In 1966, John Harlin II died while attempting Europe's most difficult climb, the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. 40 years later, his son John Harlin III, an expert mountaineer and the editor of the American Alpine Journal, returns to attempt the same climb.
Cinematography
IMAX cameras dangling over 6,000-foot drops
Direction
Judson lets silence do the heavy lifting
Editing
Seamless 1966 footage woven into present danger
Director
Stephen Judson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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