High Tension (2013)

Ueli Steck Switzerland Simone Moro Italy and Jon Griffith GB are not like 95 of the climbers on Everest they dont use oxygen altimeters improperly called Sherpas or fixed ropes In 2013 the trio aims to repeat the arduous Western Spur The Sherpas have the mission to equip the mountain with fixed ropes on this famous day up to Camp 3 ropes without which customers of commercial expeditions could not climb Everest An argument ensued insults were hurled from both sides The confrontation at Camp 2 degenerated a Sherpa water bottle physically attacked the trio of Europeans Blows and stones were thrown and threats led the trio to flee the mountain The Réel Rock film crew which is part of the climbing team films this chaos without complacency