Climbing Is Like Ballet or Gymnastics

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There was no helicopter rescue, no facilities at base camp at all. They just climbed up and they were just attached to each other by a rope. It's absolutely nuts, really. Trusting your life to a spike of metal hammered into a crack or screwed into the ice is crazy. To be honest, this was a very risky, even stupid thing to do,. But that's what they lived for and they were very good at it.

A film club episode about the award-winning documentary film "Touching the Void" about a mountain climbing expedition which goes wrong. It's an amazing true story and there are lots of things to learn from it, including lessons about motivation and attitude towards any challenge. The film is available on Netflix and DVD. Check it out and use this episode to help you understand it all.

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