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Never really got the impression of the freezing cold

posted 9 years ago by wlee08
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I'm not sure if they mentioned it at the end or if I read it on Wiki, but it seems a lot of the climbers who survived ended up losing fingers and/or toes. I never really got this impression of dangerous cold watching the movie - they actually kept referring to how wonderful the weather was. The filmmakers should of done a better job of emphasizing the cold, by showing shivering, snow on faces, people complaining about not being able to feel their fingers etc...this would have given a reasonable excuse for not rescuing victims.

[–] cpsappington 9 years ago

By mountaineerin standards, it really wasn't that cold. I've read it was around negative 4 Farenheit overnight. The biggest challenge is the lack of oxygen at that altitude, not the cold. That's why climbers were too exhausted to expend more effort on rescue missions--not the cold.

[–] JaneNg 9 years ago

I just wathed it and they mentioned several times over that it were minus 20 and below when they camped for the night

[–] DelphinusMinor 7 years ago

Sounds like my apartment when the sun goes down in the winter. I live in Canada and heat isn't included in my unit.