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The White Tower

Rupert

10-May-2010
10:30:58 AM

Anybody happen to catch "The White Tower" (1950) at about 2 am this morning on the telly?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043134/

Lots of wacky old school belaying and "Leader must never fall" stuff mixed with the inevitable musings about why they climb.

citationx

10-May-2010
11:35:45 AM

The first line of the description reminds me somewhat of Vertical Limit. But then, it probably relates to 90% of the climbing films hollywood makes...

"The White Tower, a Matterhorn-like mountain in the Swiss Alps, has never been climbed. Carla Alten's father, a famous mountaineer, died in a long-ago attempt. Now, Carla, determined to fulfill her father's dream, has assembled an unusual climbing party to tackle the nearly-impossible ascent. Written by hypercritical"

MisterGribble

10-May-2010
11:58:36 AM

"The White Tower" = "Mont Blanc"
So, it must be true!

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