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One Man’s Will to Survive: Medical Emergency on MT Everest

Filed Under : Adventure Movies by SummitBlog
Apr.18,2012

Base Camp 3 (29,029FT Above Sea Level): the Doctor is IN
One of the worst medical emergencies in the history of Mount Everest occurs in 2009, and Dr. Ken Kamler a microsurgeon who specializes in hand reconstruction and finger reattachment was the only doctor on the mountain.

An exert from Dr. Kamler’s talk shared at a TEDMED conference, touches on the mystery of the human brain and one man’s moment of triumph over tragedy:

“The [Everest] climbers passed him by, and Beck lay there for a day, a night and another day, in the snow. Then he said to himself, ‘I don’t want to die. I have a family to come back to.’ The thoughts of his family, his kids and his wife, generated enough energy, enough motivation in him, so that he actually got up.” (Ken Kamler)

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Guest Author: Lynny Young

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Adventure Movie: “Am Limit”

Filed Under : Adventure Movies by admin
Feb.7,2012

Guest author: Lynny Young

In 2007, brothers Thomas Hubert and Alexander Hubert broke the speed climbing record by scaling El Capitan’s nose route in just 2 hours and 45 minutes. Most climbers take between three and five days to summit El Capitan, the highest peak in Yosemite National Park.

The movie, “Am Limit” staring the Hubert brothers was released in 2007. The movie is titled “To the Limit” on the Netflix release and is 1 hour 36 minutes in duration and includes subtitles.

The cinematography of the movie is breathtaking as is the successes and failed attempts captured during the filming. I was inspired by the open discussion about the climbers’ inner realms and the feelings of euphoria and fear they experience when attempting and succeeding a climb.

One landlady in the movie asks them why they continue to push themselves to such risky levels? They can only answer that they feel compelled to climb and reach higher challenges. It is an expression of their being.

Leg us know your feedback on the film if you view it.

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