Garrett Madison

Solitude doesn’t mean you’re alone, it means you have the space to be reborn. The Nepalese people became isolated due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Through this isolation they focused on their faith, community, and the knowledge nothing lasts forever. Moe’s solitude came through tackling Ama Dablam- the beauty that captured his eye in 2009 without the comfort of his best friends. What he gained is more than he imagined...

Ueli Steck (Switzerland), Simone Moro (Italy) and Jon Griffith (GB) are not like 95% of the climbers on Everest: they don't 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.