The Wildest Dream

The documentary is an absorbing look at George Mallory's legendary 1924 attempt that deals with the climber's fate and his legacy in an unusual combination of ways

The most famous comment about the reason for climbing Mt. Everest was made by a man who never made it to the top. Or did he? That would be British mountaineer George Mallory, who replied, "Because it's there," when asked why he wanted to conquer the highest peak in the world. Mallory looked on his quest as "the wildest dream," and an absorbing new documentary called "The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest" deals with the climber's fate and his legacy in an unexpected combination on ways. Mallory, last seen 800 feet from the summit, ended up disappearing and then dying on Everest in early June 1924. [...]

di Kenneth Turan, articolo completo (4414 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 6 agosto 2010