The Alps - Climb of Your Life
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The Alps - Climb of Your Life

6.8 / 10 2007 45mPG English
Documentary

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Robert Jasper

Robert Jasper

Self

Lead
DJ

Daniela Jasper-Klindt

Self

JH

John Harlin III

Self

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Narrator (voice)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stephen Judson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Alps - Climb of Your Life is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker