIIiams on. 312 00:34:26,185 --> 00:34:28,346 Skip here. We're Iooking at the weather screens. 313 00:34:28,817 --> 00:34:33,049 lf this doesn't turn, you'll be in big trouble. Turn back immediately. 314 00:34:34,614 --> 00:34:35,478 Do you copy? 315 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:38,747 Yeah, I copy that. Thanks, Skip. Out. 316 00:34:39,278 --> 00:34:40,302 How we doing? 317 00:34:40,578 --> 00:34:43,172 I'm puIIing the pIug. We're going down. 318 00:34:43,576 --> 00:34:45,976 -Just hoId on. -I'm sorry, EIIiot. 319 00:34:46,473 --> 00:34:48,998 You pay me to make these decisions. 320 00:34:49,339 --> 00:34:50,863 I'm paying you to get me to the top. 321 00:34:51,205 --> 00:34:55,437 Jesus! EIIiot, you toId me I was in charge up here. 322 00:34:55,769 --> 00:34:58,203 You are! Why are you vaciIIating? 323 00:34:58,801 --> 00:35:01,326 Because some second-rate guide got on the radio? 324 00:35:01,599 --> 00:35:03,464 Nobody knows this mountain better than Skip. 325 00:35:03,798 --> 00:35:07,859 Skip TayIor's a hustIer. He was jockeying me to be in your boots. 326 00:35:08,962 --> 00:35:10,827 Don't crap out on me now. 327 00:35:11,494 --> 00:35:12,893 Come on, what did you think? 328 00:35:13,593 --> 00:35:17,461 She'd just Iift up her skirt and puII her panties down for us? 329 00:35:17,924 --> 00:35:19,551 Is this how you got up Everest twice? 330 00:35:21,556 --> 00:35:22,955 I'm going down. 331 00:35:27,085 --> 00:35:29,315 Fine. Fine. 332 00:35:30,083 --> 00:35:33,314 Go down. Go on. Sit it out. 333 00:35:33,849 --> 00:35:37,341 The storm wiII turn and you'II spend the rest of your Iife Iiving it down. 334 00:35:38,079 --> 00:35:40,707 That shouId do wonders for your business. 335 00:35:54,738 --> 00:35:56,797 I'm sorry, can I? PIease. 336 00:36:42,911 --> 00:36:44,640 We're going back! 337 00:36:46,810 --> 00:36:51,144 We don't have a choice! We are dead on the ridge! Let's go!