1:17:00
Supposing you get pinned down
by the weather?
1:17:03
Benjamin has a point.
We must not take childish risks.
1:17:07
One can't climb without some risk.
1:17:09
Perhaps the young face these risks
more easily.
1:17:12
Good weather, bad weather.
Anytime's good for climbing.
1:17:15
An impasse. Two in favor, two opposed.
The democratic process.
1:17:19
What do you suggest, Doctor?
That we climb halfway up?
1:17:26
- Ben has a vote.
- But he'll not be climbing with us.
1:17:30
He's our ground man. Until we hit
the wall, he has complete control.
1:17:35
Has that been decided?
1:17:36
It's always like that.
1:17:38
The ground man has the last word now,
and the leader once we're on the face.
1:17:43
That's another issue. Who's the leader?
1:17:46
I thought that was all settled.
I thought you were gonna lead.
1:17:51
That was decided before the American
member of the team had his accident.
1:17:56
We should make sure we agree on
who's to lead, now that you've joined us.
1:18:01
You make a good point. Jonathan
has climbed the mountain twice before.
1:18:06
Correction. The doctor has failed
to climb the mountain twice before.
1:18:10
I don't want to offend you,
but I'm forced to say...
1:18:13
...I don't consider a record of failure
automatically grants you the right to lead.
1:18:17
I'm not offended. I think
it's important that you lead.
1:18:22
Okay.
1:18:24
Let's come over here.
1:18:29
Let's move over here.
1:18:32
I've spent months studying
a new route up the Eiger.
1:18:37
Taking the face by a new route
will put us in the books.
1:18:40
What is this new route?
1:18:42
We won't take Hinterstoisser Traverse.
1:18:46
Instead we go this way.
1:18:48
Our first bivouac should be
high above the difficult cracks, about here.
1:18:53
The next morning we have to move up
this vertical rock face, that's pretty tough.
1:18:58
We go all the way up and come out
next to the highest visible ice field.