Rock Climbing

The Climb

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

On October 5th, 1982, 2 Canadians scaled more than twenty-nine thousand feet to become the first Canadian on Mount Everest. For Canadians, it was moment of unadulterated pride. For the climbers, it was a triumph littered with bitterness, broken relationships and the bodies of four dead men. The Climb is a documentary that weaves the dramatic trajectory of the 1982 Canadian climb of Everest with a contemporary odyssey - the return of the two summiteers, Laurie Skreslet and Pat Morrow, together to the mountain for the first time in twenty-four years.

PAT MORROW

Pat Morrow is one of Canada's most accomplished mountain climbers. He is based in the Canadian Rockies in Canmore, Alberta. Pat is well known for their documentation of mountain cultures and adventures through his photography, video and film work. He works in concert with his wife of 23 years, Baiba. Their deep desire to search out and document remote, wild places has led them on assignments and expeditions to all seven continents, averaging six months a year in the field for the past 25 years.

Together Pat and Baiba have won eight national magazine awards. Their books include Beyond Everest: Quest for the Seven Summits; Himalayan Passage; The Yukon; and Footsteps in the Clouds – Kangchenjunga a Century Later. In 1987, Pat received the Order of Canada in recognition of his achievement of climbing the highest mountains on all seven continents.

Over the last twelve years Pat has expanded his tools of the trade to include video and film, and now works exclusively in that medium. He has worked on more than 50 mountain films for such broadcasters as National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Outdoor Life Network, ESPN, and the Canadian International Development Agency.

To the Top of Everest

Laurie's bestselling book To the Top of Everest was nominated in two categories, the Children's Choice Award and the Canadian Book of the Year for Children Award in 2004. The book details the exciting and challenging climb to the top of Everest by the first Canadian to make the trek.

Laurie has written an award-nominated children's book. To the Top of Everest was nominated for both the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award. It has also been added to the Children's Literature Choice List.

Motivational Speaker: Laurie Skreslet

On October 5, 1982, Laurie Skreslet overcame deadly odds, to become the first Canadian to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. His inspiring, captivating presentations, complete with spectacular multimedia visuals, convey clearly how personal commitment, teamwork, preparation, planning and dedication to excellence were the keys to success on Mount Everest, and are keys to success in business. Everyone has their own "mountains of endeavor" to climb, and Laurie Skreslet inspires his audiences to reach their personal and team best, overcome fear of the unknown and go beyond their self-imposed limits.

Bio:

In the summer of 1982, 21 Canadian mountaineers set off for the Nepal Himalayas to attempt the highest mountain in the world. The expedition had taken 5 years to plan, $3 million to fund, and 27 tons of equipment to outfit. On October 5, 1982, Laurie Skreslet overcame deadly odds, to become the first Canadian to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.

As Everest expert Geoff Powter put it in Saturday Night magazine, "Climbing Everest is an accomplishment. But there is climbing Everest - and climbing Everest." About half of the 23 Canadians who have summited Everest since Skreslet were essentially dragged up the mountain by guides. Laurie was a pioneer in his field.

Skreslet appeared in CBC Television's "The Climb", a documentary revisiting the triumphs and sorrows of the historic 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition 25 years later. In 2008, Jason Priestley and William Shatner starred in the CBC's two-part mini-series "Everest" based on the expedition.

Laurie's inspiring, captivating presentations, complete with spectacular multimedia visuals, convey clearly how personal commitment, teamwork, preparation, planning and dedication to excellence were the keys to success on Mount Everest, and are keys to success in business. Everyone has their own "mountains of endeavor" to climb, and Laurie Skreslet inspires his audiences to reach their personal and team best, overcome fear of the unknown and go beyond their self-imposed limits.

LAURIE SKRESLET

On October 5th, 1982, Laurie Skreslet became the first Canadian to summit Mount Everest. Laurie has been a professional mountaineer for over 3 decades with extensive experience in the North American Rockies, South American Andes and Asian Himalayas. His expertise spans technical ice climbing, rock climbing, alpine and high altitude mountaineering. But Laurie hasn't retired from climbing.

Over the years he has participated in more than 30 world-class expeditions into the Canadian Rockies, Nepal, South America and India. Laurie has led over 21 guided trips to climb Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and one of the Seven Summits.

Laurie is a Certified ACMG Guide (Association of Canadian Mountain Guides), with over 32 high altitude expeditions to his credit. He has also been an instructor at the Colorado and Canadian Outward Bound Mountain Schools, teaching over 45 courses.

Since 1982, Laurie has recognized the parallel between climbing the mountain and the challenges people face daily in the business community. By sharing these similarities with 2000 organizations, Laurie has become an expert motivational speaker and touched the lives of more than 500,000 people. Laurie has written a bestselling book To the Top of Everest. It was nominated for both the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award in 2004. It has also been added to the Children's Literature Choice List.

Laurie Skreslet

On October 5th, 1982, Laurie Skreslet became the first Canadian to summit Mount Everest.

Since then, Laurie has recognized the parallel between climbing the mountain and the challenges people face daily in the business community. By sharing these similarities with 2000 organizations, Laurie has become an expert motivational speaker and touched the lives of more than 500,000 people.

But Laurie hasn't retired from climbing. Over the years he has participated in more than 30 world-class expeditions into the Canadian Rockies, Nepal, South America and India. And Laurie continues to operate his Business Leadership and Challenge Courses in the Canadian Rockies.

Laurie has written a bestselling book "To the Top of Everest". It was nominated in two categories, the Children's Choice Award and the Canadian Book of the Year for Children Award in 2004.

2007 marks the 25th Anniversary of Laurie’s successful summit of Mount Everest. To celebrate this achievement, CBC-TV has commissioned the production of a two-part television drama, recreating the events of the climb. It will be entitled "The First Canadian to Climb Mount Everest Expedition". The 2nd part of this drama will be filmed in June 2006 on Mount Everest. The production is expected to air in November of 2006.

NOVA: Everest, Age control on Mt Everest.

Age limits were introduced by the "Chinese Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA) for prospective Everest aspirants.

As per UIAA, the CTMA decided on 10 June to enforce age limits on potential challengers of Mt Everest. Forthcoming, solely mountaineers over 18 and less than 60 years of age are permitted to scale the mountain top from the north in Tibet.

The UIAA (Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinism) welcomes the resolution. "Young climbers are lacking not just expertness but also maturity - so UIAA President Mike Mortimer. It is assumed that this is addressed to older climbers." On the other hand, Mortimer is not exited about the maximum of 60 years. The constraint seemed "extremely arbitrary" and should be reconsidered. Elder climbers regularly have an abundance of experience.

The CTMA is the authorized organization in charge for issuing permits to scale Tibetan peaks. If the age cap will also apply to additional mountains in Tibet, has not been affirmed.

It appears that the ruling has been triggered by 13-year-old Jordan Romero, an American alpinist who received sizable media attention in May 2010 as the youngest guy who scaled Mt Everest.

In 2001, the Nepalese Temba Tshiri made history on Everest when he reached the summit at age 16 - but lost multiple fingers and toes through frostbite. Afterward, in 2003, Nepal introduced a minimum age of 16 years - but without setting a maximum age.

The head of the British Mountaineering Council (BMC), Lindsay Griffin, said that there are nonetheless exceptions to the CTMA limitation. In exceptional circumstances, the CTMA may grant a permit to climb Mt Everest beyond the age group, "if they have a medical certificate showing that they fit present enough for climbing "

Sources: UIAA, BMC

This review is from: NOVA: Everest (DVD)
I love this video. It is really cool because it contains all three videos of Mt. Everest. If you are a fan of this mountain and love to see real accounts of climbing this dangerous mountain then buy it. It is really awesome.