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Nordwand North Face
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TOURING BOOK |
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When you're at the bottom |
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at the foot of the wall... |
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and you look up, |
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you ask yourself:. |
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Why would anyone even want to? |
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But hours later |
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Looking down, |
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you've forgotten everything... |
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Except the one person you promised... |
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you would come back to. |
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THE NORTH FACE |
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Based on a true story |
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The "Wall of Death" this perilous |
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But German flying ace Ernst Udet... |
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fearlessly comes within 20 metres |
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in search of the missing |
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Max Mehringer and Karl Sedlmayer. |
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After forging into the middle of the face, |
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died in their bivouacs. |
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After the tragedy, |
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that climbing the North Face |
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But will this piece of paper |
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With the Olympic Games approaching, |
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not only the peril |
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this challenge of their skills. |
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For one thing is certain: |
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The first men to summit will be |
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And so the battle cry echoes through Europe: |
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We must conquer the last problem of the Alps! |
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BERLIN - MAY 1936 |
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We've contacted every Alpine club. |
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Maybe it's just too early |
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mountain climbing. |
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Die-hard climbers die easier |
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Humans are foolhardy by nature. |
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Do you know what this is? |
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Not yet, boss. |
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The Reich Press Secretary... |
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instructs us to focus... |
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on the first ascent of the Eiger. |
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That's your jurisdiction. |
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I want a German first ascent soon, |
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climbing it yourself. |
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Henry, |
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It was in the local paper. |
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Two men from the Mountain Brigade, |
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and one of them is named... |
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Hinterstoisser. |
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and the other... |
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- Henry? |
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What? |
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What do you mean by "courts"? |
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Andi Hinterstoisser and Toni Kurz. |
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Mr. Henze meant them. |
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It's all they ever thought about as kids. |
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Put one and one together. |
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What have they dreamed about |
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Graduating from high school, Henze? |
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Sorry, boss. |
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About the Eiger, of course. |
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How do you know about them? |
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- Miss...? |
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I'm from Berchtesgaden too. |
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I know almost everything about them. |
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Oh really? |
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Everything? |
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Around noon, after 27 hours of struggle, |
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we summited |
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It was a hard, |
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for only one who has felt death so near... |
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...will truly know that Life is dear. |
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Yes. |
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- That too? |
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Goll, Nordwand, Matterhorn, |
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That was a first ascent. |
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Just this May. |
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Well done! |
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Why aren't they in Berne |
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I don't know. |
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Oh, she doesn't know. |
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Miss Fellner, come here. |
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Here. |
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This will get you 40 marks |
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Then go to the stockroom |
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And then off you go to Berchtesgaden. |
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Tell your old friends |
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especially our editor-in-chief, |
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Pardon? |
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Bring back a nice story, child. Go on! |
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Do your Bavarian alpinists... |
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Look anything like German heroes? |
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More German and heroic than either of us. |
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BERCHTESGADEN - |
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Hinterstoisser! Kurz! |
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Have we learned what curfew means? |
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Or do you still think scaling mountains... |
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excuses you from looking at your watches? |
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Company Sergeant sir, |
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In that case, Hinterstoisser, |
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how long it is until quitting time. |
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Exactly four urinals in the staff building, |
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two company latrines in barrack V, and... |
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one floor in the officer's casino. |
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Carry on! |
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Company Sergeant sir, |
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Good job! |
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Heil Hitler. |
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Bye. |
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Rope! |
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We'll never make it this way. |
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Let's traverse from below. |
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C'mon, never say never. |
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Everything OK? |
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Yeah. |
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Hinterstoisser, you heavy bastard. |
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You need to do more push-ups, Kurz. |
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But it was a good idea. |
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Maybe it still needs a little work. |
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You need to work on hammering in pitons. |
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- Berg Heil, partner, we made it. |
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Here's to the new Hinterstoisser-Kurz route! |
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Angerer and Rainer are going for it. |
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What? |
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You know what I'm talking about. |
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They're climbing the Eiger. |
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Whatever. |
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C'mon Toni, |
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I know you, |
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Or why did we scale the south face |
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- In the newspaper you yourself wrote... |
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Scared, huh? |
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I'm not scared of anything. |
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Hi, Mrs. Kurz, |
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Glad you got back safely. |
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We've got a visitor. |
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Yes. Here. |
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I usually don't work in this jacket. |
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That's OK. |
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Makes a good impression. |
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Luise! |
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Come here. |
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- Hello. |
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You look like a regular city girl. |
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- Yeah? |
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You slipped. |
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Yes. |
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How is Berlin? |
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- Loud and expensive. |
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- Hi, Toni. |
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- Luise is a photo journalist now. |
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And what do you do? |
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For now, in the beginning |
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For the editors. |
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Well, well. Not bad. |
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Yeah sure. |
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I'll just take these things inside. |
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Maybe you'll come tonight after all? |
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Now that Luise is coming too. |
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Where am I coming too? |
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I'm back. |
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- Same old Andi, hm? |
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He's game for anything. |
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And you? |
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- When did you start smoking? |
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Hey, you two! |
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I read your article in the local newspaper. |
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It was great! |
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My boss read it too. |
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We are? |
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You and the other top mountaineers. |
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With the Olympics coming up, |
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They want stories about the first ascent. |
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- Full coverage. |
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They gave me the story. |
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Evening. |
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- Hello, Luise. |
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- Back in Bavaria? |
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Luise is making her career |
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Don't you wish you could too? |
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I go wherever the Fuhrer needs me. |
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Who knows why they chose me? |
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if you did it! |
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Berchtesgaden Heroes Conquer |
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Famous all over Germany. |
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Exactly. |
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Front page, |
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Except for myself. |
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I'm sure you'll write a terrific story, |
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but not about us, |
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What? |
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You're skipping the Eiger? |
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If you know so much, |
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Max Sedlmayer and Karl Mehringer. |
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We knew both of them, |
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On the "Death Wall" |
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and a blizzard the next. |
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Or you get hit by an avalanche |
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That's not climbing. |
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You can be the best, |
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but it's still a lottery. |
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I'm tired. |
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I'm going home. |
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Andi, don't forget the curfew. |
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see you around. |
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What was that? |
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We prefer cleaning latrines these days. |
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It's just like when we went climbing as kids. |
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- What? |
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I want something I can be proud of too. |
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And if they print my story... |
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You must understand that. |
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I do understand, |
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just find 2 other climbers. |
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You're so stubborn. |
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But I always waited for you in the end. |
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Faster, you can go much faster! |
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Go! |
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Lazy bastards. |
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- Look at this joke of a wall. |
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No talking! |
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I thought you could do this. |
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Faster! |
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Thanks. |
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Next! |
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What's wrong? |
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I'm not hungry. |
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Hey, Andi, |
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how long are you going to be mad at me? |
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How long are you going to be |
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You and I could be the first ones up there. |
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That's not what climbing is about. |
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Yes it is, |
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that's exactly what it's about. |
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I want to prove to the world |
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I don't have to prove anything to anyone. |
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I climb for myself. |
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Understand? For me alone. |
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Just arrived from Munich. |
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I imagined it much bigger. |
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I don't even know what it's called. |
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Piton. |
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Whatever. Just imagine a man's life |
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You've got to be very determined. |
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They backed down, right? |
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How do you know? |
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A reporter's most important tool. |
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Next, please. |
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Willy Angerer and Edi Rainer |
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but they're party members. |
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And apparently top-notch alpinists. |
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They're camped at |
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In the next few days... |
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I'll be paying the gentlemen a visit. |
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I see. |
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Miss Fellner, |
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Yes. |
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Special leave until the end of July? |
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Are you completely mad, Hinterstoisser? |
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Reason? |
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Private business, Company Sergeant. |
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Don't play me for a fool, Andi! |
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I'm not stupid. |
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Company Sergeant, the truth is... |
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I know what the truth is. |
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Request denied. |
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Permission to speak, sir. |
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It's for a wedding. |
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You're just what I needed, Kurz. |
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Well then, who is getting married? |
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I am, Company Sergeant sir. |
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You? |
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And Private Hinterstoisser |
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Get out! |
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If we don't get our leave of absence, |
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Heil Hitler. |
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Bye. |
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Why did you change your mind? |
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Because what I said wasn't true. |
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I don't just climb for me. |
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And someone has to watch out for you. |
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That's enough, |
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Crampons, ice axes, carabiners, |
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two times 30 metres of rope, |
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- There's no "h" in cords. |
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Two gasoline stoves, a litre of gasoline, |
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a pack of Metas, |
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How much? |
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Sixty marks. At least. |
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Plus another 15 for the train. |
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What train? |
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Sure, by bike to Switzerland. |
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Miss Fellner? |
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Just a second. |
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OK. |
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Evening. |
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Working so late? |
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Yes... |
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The man in the photo department, he... |
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What about him? |
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He said that after we go to press |
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for me to print my photos. |
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Very nice. Really. |
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Very good. |
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Really very good. |
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You take excellent photos, |
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Thank you. |
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Ever been to Switzerland? |
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No. |
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We should be there by tomorrow. |
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Are you excited too? |
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Yeah. |
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I can see her already. |
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Who? |
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The bride, |
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beautiful, very beautiful, |
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just a little tall next to you. |
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3,970 metres, all rock and ice. |
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Love at first sight, right? |
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I'm not so sure. |
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The train goes |
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all the way up to the Jungfrau. |
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3,457 metres. |
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Fancy that! |
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Just look at the landscape! |
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Isn't it splendid? |
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Fabulously splendid. |
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Darling, you didn't even look. |
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The middle station. |
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Four stars, at over 2,000 metres! |
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I can see mountains on the Riviera. |
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From the seaside. |
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There it is! |
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TUESDAY, JULY 14 |
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MIDDLE STATION KLEINE SCHEIDEGG - |
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What a circus. |
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Colossal. |
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Come! |
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A "sea of ice," Darling. |
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Tours to the Maiden Saddle. |
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I'm too old to be saddling maidens. |
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Glacier tours! |
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Look who's coming. |
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Bartolo Sandri and Mario Menti. |
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- Who are they? |
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Another couple of fools. |
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Come in a train, leave in a coffin. |
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Quite a place, hm? |
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You know what the best part is? |
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It all counts as travel expenses. |
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- Hello. |
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- Mr. Arau. |
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You have a magnificent room |
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Your wife will be delighted. |
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Too bad we're just colleagues. |
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Pretty busy up here. |
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All crackpots like you. |
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Well? |
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Yes. |
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Really? |
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I don't suppose it's that cozy down there. |
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I'll start a fire and cook dinner. |
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You finish pitching the tent. |
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Are we married or something? |
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Don't talk, pet! Work! |
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Now I know! You remind me of my mother. |
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- I am your mother. |
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Mother-in-law. |
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And that's the spirit |
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manifested in the battle |
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Bound together in life and death, |
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the climbing partners dream of ice and rock. |
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Do you see? |
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The reader has to feel |
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that's what makes a good story. |
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The German soldier dreams of when, |
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having fought to the summit, |
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the world shall lie at his feet, |
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and above him shall stretch |
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That's a mouthful. |
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I adore this kind of thing. |
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Yeah? |
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You adore Richard Wagner too. |
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In any case, |
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with great photos, |
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Did you see the French team's iron? |
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They won't get as far as the Rote Fluh. |
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The Dagos don't even have ice axes. |
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Look who's coming. |
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Mr. Angerer and Mr. Rainer from Salzburg. |
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Hello, boys. |
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Look who we have here. |
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We wondered where you were. |
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After all, |
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Were you on the wall today? |
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No. |
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Picking mushrooms. |
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How high did you get - |
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What's for dinner? |
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Barley soup. |
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You say the German alpinist... |
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dreams of the limitless sky? |
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Very interesting. |
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Would this be race-specific? |
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I wonder, for example: |
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the Austrian dream of? |
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A Greater Germany. |
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At least the Aryans among you. |
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I wouldn't know |
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I was talking about mountaineers. |
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Now they are a breed of their own, hm? |
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Aren't you homesick for Austria? |
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Schuschnigg... |
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can't hold out much longer. |
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When Germany annexes Austria, |
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we'll be home in the wink of an eye. |
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And then we call the shots. |
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- It'll be our turn then. |
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I don't know if I could take being exiled. |
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Did you see our iron? |
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Steel pitons, rope, only the best, |
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and all paid for by the SA. |
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What do you have to do in return? |
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Be the first ones at the top. |
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 |
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The tunnel has a total length of 7.4 km. |
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And it took 15 years to build. |
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Cost? |
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16 million Swiss francs. |
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Behind this wooden door |
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that opens out on the North Face. |
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From here, excavated rock |
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We are now just shy of |
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Sedlmayer and Mehringer started here... |
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and climbed straight upward. |
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Tedious, it's so steep |
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I think... |
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we should climb diagonally. |
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Head for the gallery window. |
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And stash gear there? |
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Yes. Bivouac sacks, ice pitons, food, etc. |
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EIGERWAND STATION - 2,865 M |
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Careful, ladies and gentlemen! |
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Amazing! |
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Nearly 1,000 metres, Madam. |
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Wow! |
| 00:33:40 |
Darling, did you hear that? |
| 00:33:41 |
Thanks, I believe it already. |
| 00:33:46 |
That anyone would voluntarily go out there! |
| 00:33:49 |
You've got to really want it. |
| 00:33:51 |
Then across the crack to the Rote Fluh... |
| 00:33:54 |
First ice field, second ice field, |
| 00:33:56 |
the Flatiron, the Ramp, the Spider, |
| 00:33:59 |
then a good exit crack to |
| 00:34:01 |
and hallelujah! |
| 00:34:12 |
Did you hear that? |
| 00:34:13 |
What? |
| 00:34:15 |
You didn't hear it. |
| 00:34:30 |
Careful! |
| 00:34:33 |
For crying out loud! |
| 00:34:37 |
I knew it. |
| 00:34:39 |
What? |
| 00:34:40 |
I was just like you when I started. |
| 00:34:43 |
When you want something, |
| 00:34:48 |
Still here? |
| 00:34:56 |
You're up here every day? |
| 00:34:59 |
Every day and every night. |
| 00:35:02 |
- Sit down. I'll make tea. |
| 00:35:09 |
You must have a name, hm? |
| 00:35:11 |
- Von Allmen. |
| 00:35:14 |
Von Allmen. |
| 00:35:16 |
It looks sinister - the mountain. |
| 00:35:21 |
It is sinister. |
| 00:35:26 |
Do you know the legend of the giant ogre? |
| 00:35:29 |
What's the guy's name? |
| 00:35:31 |
The mountain is named after it. |
| 00:35:33 |
Eiger. Ogre. |
| 00:35:36 |
The legend says |
| 00:35:39 |
and devours everyone who gets too close. |
| 00:35:51 |
THURSDAY, JULY 16 |
| 00:35:54 |
- You can't see 5 metres in this fog. |
| 00:35:56 |
Just a few rope lengths |
| 00:35:59 |
We'll hammer a piton, stash our gear, |
| 00:36:01 |
and be back down for lunch. |
| 00:36:03 |
And? What are we having? |
| 00:36:05 |
Barley soup. |
| 00:36:06 |
Again? I'm staying here. |
| 00:36:15 |
Rope! |
| 00:37:00 |
No man has ever been up there. |
| 00:37:06 |
That will change. |
| 00:37:22 |
What are you doing at our entry point? |
| 00:37:24 |
Our entry point. |
| 00:37:25 |
Our entry point. |
| 00:37:27 |
What's your problem, bozo? |
| 00:37:31 |
- Berg Heil, mountaineer. |
| 00:37:46 |
What did they say? |
| 00:37:47 |
It's too risky for them. |
| 00:37:49 |
And the weather doesn't look rosy either. |
| 00:37:52 |
Meaning what? |
| 00:37:53 |
If the Austrians back down too, |
| 00:37:55 |
the boss will wonder why |
| 00:38:04 |
Luise? |
| 00:38:05 |
Andi? |
| 00:38:07 |
What are you doing here? |
| 00:38:10 |
Working. |
| 00:38:12 |
This is my colleague, Mr. Arau. |
| 00:38:14 |
My pleasure. |
| 00:38:17 |
Andi Hinterstoisser, |
| 00:38:20 |
Thought you didn't care about the Eiger. |
| 00:38:22 |
Who's your partner? |
| 00:38:24 |
Who do you think? |
| 00:38:25 |
Toni? |
| 00:38:26 |
Looks like it. |
| 00:38:28 |
There you go! |
| 00:38:31 |
with a German team. |
| 00:38:32 |
Can I buy you a drink? |
| 00:38:34 |
Yes. |
| 00:38:35 |
I mean after you... |
| 00:38:38 |
change your clothes. |
| 00:38:40 |
I suppose I could shave. |
| 00:38:44 |
- The iron pitons for the ice fields... |
| 00:38:47 |
Ice pitons. |
| 00:38:48 |
Your equipment must weigh a ton. |
| 00:38:50 |
We use a depot to save energy. |
| 00:38:54 |
You'll do a reconnaissance climb? |
| 00:38:57 |
Already have. |
| 00:38:58 |
- How high? |
| 00:39:01 |
But that's nowhere near |
| 00:39:04 |
We're taking our own route. |
| 00:39:08 |
I don't understand a thing. |
| 00:39:12 |
But I find it terribly adventurous. |
| 00:39:18 |
Alright, |
| 00:39:21 |
then here's to adventure, |
| 00:39:25 |
As long as a big pile of limestone... |
| 00:39:28 |
is all the German heroes are out to attack... |
| 00:39:32 |
and conquer, I don't mind. |
| 00:39:34 |
Pride, Mr. Landauer, |
| 00:39:36 |
pride is what this is about. |
| 00:39:38 |
The pride of facing a challenge, |
| 00:39:42 |
whether it be in sports or politics. |
| 00:39:45 |
To this I raise my glass. |
| 00:39:47 |
Hear, hear! |
| 00:39:52 |
I'd Iike to propose a toast too. |
| 00:39:56 |
That you... |
| 00:40:00 |
all return safely. |
| 00:40:03 |
That's the important thing. |
| 00:40:06 |
That's what you wanted to say, |
| 00:40:10 |
Yes, let's drink to that. |
| 00:40:13 |
Cheers! |
| 00:40:14 |
Cheers! |
| 00:40:22 |
And now tell us |
| 00:40:26 |
in the mountains. |
| 00:40:29 |
Fodder is for animals. |
| 00:40:33 |
Just like the good old days, |
| 00:40:35 |
they've always been cocky. |
| 00:40:38 |
Isn't it colossally lonely so high up? |
| 00:40:41 |
No. |
| 00:40:43 |
- I have my partner with me. |
| 00:40:47 |
I tagged along |
| 00:40:50 |
Can you imagine it? |
| 00:40:51 |
For example, |
| 00:40:54 |
- It's not easy. |
| 00:40:57 |
Real difficult. |
| 00:40:59 |
Or how to pitch a tent. |
| 00:41:03 |
Or ropes? |
| 00:41:04 |
Right, later how to wind ropes, |
| 00:41:06 |
how to drive pitons into the wall. |
| 00:41:09 |
How to find |
| 00:41:11 |
I never wore skirts, |
| 00:41:14 |
- always just lederhosen. |
| 00:41:16 |
Really? |
| 00:41:18 |
That's wonderful. |
| 00:41:20 |
Tell me more! |
| 00:41:22 |
C'mon. |
| 00:41:27 |
Where did you learn that? |
| 00:41:30 |
My piano teacher boxed my ears, so I quit... |
| 00:41:34 |
and just played in bars after that. |
| 00:41:35 |
Thanks for the invite. |
| 00:41:40 |
Won't you stay a bit? |
| 00:41:42 |
It's late. |
| 00:41:44 |
A true athlete, hm? |
| 00:41:46 |
Disciplined, no loafing about, am I right? |
| 00:41:50 |
We each make our own decisions in life. |
| 00:41:55 |
Yes, that's true. |
| 00:42:01 |
We each make our own decisions. |
| 00:42:04 |
One has to take risks |
| 00:42:07 |
Then life's a game |
| 00:42:11 |
I say let's be reckless |
| 00:42:13 |
Rather than feckless |
| 00:42:17 |
All these newfangled things |
| 00:42:20 |
That life brings, |
| 00:42:23 |
We want to be gay, to laugh, |
| 00:42:28 |
And it all works out in the end |
| 00:42:32 |
Take the bull by the horns, |
| 00:42:37 |
For if you falter, you rust |
| 00:42:47 |
Faster, faster |
| 00:42:50 |
Into the wild blue yonder or bust |
| 00:43:16 |
FRIDAY, JULY 17 |
| 00:43:44 |
It'll get better, you'll see. |
| 00:44:02 |
You know what's sad? |
| 00:44:04 |
We'll always be deprived of |
| 00:44:11 |
What do you mean? |
| 00:44:12 |
We and the readers. |
| 00:44:16 |
We report on the hubbub |
| 00:44:20 |
And perhaps on |
| 00:44:23 |
But what really takes place out there... |
| 00:44:28 |
is something we can only guess at. |
| 00:44:32 |
I wish it were already over. |
| 00:44:34 |
I wish it would finally get underway. |
| 00:46:05 |
I wanted to tell you last night... |
| 00:46:11 |
that I was a little tipsy. |
| 00:46:16 |
I'd appreciate you looking after this. |
| 00:46:22 |
But you always take it with you. |
| 00:46:25 |
Too heavy. |
| 00:46:28 |
Too heavy? |
| 00:46:31 |
I can write my entry afterwards. |
| 00:46:36 |
You could, but... |
| 00:46:41 |
Everything I've ever done is in there. |
| 00:46:45 |
It would be a shame if it got lost. |
| 00:47:05 |
See you in a bit! |
| 00:47:17 |
Wake up! |
| 00:47:26 |
It's time. |
| 00:47:29 |
Yes. Yes, it's time. |
| 00:47:38 |
Don't make so much noise! |
| 00:47:40 |
You'll wake up the competition. |
| 00:47:53 |
SATURDAY, JULY 18 - 2:10 A.M. |
| 00:49:06 |
We're off to a good start, hm? |
| 00:49:15 |
- What is it? |
| 00:49:17 |
Let's keep going. |
| 00:49:18 |
You lead. |
| 00:49:19 |
Watch out! |
| 00:49:27 |
Do you smell what I smell? |
| 00:49:30 |
Stinks like the devil. |
| 00:49:32 |
At least they're showing us the way. |
| 00:49:34 |
We'll pass those eager beavers |
| 00:49:48 |
Look! |
| 00:49:50 |
If the storm didn't take it. |
| 00:50:09 |
Could have been worse, huh? |
| 00:50:14 |
Damn! |
| 00:50:16 |
What? |
| 00:50:19 |
The crampons are gone. |
| 00:50:25 |
- Not much ice anyway. |
| 00:50:30 |
Hallelujah. |
| 00:50:52 |
Morning, gentlemen. |
| 00:51:14 |
Rock! |
| 00:51:28 |
...at the North Face the wheat has |
| 00:51:32 |
Paragraph. |
| 00:51:33 |
Pass that ashtray! |
| 00:51:36 |
Early this morning |
| 00:51:40 |
up the wall. |
| 00:51:42 |
The lull is over, |
| 00:51:44 |
the last problem of the Alps... |
| 00:51:46 |
is under attack. |
| 00:51:49 |
Shit. |
| 00:51:53 |
- Let me see. |
| 00:52:02 |
I thought that was you. |
| 00:52:04 |
- Quit knocking rocks down on us! |
| 00:52:06 |
You kicked the rocks loose. |
| 00:52:08 |
If you're climbing in our fall line, |
| 00:52:14 |
Three mountaineers... |
| 00:52:20 |
From there, this way. |
| 00:52:33 |
We have a different entry point. |
| 00:52:37 |
Kurz and Angerer started here, |
| 00:52:40 |
Here's the window to the cog railway. |
| 00:52:42 |
They cross over here |
| 00:52:46 |
and hit the Mehringer-Sedlmayer route, |
| 00:52:50 |
climb up, over the second ice field... |
| 00:52:57 |
What do you say to this beautiful weather? |
| 00:52:59 |
I doubt it will hold. |
| 00:53:02 |
The French and Italian teams didn't set out. |
| 00:53:10 |
It's like at a gladiator fight! |
| 00:53:15 |
I find it colossally exciting! |
| 00:53:18 |
Waiter! |
| 00:53:36 |
If something happened up there, |
| 00:53:37 |
would you rescue them? |
| 00:53:39 |
- We aren't legally required to. |
| 00:53:44 |
- What is he doing? |
| 00:53:46 |
He's hardly using any protection. |
| 00:53:48 |
- Who? |
| 00:53:52 |
If he slips, that's an entire rope length. |
| 00:53:58 |
Ah, there they are! |
| 00:54:02 |
Clearly the better climbers. |
| 00:54:04 |
Technically superior. |
| 00:54:07 |
- May I... |
| 00:54:09 |
You make sure we have enough shots |
| 00:54:12 |
- Where is your camera? |
| 00:54:15 |
No sleeping, get to work! |
| 00:54:18 |
Look, show me I didn't make a mistake |
| 00:54:23 |
Step aside! |
| 00:54:25 |
Get your own magic eyepiece! |
| 00:54:33 |
1:15 P.M. ROTE FLUH - 2,823 M |
| 00:54:37 |
- Well? |
| 00:54:39 |
End of the line. |
| 00:54:41 |
It's pointless. |
| 00:54:44 |
Yeah, if you can even find a place |
| 00:54:47 |
This is a lousy route. |
| 00:54:49 |
You could take a different one. |
| 00:54:51 |
No one is forcing you to stick to us |
| 00:54:53 |
We'll traverse this slab, |
| 00:54:55 |
climb up the chimney, |
| 00:54:59 |
You can't cross here! |
| 00:55:02 |
You always say "never say never." |
| 00:55:04 |
Have fun, gentlemen. |
| 00:55:08 |
Though I doubt you'll make it. |
| 00:55:17 |
We'll rappel to a lower point |
| 00:55:19 |
I saw a good spot. |
| 00:55:23 |
Look! |
| 00:56:00 |
That was historic, wasn't it? |
| 00:56:06 |
Where is she with her camera? |
| 00:56:21 |
Hinterstoisser Traverse. |
| 00:56:23 |
You'll be famous for that. |
| 00:56:28 |
Mind if we cross? |
| 00:56:37 |
What's this? |
| 00:56:40 |
I thought they were the competition. |
| 00:57:03 |
- Wait. |
| 00:57:06 |
Maybe we should leave the rope here. |
| 00:57:09 |
The whole rope? |
| 00:57:11 |
- We're going to need it. |
| 00:57:14 |
- Are we a team now? |
| 00:57:16 |
Then why did you let us over? |
| 00:57:18 |
So things wouldn't get boring. |
| 00:57:21 |
In case we have to come back. |
| 00:57:25 |
Now you're being overly cautious. |
| 00:57:27 |
Up there, that's the way to Berlin. |
| 00:57:47 |
3:30 P.M. FIRST ICE FIELD - 2,980 M |
| 00:58:38 |
- It stinks without crampons. |
| 00:58:41 |
- They Austrians don't have any either. |
| 00:58:51 |
What's with those sissies? |
| 00:58:53 |
Have they given up already? |
| 00:58:58 |
8:30 P.M. |
| 00:59:05 |
Toni it'll be dark soon. |
| 00:59:06 |
Let's find a nice b&b? |
| 00:59:17 |
FIRST BIVOUAC - 3,100 M |
| 00:59:35 |
We're more than halfway. |
| 00:59:38 |
We might make it by tomorrow. |
| 00:59:40 |
Yeah. And ahead of them! |
| 01:00:07 |
Ladies and gentlemen, |
| 01:00:11 |
to celebrate the first ascent |
| 01:00:15 |
It won't be long now. |
| 01:00:17 |
Tomorrow the Eiger will be conquered - |
| 01:00:19 |
today you can consume a piece of it. |
| 01:00:23 |
Bon appetit! |
| 01:00:30 |
Give me one of those |
| 01:00:40 |
You're lucky, Madam. |
| 01:00:43 |
If it were at least an Austrian. |
| 01:00:57 |
Tomorrow evening... |
| 01:00:58 |
we'll be down there surrounded by women... |
| 01:01:01 |
basking in a hot bathtub... |
| 01:01:03 |
like heroes. |
| 01:01:04 |
You'll see. |
| 01:01:07 |
You don't look good at all. |
| 01:01:13 |
It's not a beauty contest. |
| 01:01:19 |
I just need a little sleep. |
| 01:01:21 |
A little sleep. |
| 01:01:24 |
Well? |
| 01:01:27 |
Yes, it's all on its way to Berlin. |
| 01:01:29 |
See, that's how I like it. |
| 01:01:33 |
Want a taste? |
| 01:01:34 |
Carved it out of the Eiger |
| 01:01:38 |
It's delicious. |
| 01:01:48 |
Being there when history is being written |
| 01:01:52 |
Or am I wrong? |
| 01:01:55 |
It's possible. |
| 01:01:56 |
Maybe you know me better than I do. |
| 01:01:59 |
Likely. |
| 01:02:00 |
And thanks to what? |
| 01:02:05 |
Well trained tool. |
| 01:02:09 |
Wake me if there's an avalanche. |
| 01:02:12 |
And turn down the wind. |
| 01:02:28 |
SUNDAY, JULY 19 - 6:05 A.M. |
| 01:02:56 |
- Morning. |
| 01:03:20 |
Come here. |
| 01:03:25 |
No. |
| 01:03:26 |
That's it, Willy. |
| 01:03:27 |
We're going back down. |
| 01:03:29 |
I'm fine. |
| 01:03:31 |
You just need to wake up. |
| 01:03:32 |
Willy, you need a doctor. |
| 01:03:35 |
I'm fine. |
| 01:03:37 |
You'll never summit like that, Willy, never. |
| 01:03:42 |
Shut up, Edi! Don't ever say that again... |
| 01:03:44 |
Are you crazy? |
| 01:03:46 |
Have you lost your mind? |
| 01:03:48 |
I need to get up there. |
| 01:03:50 |
It's no use. |
| 01:03:53 |
There's nothing down there. |
| 01:03:54 |
Just up there. |
| 01:04:00 |
Wake up, then you'll see it too. |
| 01:04:19 |
11:15 A.M. SECOND ICE FIELD - 3,150 M |
| 01:05:28 |
That one is Angerer, right? |
| 01:05:34 |
Left of that funny spike. |
| 01:05:37 |
Yes. He's acting strange. |
| 01:05:40 |
The guides say we can forget today. |
| 01:05:43 |
And at this pace, |
| 01:05:45 |
That means bivouacking twice more? |
| 01:05:48 |
Yes. |
| 01:05:50 |
The weather isn't changing. So, |
| 01:05:52 |
no summit push today. |
| 01:05:54 |
C'mon, let's have a drink. |
| 01:06:21 |
What's wrong? |
| 01:06:26 |
It must be Karl and Max' things. |
| 01:07:07 |
Your compatriot from Munich? |
| 01:07:10 |
Yes. |
| 01:07:12 |
My condolences. |
| 01:07:27 |
And lead us not into temptation, |
| 01:07:30 |
Amen. |
| 01:07:35 |
Take care! |
| 01:07:56 |
How's Angerer doing anyway? |
| 01:07:59 |
He's not faking it, that's for sure. |
| 01:08:10 |
Can you see anything? |
| 01:08:12 |
More or less. |
| 01:08:14 |
It looks like they're one team now. |
| 01:08:19 |
But one is in bad shape. |
| 01:08:52 |
C'mon, wake up! |
| 01:08:56 |
3:40 P.M. FLAT IRON - 3,350 M |
| 01:10:37 |
Quick, tie a tourniquet! |
| 01:10:58 |
You should have taken your own route. |
| 01:11:01 |
You really should have. |
| 01:11:12 |
Shit, shit! |
| 01:11:17 |
We have to turn around. |
| 01:11:21 |
Turn around, why? |
| 01:11:23 |
Because he won't make it to the top. |
| 01:11:27 |
If we don't hurry, |
| 01:11:30 |
Listen, I can manage. |
| 01:11:32 |
You keep going. |
| 01:11:35 |
I'll rope him down alone. |
| 01:11:38 |
- Alone? |
| 01:11:40 |
- Don't be ridiculous, you'll never manage. |
| 01:11:43 |
- It's a good idea. |
| 01:11:45 |
It's a very good idea. |
| 01:11:47 |
And we go on. |
| 01:11:48 |
To the summit. |
| 01:11:51 |
If we leave the two of them alone, |
| 01:11:54 |
they'll both die. |
| 01:11:57 |
Alright then, |
| 01:11:59 |
we'll do it together. |
| 01:12:02 |
We'll go up together. |
| 01:12:04 |
We'll pull him up with us. |
| 01:12:07 |
Don't be silly. |
| 01:12:08 |
This is screwed, |
| 01:12:13 |
Why did I listen to you? |
| 01:12:16 |
We should just leave you behind. |
| 01:12:20 |
It would serve you right, Willy. |
| 01:12:22 |
Our only chance is over the summit. |
| 01:12:23 |
Forget the summit! |
| 01:12:26 |
It beats going down here. |
| 01:12:28 |
We'll cross over the west ridge and get help. |
| 01:12:31 |
We don't know what awaits us up there, |
| 01:12:38 |
he'll be dead. |
| 01:12:40 |
I promise you that. |
| 01:12:44 |
We have to get to the top. |
| 01:12:46 |
We have to keep going. |
| 01:12:49 |
Why did I listen to you? |
| 01:13:46 |
SECOND BIVOUAC - 3,250 M |
| 01:13:59 |
Then pull him out of the meeting! |
| 01:14:00 |
Tell him the tables are turning. |
| 01:14:03 |
Yes, of course, I'll wait. |
| 01:14:04 |
Is something wrong? |
| 01:14:06 |
It's over, mission aborted. |
| 01:14:08 |
What? |
| 01:14:09 |
Retreat. |
| 01:14:12 |
Yes, I'm still here. |
| 01:14:14 |
Hello, boss. |
| 01:14:16 |
Listen, I can't keep it together. |
| 01:14:18 |
Those two don't care |
| 01:14:21 |
It would have been hard |
| 01:14:25 |
Yes, thanks. |
| 01:14:28 |
- Are we leaving too? |
| 01:14:31 |
Shouldn't we stay and report on |
| 01:14:35 |
I don't want to patronize you, child, |
| 01:14:38 |
but you either need a glorious triumph... |
| 01:14:41 |
or a horrible tragedy. |
| 01:14:42 |
An unspectacular retreat... |
| 01:14:47 |
There's no need to stay for that. |
| 01:14:52 |
MONDAY, JULY 20 |
| 01:15:45 |
Whoever said it's faster going down! |
| 01:15:51 |
We're in for a snowstorm. |
| 01:15:54 |
Shit. |
| 01:16:28 |
Over this way. |
| 01:16:29 |
This way! |
| 01:17:38 |
In this storm |
| 01:17:42 |
Do you think so? |
| 01:17:44 |
I'm certain. |
| 01:17:48 |
Let's just hope... |
| 01:17:50 |
they've found a decent place to bivouac. |
| 01:17:55 |
Otherwise... |
| 01:18:01 |
Maybe I should postpone my departure. |
| 01:18:06 |
It might be worth it to stay. |
| 01:18:11 |
I'm a reporter, what do you expect? |
| 01:18:15 |
Are you not also human? |
| 01:18:17 |
From time to time. |
| 01:18:21 |
Maybe my nose is wrong this time. |
| 01:18:35 |
THIRD BIVOUAC - 3,170 M |
| 01:19:06 |
Don't fall asleep or you'll freeze! |
| 01:19:56 |
TUESDAY, JULY 21 - 5:20 A.M. |
| 01:20:36 |
Where are you? |
| 01:20:45 |
For heaven's sake, child! |
| 01:20:47 |
What are you doing up this early? |
| 01:20:51 |
You'll catch your death of cold. |
| 01:20:53 |
There are people on the wall. |
| 01:20:55 |
They're somewhere near the Rote Fluh, |
| 01:20:58 |
that's 200 m away from here, |
| 01:21:01 |
we're almost on the east ridge here. |
| 01:21:04 |
They'll never hear you in this wind. |
| 01:21:06 |
We'd have to go over |
| 01:21:18 |
Here it is. |
| 01:21:31 |
Watch your head! |
| 01:21:52 |
8:50 A.M. GALLERY WINDOW - 2,711 M |
| 01:21:56 |
Careful! |
| 01:21:58 |
It's icy. |
| 01:22:04 |
Child! |
| 01:22:14 |
Where are you? |
| 01:22:25 |
Why can't they hear us? |
| 01:22:28 |
Who knows how far away they are? |
| 01:22:31 |
Let's come back later, |
| 01:22:34 |
maybe the storm will have died down. |
| 01:22:36 |
We'll come back later. |
| 01:22:43 |
Wait! |
| 01:22:45 |
I think I heard something. |
| 01:22:55 |
It's Toni. |
| 01:23:05 |
That's Andi. |
| 01:23:07 |
We hear you. |
| 01:23:15 |
We're coming down. |
| 01:23:17 |
We're coming. |
| 01:23:21 |
C'mon, child. |
| 01:23:22 |
- Where? |
| 01:23:29 |
How much farther is it? |
| 01:23:30 |
- Can't be far. |
| 01:23:34 |
Another four metres. |
| 01:23:36 |
C'mon, a little further. |
| 01:23:46 |
There, my Willy, |
| 01:23:48 |
we have a nice warm spot reserved for you. |
| 01:23:53 |
But you have to climb into the bathtub alone. |
| 01:24:13 |
Shit! |
| 01:24:15 |
My arm. |
| 01:24:16 |
It's completely stiff. |
| 01:24:20 |
Keep moving your fingers! |
| 01:24:23 |
I can't feel anything. |
| 01:24:25 |
Nothing. |
| 01:24:27 |
It will thaw. |
| 01:24:29 |
Once you're sitting in front of the stove. |
| 01:24:34 |
Yes, you're right. |
| 01:24:35 |
- Just a little further. |
| 01:24:38 |
Willy, we're going to make it, OK? |
| 01:24:39 |
We're almost there. |
| 01:25:03 |
10:15 A.M. ROTE FLUH - 2,823 M |
| 01:25:07 |
Have you got him? |
| 01:25:21 |
What's wrong? |
| 01:25:24 |
The traverse... |
| 01:25:31 |
Shit! |
| 01:25:32 |
The rope. |
| 01:25:35 |
He pulled out the rope. |
| 01:25:37 |
He pulled out the rope. |
| 01:25:44 |
Shut up, Willy! |
| 01:25:46 |
- It's your fault we're in trouble. |
| 01:25:49 |
he doesn't know what he's saying. |
| 01:25:59 |
I made it here. |
| 01:26:00 |
I'll make it back. |
| 01:26:57 |
C'mon, Andi. |
| 01:27:21 |
It's taking so long. |
| 01:27:24 |
Maybe they climbed past |
| 01:27:32 |
Again! |
| 01:28:32 |
I'm going out again. |
| 01:28:58 |
We have to... |
| 01:29:00 |
go straight down and then... |
| 01:29:02 |
cross from below. |
| 01:29:05 |
It's our only chance. |
| 01:29:07 |
Who knows how far that is? |
| 01:29:10 |
We don't have enough rope. |
| 01:29:13 |
If we don't find a ledge, we're goners. |
| 01:29:17 |
If an avalanche comes, |
| 01:29:21 |
What do you mean you think so? |
| 01:29:23 |
Did he see her or not? |
| 01:29:24 |
Damn it, she's not in her room, so... |
| 01:29:27 |
Mr. Arau, please. |
| 01:29:31 |
- I need a guide immediately. |
| 01:29:35 |
Put me through to Heinrich, please. |
| 01:29:44 |
And don't forget our package. |
| 01:30:19 |
Miss Fellner. |
| 01:30:20 |
- What are you doing here? |
| 01:30:24 |
We don't know yet. |
| 01:30:25 |
Wait, Miss Fellner. |
| 01:30:27 |
Luise... |
| 01:30:28 |
I knew I was right about you. |
| 01:30:30 |
You're just like me. |
| 01:30:32 |
You smell the stories |
| 01:30:36 |
Here, here, here. |
| 01:30:37 |
They'll be the photos of your life. |
| 01:30:39 |
I'm not here to take pictures. |
| 01:31:34 |
Belay off! |
| 01:31:54 |
Pass me a few pitons, I've run out! |
| 01:32:04 |
Avalanche. |
| 01:32:12 |
Release the rope! |
| 01:32:15 |
Get out of the gully! |
| 01:32:47 |
1:30 P.M. |
| 01:33:43 |
- Help! |
| 01:33:51 |
C'mon, you can do it! |
| 01:34:08 |
You have to climb up. |
| 01:34:10 |
Further, you can do it. |
| 01:34:29 |
Andi, hurry! |
| 01:34:44 |
Quick, the piton is coming out. |
| 01:34:46 |
The piton's coming out. |
| 01:34:52 |
Quick! |
| 01:34:59 |
See that you get home! |
| 01:35:01 |
No! |
| 01:35:36 |
I can't. |
| 01:35:43 |
Eine Lawine! |
| 01:35:56 |
3:00 P.M. |
| 01:35:58 |
From gallery window 38, |
| 01:36:00 |
if the storm doesn't blow him off the wall, |
| 01:36:06 |
Hans. |
| 01:36:08 |
It'll never work. |
| 01:36:16 |
If you take on the wall in this weather... |
| 01:36:19 |
It's your own fault. |
| 01:36:21 |
We all have wives and children. |
| 01:36:30 |
Is the man up there with you? |
| 01:36:37 |
Yes. |
| 01:36:40 |
He's with me. |
| 01:37:55 |
Need crampons? |
| 01:38:03 |
Son of a bitch! |
| 01:38:16 |
There he is. |
| 01:38:18 |
Maybe one or two rope lengths. |
| 01:38:23 |
Can you hear us? |
| 01:38:28 |
I'm up here. |
| 01:38:31 |
Here. |
| 01:38:38 |
You have to come from above, |
| 01:38:40 |
through the crack. |
| 01:38:42 |
What did he say? |
| 01:38:44 |
I didn't quite catch it. |
| 01:38:46 |
To come from above, through the crack. |
| 01:38:49 |
What, with this ice? |
| 01:38:51 |
- You'll never get up there. |
| 01:38:55 |
But it might work in the crack. |
| 01:38:58 |
Hang in there! |
| 01:39:12 |
It's taking too long. |
| 01:39:20 |
7:30 P.M. |
| 01:39:23 |
It'll be night soon. |
| 01:39:26 |
Yes, I noticed. |
| 01:39:40 |
It's no use. |
| 01:39:43 |
We have to go back immediately. |
| 01:39:47 |
No. |
| 01:39:48 |
No, don't go! |
| 01:39:51 |
You have to come here. |
| 01:39:53 |
Come up to me! |
| 01:39:55 |
Please don't go now! |
| 01:39:58 |
I won't last much longer. |
| 01:40:03 |
Please, come up here! |
| 01:40:05 |
You can't leave. |
| 01:40:07 |
I don't want to die. |
| 01:40:10 |
I don't want to die. |
| 01:40:31 |
We're sorry. |
| 01:40:35 |
He'll freeze out there. |
| 01:40:38 |
Won't he? |
| 01:40:41 |
No one can get to him in this weather. |
| 01:40:43 |
No one. |
| 01:40:52 |
Nothing we can do. |
| 01:41:44 |
9:00 P.M. |
| 01:43:31 |
You won't die! |
| 01:43:35 |
We'll come get you... |
| 01:43:38 |
as soon as it's light out. |
| 01:43:43 |
I'm here, |
| 01:43:45 |
I won't leave you, Toni. |
| 01:43:56 |
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 - 8:00 AM. |
| 01:44:18 |
Do you have the 60 m rope? |
| 01:44:20 |
Good, he can pull it up with a cord. |
| 01:44:25 |
- Do you really think he... |
| 01:44:29 |
so he has to rappel to us. |
| 01:44:30 |
- I meant... |
| 01:44:33 |
But even if he's dead, |
| 01:45:15 |
We're here! |
| 01:45:18 |
You could use |
| 01:45:20 |
Look where she's sitting. |
| 01:45:22 |
She has to get down or she'll fall! |
| 01:45:24 |
If she was there all night, |
| 01:45:26 |
C'mon! |
| 01:45:33 |
You have to pull up a rope, |
| 01:45:36 |
then you can rappel to us. |
| 01:45:40 |
Do you have anything |
| 01:45:43 |
A static cord or something? |
| 01:45:45 |
I don't have any cord. |
| 01:45:51 |
No cord. |
| 01:45:55 |
I have no cord. |
| 01:45:58 |
Can you unravel a piece of rope... |
| 01:46:02 |
and tie the strands together? |
| 01:46:06 |
I'll try. |
| 01:47:43 |
Why is it taking so long? |
| 01:47:45 |
Your beau must be half frozen by now. |
| 01:47:48 |
But he'll pull through. |
| 01:47:53 |
How far are you? |
| 01:47:55 |
I still need a little while. |
| 01:48:17 |
1:1 0 P.M. |
| 01:48:20 |
Departure to the Eigerwand stations |
| 01:49:00 |
Christian, get it! |
| 01:49:18 |
I've got it. |
| 01:49:27 |
You can pull it up now. |
| 01:49:34 |
You'll have your beau back again soon. |
| 01:49:49 |
That's not sixty metres. |
| 01:49:54 |
The other rope, quick! |
| 01:49:58 |
The long ropes are inside on the right. |
| 01:50:04 |
Please. |
| 01:50:06 |
And the climbing ropes too! |
| 01:50:42 |
Damn! |
| 01:50:46 |
He'll have to jump the last few metres. |
| 01:50:49 |
What? |
| 01:51:04 |
I'm coming. |
| 01:52:33 |
Toni, take the weight off it! |
| 01:52:37 |
Don't give up, Toni. |
| 01:52:39 |
Try, Toni. |
| 01:52:44 |
Do it. |
| 01:52:45 |
You can do it. |
| 01:53:07 |
You have to take the weight off, |
| 01:53:10 |
then it might slip through. |
| 01:53:13 |
Try it, Toni! |
| 01:53:19 |
He'll die. |
| 01:53:24 |
Please. |
| 01:53:26 |
He'll die. |
| 01:53:30 |
Come back, you'll kill yourself. |
| 01:53:33 |
No, secure her! |
| 01:54:04 |
Try again! |
| 01:54:09 |
Take the weight off! |
| 01:54:15 |
C'mon. |
| 01:54:21 |
Try again! |
| 01:54:34 |
It's me, Luise. |
| 01:54:41 |
Please. |
| 01:55:05 |
Please, Toni. |
| 01:55:07 |
Hang in there! |
| 01:55:15 |
Grab the rope. |
| 01:55:17 |
Grab it! |
| 01:55:23 |
Toni, please. |
| 01:55:32 |
C'mon. |
| 01:55:45 |
I'm so cold. |
| 01:56:38 |
Have you recovered Toni Kurz' body yet? |
| 01:56:40 |
No, he's still up there. |
| 01:56:43 |
Did they find the others? |
| 01:56:48 |
No. |
| 01:57:10 |
I'm sorry. |
| 01:57:14 |
Believe me, I'm terribly sorry. |
| 01:57:18 |
Listen, what I said... |
| 01:57:22 |
Last night... |
| 01:57:26 |
I don't want you to think I... |
| 01:57:34 |
It's a terrible tragedy. |
| 01:57:38 |
But Germany will never forget these men. |
| 01:57:45 |
Believe me. |
| 01:57:53 |
I'll take you home. |
| 01:57:56 |
I'll take you back to Berlin. |
| 01:58:03 |
I'm not going back to Berlin. |
| 01:58:11 |
I'm not going back. |
| 01:58:20 |
There are too many people |
| 01:58:46 |
All I know is... |
| 01:58:49 |
that death spared me... |
| 01:58:53 |
and that Toni went away forever that day. |
| 01:59:01 |
One has lived if one has loved. |
| 01:59:09 |
There are times when I find this |
| 01:59:20 |
Most days I feel that I am alive. |
| 01:59:25 |
And that love is... |
| 01:59:29 |
the reason for that. |
| 01:59:58 |
The first ascent of the Eiger North Face |
| 02:00:01 |
The German-Austrian climbing party followed |
| 02:00:06 |
The Nazis declared it an athletic symbol |
| 02:00:10 |
of Austria into the German Reich. |
| 02:00:12 |
The "Last great problem of the Alps" |
