From the moment the climbers begin to acclimatize, you get a sense of the dangers that lie around every corner for those aspiring to reach the summit of Everest. Jason Clarke in Everest (2015)Īfter leaving Kathmandu, the crew heads to Everest Basecamp. He was a journalist on assignment for Outside Magazine. He was the only one in the group not paying to be there. Then of course there is Jon Krakauer, played by Michael Kelly. I was also drawn to the story of Yasuko Namba, a 47 year old Japanese woman who climbed the Seven Summits. Beck is one of the more memorable characters in this movie, a strong willed Texan short on experience, but high on confidence. His team consisted of Frank Fischbeck, Doug Hansen, Stuart Hutchison, Lou Kasischke, Jon Krakauer, Yasuko Namba, John Taske, and Beck Weathers. He then meets up in Kathmandu with the group of climbers who are paying him as a guide to lead them to the summit of Everest. The opening sequences of the movie start with Hall saying goodbye to his pregnant girlfriend (Keira Knightly) in a New Zealand airport. Everest (2015)Ĭlarke plays guide Rob Hall of Adventure consultants, and brought a life to this character that I didn’t quite get from Into Thin Air. In my opinion though, it was lead actor Jason Clarke who steals the show. Starring Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, Sam Worthington, and Keira Knightley, this film packs some serious star power. I don’t know how I missed this one in the theater, but I was excited to see the events of the 1996 Everest disaster recounted on the silver screen. This week, the movie Everest was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download. Krakauers account of what happened on the mountain makes for a real page turner, so much so, that I read the entire book in one day. The events of the 1996 Everest disaster were made famous by author and climber Jon Krakauer in his riveting book, Into Thin Air. They achieved their goal of reaching the summit, but in doing so lost their lives. In 1996, eight climbers got caught in a blizzard and died while attempting to climb Mt.

Doug hansen into thin air