Changabang: Return to the Shining Mountain
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ธ.ค. 2023
- In 1976, British alpinists Peter Boardman & Joe Tasker made the first ascent of the West Wall of Changabang, for the next four decades the route gained legendary status as climbers from around the world would come to attempt to successfully repeat this route.
In 2022, 3 climbers from the New Zealand Alpine Team would try their luck on this infamous climb. Will they succeed?
Directed & Produced by Nick Kowalski Film
Sound Mix by Jonny Pipe
Aerial Footage kindly provided by GMHM
Archival Material kindly provided by Mountain Heritage Trust
Video footage by Daniel Joll, Kim Ladiges, Matthew Scholes
Supported by Macpac - กีฬา
What Joe and Pete did over those 25 days on the mountain back in 1976 is without doubt one of the most impressive climbing feats of all time. The fact that it has taken 46 years to be repeated is testament to the futuristic nature of their ascent. Their accounts of trying to sleep in spindrift filled hammocks hanging by a single piton are the stuff of nightmares.
Such a great climb and great book!
Wonderful film and story. I really appreciated the respect you showed for Pete Boardman and Joe Tasker. Great mountaineers and great writers. I would recommend their books to anyone as not only fine climbing literature, but fine literature period. Congrats on your ascent.
I love it when the history of the FA team(s) gets rolled into the story of the next or most recent ascent. It really does showcase a dedication to preserving that history and paying homage to those who came first and pioneered with minimal knowledge and far lesser technology in gear and equipment. Outstanding work, gents. Really well done! Thanks for sharing.
I agree. I am pleased they tied the history in with their own climbing story. It makes for an interesting story and pays homage to those who did it before them. I thought this was a quality short climbing film.
Congrats guys. I have read both Pete and Joe's books, brutal is right. Can't wait to get back to the Himalayas, but I think I'll just stick to trekking peaks.
Good to see Chris Bonnington looking chipper ,
It is said that anything after the first ascent really doesn’t matter. But this ascent of Changabang by you three will likely be the forever exception to this. Beyond the sheer will and guts it took to make that climb, the bond and unmeasurable love you all share with each other and the mountains shines almost as bright as the mountain itself. The video is incredible, and I am thankful to have seen it. I hope you three have continued climbing together, as it’s rare to find mates like this. Cheers.
I was a part of IMF expedition in 2012 which was not successful, we couldn't reach camp 1 and had to return back.
Congratulations and cheers on your sumit
If you haven't read it, Joe Tasker's Savage Arena is a great book and also covers his ascent of Changabang, as well as a number of his other expeditions. One of the best accounts of high mountain adventures.
Спасибо за совет! Хочется прочесть эту книгу!
Eveery time I see a walk in fridge I think of Joe Tasker.'s commitment to Alpine climbing
Pete and Joe was such a strong willed partnership, even Dougal Haston and Doug Scott, thought the West Wall was too steep!
Fantastic achievement lads, the fact that this hasn't been repeated in 46 years speaks for itself. Bravo, gentlemen.
Joe tasker and Pete Boardman were definitely the ones I looked up to .
Superb video, supreme effort. Something about the surroundings of Changabang make it something else, truly another world. Great to see Sir Chris, and excellent documentation of Joe and Pete's effort.
to see Chris Bonnington introduce this climb had me thinking of all the friends he has lost in the mountains, some of the very best climbers in the world... thank you for this piece of history, well done mates!
Has to be one of the premier achievements in Himalayan mountaineering. Stephen Venable ascent of the Everest Kangshun Face in1988..is definitely up there and the Central Pillar of Freney 1961 Don Whillans and Chris Bonington was a major step forward at the time. Great film.
I'm scared of heights. I can't climb a ladder to a gutter on a house. But I love these videos. It made me sick just looking at it. Well done.
Amazing achievement guys…bravo a thousand times. Life moments of adversity and pride. You made it! 👍🏼👏🏻
Y'all are just built different. Just looking at that west face of Changabang gives me chills. Well done!
Can always trust Nick to film New Zealand’s best alpine pictures. Fantastic film.
amazing film - thanks for the psyche
One of the finest. Outstanding Achievement, Congrats.
Amazing. What an acheivement!
Congratulations on their accomplishment, and better them than me. That looked like sheer misery.
What a great climb on the Shining mountain, Kudos performance you follow the footprint of legendary tasker & Boardman Outstanding and what a great climber you are.
I am in awe of drive and shear will these young men have to do this. It must feel so amazing to know you are but a handful of people in the world can conquer such challenges.
A superb film congratulations to the team
Loved this, decent blokes, beautiful mountains, great story, what’s not to like?
That was such an amazing film. Views were spectacular and what a great team of friends.
Amazing stuff, I envy your skill and the fact that it enabled you to experience such a mountain, such a route and be a part of climbing history, on the footsteps of giants.
That was an emotional watch guys. A fantastic connection and memorial in the end. Yeah, the spirits were with you. Awesome!
Now that’s a proper adventure 👏🏼
An epic experience, solid friendships, absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing your dreams and adventure
What a great video showing some very intense moments of climb on Rock/ Ice. Sad part for me was lack of Panorama shot from summit. A great effort and a great video. Thanks.
Congratulations. Means so much to so many of us who are captivated by that beautiful country, that mountain and that climb.
What an achievement. It made us emotional. Wishing many more summits. Do come back.
I read The Shining Mountain several times when I was a teenager: It was very inspiring and exciting. TBH, finding this video was a treat, being one that focused on the climb, its history and execution, not on the personalities of the climbers or the spiritual meaning of climbing to them and all kind of other (excuse the implication) American BS that accompanies so many run-of-the-mill climbing documentaries. Good, solid, straight-forward and self-effacing (Kiwi) narration. I love it. (Former member of the Otago branch of NZAC.)
Wow, extraordinary expedition. Congratulations on the summit!! Loved the watch, thank you
Thank you for sharing such incredible content and stories.
Long ago I climbed Denali with a chap who had his sights on Changabang, but never found out if he got on an expedition or what route. Terrific film. Inspiring. Wish I could still climb. Congratulations.
Thanks for upload a hard worked summit indeed !
Increciible. but vou nevver expressed how fantasticly beauitful it is. I am 84 never could do ten meters what you did. You must love the mountainl@ Tell Us.!!!
15:35 It's really something else when a mountain is leaving a shadow on top of clouds
Great. 너희들 아주 멋지고 훌륭한 등반을 해냈다. 축하 합니다.
The important thing is that they all had a good time outdoors enjoying nature!
Congratulations and that was an excellent short film
🙌🙌 Such an accomplishment. Great job team.
Incredible mountain, incredible effort!
At the end of what was a pretty average day 1 2024 after a shitty 2023 yu guys, what you have done, who you are , and what you have achieved has inspired and nurtured and kindled my desire to push on in life. Know tht sounds a bit full on but I just feel good and hopefull and happy after watching this and hearing your story. Thank you so much!
Outstanding achievement
So enjoyed this vid and the fact that your team summited.
Always fascinated by returned servicemen climbers from WW1 who took to alpine climbing with relish, presumably wanting a 'peak experience' that didn't involve mass carnage on the battlefront, George Mallory included. Who knows what demons they were battling, let alone war injuries, and whether dicing with death lured them on.
Outstanding climb! Thanks for a really good film, weaving on the history made it that much more interesting.
Incredible mountains, Exceptional excursion.
Amazing film. WOW ! We were fortunate to be providing complete travel arrangements for the team in India and share their success
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Great effort boys well done there’s nothing on earth that compares to mateship grown through an arduous task ,memories in the bank cheers
Amazing just WOW, what an effort, what an achievement.
What views
Happy new year.
Never again, till next time!
A stupendous climb you guys. You repeated the best. You’re truly the next dream team!
Nice to see what you actually went through - it's always understated in conversation. Sounds like it was miserable and beautiful in equal measure. Great farking effort
Great doco..well done to all involved...
Thank you for posting this❤
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! 🔥🔥🔥
There is a Mexican team that reached the summit of Changabang on October 13, 2006, that would be the 2nd ascent to its summit, unfortunately they died on the descent.
Great job and congratulations on your climbing and your video, it would be good if this information was added to your video.
Great achievement
Wow. Deep respect and thanks!
this is amazing! please make more:)
Outstanding.
Waiting for a new documentary
I also like to climb mountains, I am from this place, it brings me to the village from where there is a road to Nanda Devi🧗❤️
TRIPLE LIKE.
Awesome
¡Enhorabuena!👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽
Inspiring
Excellent, well done !
Glad you liked it!
Mountaineers are always some of the most soft spoken, kind folks. But… they’ve had to see and experience some incredibly brutal things in pursuit of summits.
Mountains rarely forgive a mistake. The risk/reward is almost foolishly high on the 8,000M peaks but I get it. Imagine seeing the curvature of earth while standing on your feet.
Thank you!
wow!
a good and inspiring video
Glad you enjoyed it
porta ledges are the most scary and insane thing
Salute
18:22 that s the face of true happines after going thru hell
🙌
"Dirty Aussies" is too true.
Wow... super burly!
How come you Kiwis keep showing us Aussies up? It's just not right. I know you've got Macpac and everything, but still.. Even your filming was brilliant!
Anyone know what’s the song at 7:50?
The Days - Seven Seasons
Thank you for such a quick reply.
Also, amazing video and I really enjoyed watching it. Great job! @@nick_kowalski_film
Rode my push bike up it,
2:30
Easy
dirty kiwis lol, tough as
i look at high altitude climbers as an insane, obsessed, irrational group of individuals. you couldnt pay me enough for that misery and risk. whatever you get out of it escapes me tbh, i could care less what it feels like to be up at the top of a mountain
Maybe Turdeau should try it. He could die up there.