Cho Oyu, West of Everest

Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: The film is very professionally done with beautiful shots. To me, it's worth the money just for that. But I think what I appreciated most about it is that it doesn't do what a lot of these films do in terms of being melodramatic. It's a very straightforward and very accurate portrayal of Himalayan climbing, from the widespread sickness to the yellow snow and even death. I most definitely recommend it -- one of the best I've seen.

Rating:
Summary: A good account of what it takes to climb Cho Oyu
Review: This DVD was a pleasant surprise. Many mountaineering videos don't adequately capture the trials necessary to climb big mountains like Cho Oyu. This one gives an accurate account of the challenges and difficulties they faced. Although the title suggests that this is an "easy" mountain, their experiences were much different, with only a small fraction of their team actually making it to the summit. As a documentary, it showed what a humbling experience it truly was.
The DVD was well very professionally done, which is something I don't always expect in mountaineering films. It was well narrated, and seemed like a show I would expect to see on TV sports documentaries.
I thought the DVD was worth the money, but I may also be biased as I summited Cho Oyu at the same time as this documentary was produced and got to meet the people involved.

Rating:
Summary: A good account of what it takes to climb Cho Oyu
Review: This DVD was a pleasant surprise. Many mountaineering videos don't adequately capture the trials necessary to climb big mountains like Cho Oyu. This one gives an accurate account of the challenges and difficulties they faced. Although the title suggests that this is an "easy" mountain, their experiences were much different, with only a small fraction of their team actually making it to the summit. As a documentary, it showed what a humbling experience it truly was.
The DVD was well very professionally done, which is something I don't always expect in mountaineering films. It was well narrated, and seemed like a show I would expect to see on TV sports documentaries.
I thought the DVD was worth the money, but I may also be biased as I summited Cho Oyu at the same time as this documentary was produced and got to meet the people involved.