In this quest, there are reflections on the history of Everest expeditions, the tense relationship between guides and climbers, the rigors of high-altitude mountaineering, and the commercialization of this sacred mountain.
2020 | 37min | 4K |Eng | CC: –
Documentary, Mountaineering, Everest, Winter Mountain
Duration: 37 minutes
Quality: 4K
Directed by: Renan Ozturk
Producer: Expedition Studios
English language
Subtitle: –
Suitable for all ages
In “The Ghosts Above,” photographer and filmmaker Renan Ozturk joins an expedition to solve the mystery of Mount Everest about who got to the top first. The film, directed by Ozturk along with Sony Artisan Taylor Rees and Jay MacMillan, follows the intense expedition and conflicting emotions of the team as they climb Everest in search of the missing body of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine, who went missing along with his climbing partner. George Mallory on his 1924 attempt to reach the summit.
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