Before watching this I thought the reviews about them not searching only summitting were relatively harsh. After watching this, I don't know what to say.
This isn't a documentary and I'm really embarrassed for the crew. How come they published this? Are they not ashamed?
I have read The Third Pole by Mark Synnott. It's the book about this expedition and I liked it a lot. If I remember correctly, he describes that they had problems with the sherpas because they wouldn't allow them to search or go off rope and they would only help them go up the mountain, if they summitted. So they had to change their mission, they had to make it look like they want to summit. This made sense to me, especially because there was a notion of the Chinese removing Mallory's and Irvine's bodys etc. But actually summitting wasn't necessary I think, they could've blown their cover the moment they were at the search site and this film makes this as obvious as it can get. Sure, they may had to descend on their own, but who knows if the sherpas would actually left them there on their own.
And why is this whole thing about not being allowed to search for the bodies not covered in this so called documentary? Is it even true? After watching this, I don't know anymore.
Plot summary
Reaching 29,029 feet, Mount Everest has long captivated mountaineers of all stripes. But a peak that draws athletes and mountaineers to new heights isn’t without danger — or a dark side. Perhaps the peak’s greatest mystery is the missing body of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine who disappeared alongside George Leigh Mallory in 1924 just 800 vertical feet from the summit. In Lost on Everest, we follow along as a team of elite climbers with new intel on the location of his missing body set out to solve what may be mountaineering’s great mystery. Along with the body, the team hopes to find Irvine’s camera and the footage that could rewrite history.
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June 30, 2021 at 10:56 PM
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Embarrassing
Shocked by the actions of selfish individuals.
The selfish mindset, actions and lies of Yaar and Yuval are disgraceful, far beyond belief. They both continued to justify their "self preservation" and "self survival" decisions with no regard or apology given to the locals of whom they GREATLY disrespected. I have no doubt that those four left that poor woman to die and made no attempt to carry her out of that valley.
Weak individuals without an ounce of integrity. They should all hold their heads in shame but surprisingly showed no true remorse for their actions. Yuval, a weak crybaby. Yaar, a thief and liar. Saahar, self preserving behavior as well. I feel as much anger towards them as the local community and families felt by their actions. Not once did any of them show any compassion for the deceased or their families.
Watchable
Rating of pictures about climbing Everest automatically starts from 5, simply the view is gripping enough. But as a documentary, the story is not new, shooting is not any special, does not shed any new light.