Reach the top

Lupe 2022-05-31 22:46:24

Our unit has a world-class master who has reached the top and climbed the snow-capped mountains. He once accompanied Wang Shi to conquer Mount Everest. Recently, he was doing a lecture tour, and because of his busy work, he could not listen to his lectures on the spot. In order to make up for the regret, I chose this film with a good rating. At the beginning of the story, the two male protagonists explained their reasons for climbing, purely for interest, because it is interesting, because adding this "spicy taste" to the ordinary life makes people feel alive. But when I watched the entire film, I really realized the meaning of mountaineering as an extreme sport, challenging the limits of the body and the limits of will. If such a story is not for God's favor, I am afraid it will end with the cost of life. In my concept, climbing a snow-capped mountain is like rock climbing in life, but in the film I see cliffs and bottomless ice caves. Climbing steep peaks perpendicular to the ground is done with crampons. One-tenth of the body supports the body, and every time he cuts ice, he has to study the technique. We praise the blue glacier as nature's supernatural craftsmanship. In fact, in real mountaineering, it is more terrifying than encountering ghosts, and it is killing people. 80% of the people died on the way down the mountain. What Joe encountered was the most difficult and dangerous one. The cliff encountered a broken leg. Simon did not give up when he got the bad news. It was already shining with the brilliance of humanity. So when he waited for Joe's rope to slowly break off the rope, I didn’t feel that He is sin. Faced with such harsh conditions, a clear mind and determination are essential. God knows how Joe finally climbed to the campsite with inhuman will. Every time he jumped, he fell. Every time he fell, he would taste the fracture again. Even then, he didn’t want to die comfortably, and he had to arrive by himself. Time for purpose and self-discipline make life race against time. I think after such experience, there is still pain in the world that is hard to overcome. I am going to climb Huangshan Mountain this year to pay tribute. ?

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Touching the Void quotes

  • [first lines]

    Joe Simpson: We climb cause it's fun.

  • Joe Simpson: You gotta make decisions. You gotta keep making decisions, even if they're wrong decisions, you know. If you don't make decisions, you're stuffed.