Pura Vida (The Ridge) (2012)

7.9/10 85 min Documentary Drama

Overview

On the south face of Annapurna, at 7,400 metres, Iñaki Ochoa de Olza is dying. His rope companion sounds the alarm. And, from the other side of the world, the biggest rescue attempt in the history of the Himalayas gets underway. For four days a dozen men including some of the best mountaineers in the world, from ten countries, set out to try to rescue their stricken comrade. Even beyond his peaks Iñaki is an exceptional man. As exceptional as the rescue attempt itself and the men who risked their lives to save him. Exceptional because their one driving rule is to live. To live in the only way possible: with pure intensity and honesty.

Cast

Iñaki Ochoa de Olza

Self

Horia Colibășanu

Self

Ueli Steck

Self

Denis Urubko

Self

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