Everest Page #4

I'll take three.

It's from Jan.

I knew it was gonna be a girl.

I can't believe it.

It's a girl!

All right, good on you!

I knew I was.

I knew she was.

Congratulations.

Thank you, thank you, Doug.

Cheers, mate.

When's she due?

Mid-July, as soon

as I get back.

You better sleep now, buddy.

Yeah, that's true.

Hey, Rob.

Yeah?

So...

Jan doesn't mind you being here?

Uh-oh.

Krakauer's sword is unleashed.

It's okay.

Jan's a climber, Jon, she gets it.

- Yeah!

- Cheers, Helen.

What about you, Doug?

What about your wife?

Oh, she's been fine with it,

ever since we divorced.

She's been great

with everything since then.

I'm so sorry, buddy.

No, no.

No, no, no, I ask

because Peach said to me,

"If you climb one more mountain,

I will divorce you."

And you went ahead

and then booked this trip!

No, no, no, the worst part of it

is that I kind of

forgot to tell her.

You don't forget to tell her

you're climbing Everest!

I forgot to tell her, I did.

All right. It's all

on the table, here.

It hurts, it's dangerous,

it destroys relationships,

it's costing you

all a small fortune.

Are there any

negative aspects to this game?

I gotta ask the question,

you know I do.

Why?

Why.

Because...

It's there!

That's why.

Thank you, Mr. Mallory.

Come on. Guys, I'm serious.

Yasuko. Why are you

climbing Everest?

Uh...

I'm 47 years old,

I have reached six of

the seven summits, so...

Of course, now I have

to reach the seventh.

That's not an answer.

No. Why any summit?

Doug.

Me?

Why?

Come on,

tell 'em about the kids.

What?

Tell 'em about the kids.

Whose kids?

Oh...

You have kids?

Yeah, I have kids,

but, I thought I told you,

there's an elementary school,

back home.

And I've been going

and talking to the kids there

and they actually helped me

raise some of the money to come

and gave me a flag

to plant on the summit, and...

So, I was thinking,

maybe it's...

They see a regular guy can,

you know, follow

impossible dreams,

maybe they'll be inspired

to do the same, I guess.

I'm climbing Mount Everest

because I can.

Because to be able

to climb that high

and see that kind of beauty

that nobody ever sees,

it'd be a crime not to.

Hear, hear, Dougie.

- There you go.

- I like that.

Hello?

Hey. Did I wake you?

No.

I did too, you liar.

Huh?

You okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah,

I'm good, I'm better.

I'm better now, I'm...

I miss you.

We go for

the final ascent tomorrow.

So, you summit Friday?

Yeah, the 10th.

It's your lucky day.

It is.

How's the weather?

It's good.

Yeah, I think we're

gonna get a good window.

So, it's a girl.

Yeah.

And did you go to the doctor,

did you get a scan done?

Did you see her?

Yeah, sure did.

And? Come on.

What did she look like?

Oh, you know.

Blonde hair, nice smile,

perfect

height-to-weight ratio,

she's gonna be a great climber.

She's there, Rob.

Already.

Wow.

A little me, a little you.

A little bear, huh?

And then, one day, you

and me

and our little Sarah,

we'll all go climbing

together. Hmm?

Sarah?

Yeah, what do you think?

No way!

Come on.

No!

Please? Think about it.

No.

Huh?

You still there?

Of course I'm still here.

I love you.

Love you, too.

Sleep well, my love.

All right. Bye.

Take it easy, now.

You're gonna be okay.

We're gonna get you

down the hill. All right?

Hey, Neal, you okay?

Yeah, Dale, he doesn't

look too good.

We need to take him down.

Yeah.

You can't get

Scott on the radio?

Nope. Nah, I think

he's up ahead.

Best not to stare

too long at the summit.

That's a long way to go, man.

Head down, one step at a time.

You got it, boss.

You seen Dale?

Yeah, I did, he wasn't

looking too good

but Neal seemed to have a

handle on the situation.

Tried to get you on the radio.

You're kidding me.

No.

This thing's not working, huh?

I'm going down to Camp One.

If he's not doing so well,

I'm gonna take him down to Base Camp

and I'll head back up.

You guys all right?

Yeah.

He can't be too far

ahead of you, mate.

Yeah, I'll make it

down in half the time.

I'm gonna

catch you! Whoo!

Rob to Guy.

Rob to Guy, you up there, mate?

Yeah, Guy to Rob.

I'm here.

Good to hear you, Gee.

Where are you?

Camp One, Pumori.

Yeah.

There you go, I got

the old sly rotter.

Listen, I think you're on

the wrong mountain, there.

Look, I can't talk,

we gotta get out of here.

All right, mate.

Well, listen,

you take care on the kiddie slope.

I'm gonna get back

to the real thing.

Yeah, don't worry, Rob.

I'll keep an eye on you.

Ice!

Rob!

I got you!

Harold, you okay?

Is everyone okay?

We're okay!

Come here, sit down, sit.

I'm fine.

Look at me.

Look at me.

I'm fine, mate.

Look at me, Harold!

Look, I'm telling you,

I'm all right.

Okay.

I'm all right.

There you go.

Thank you.

Don't do that to me again, eh?

I'm sorry.

Okay, mate.

I'm gonna drop back with Frank,

he's struggling a bit,

all right?

All right.

Straight down.

Let's get him on the oxygen.

Rob Hall to Scott Fischer,

Rob Hall to Scott Fischer,

Mountain Madness,

how do you copy?

Hey, man! Scott, here.

I've been down to Base Camp,

and I'm back at Camp One.

I'm gonna catch you tomorrow.

What, you're not gonna

rest up a day first? No?

Scott, you sound a little rough.

Mate, take an extra day.

No way, Jos, what,

miss out on all the fun?

That's a lot of up and down in one day,

even for you, Scott.

You know what they say, man.

It's not the altitude,

it's the attitude.

Are you sure

you're gonna be okay?

Scott?

I'll be good.

Just taking a shot

of dexamethasone now.

Well, just don't push yourself

too hard, okay? Over and out.

Rob, I've just been over

to Mal's to get a weather update.

It's moving fast.

It's changed course slightly.

And it could still go north,

but, if it doesn't

it's gonna hit sometime

on the 11th, I reckon.

It's a weather forecast, Helen.

This mountain makes

its own weather.

We're keeping an eye on it.

Yeah, sure, just

letting you know.

Appreciate it, Helen.

Why do we do this to ourselves?

Oh, this is crazy.

You know, I never

told Krakauer this

when he was asking us

why we climb Everest.

When I'm at home

I just got this big,

black cloud following me.

You know, like a depression?

And when I'm out here

on a mountain, any mountain...

Yeah?

It's just like it's a cure.

I feel like I'm reborn.

So, you're happy now?

No, I'm starting to wonder.

This is suffering, man.

Yeah.

This is suffering.

Yeah.

Suffer a few more days,

for the rest of your

life you'll be a guy

that got to the top of Everest.

Mmm.

Huh?

I just hope I get there.

Yeah.

Just hope I get there,

and get home.

What do you think, Mike?

Looks pretty good.

Little bit of wind, up higher.

I mean, if it picks up,

we can always come back down.

Exactly.

It's your call, Rob.

Let's get 'em all going.

Rob!

You okay?

Not good!

Ah.

I'm hoping it's gonna

die down after sundown.

It's been doing that.

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