The most effective narration is told by the mountains, whose visuals express far more than any interview. The scenes with the mountains, with Marc-André's climbing them, don't need any voiceover. The thrilling / terrifying nature of what he's doing is self-explanatory, all there on screen for you to experience.
"The Alpinist" (2021) is a documentary about a 23-year old "free soloist" named Marc-André Leclerc who climbs ice and rock alone without ropes, harnesses or any other safety precautions. In capturing the dare devil pursuits of a man obsessed with conquering mother nature's greatest challenges, this movie will
There is a scene in "Everest" (2015) in which magazine journalist Jon Krakauer (Michael Kelly) asks the several climbers he has accompanied for part of the trip why they are looking to reach the highest peak in the world.
"Because it's there!" they all answer at the same time, fully aware how humorously unsatisfying answer is.
When pressed for a more satisfactory response, Yasuko Namba (Naoko
