Everest Page #7

Hello, Base Camp.

Helen, it's Jan.

Why haven't I heard from you?

Why isn't anybody calling me?

They've been hit by a storm, Jan.

It's really bad.

Where is he?

We don't know, exactly, but

he was still on

the summit at 4:
00.

Oh, no. Can he get down?

Rob can, but Doug can't.

There's at least 13

people stranded up there

and, well,

the storm is getting worse.

Get Ang Dorjee up there.

He'll bring them down.

- Helen, do you understand?

- Helen! Give me an update!

Get Ang Dorjee up there.

Jan, yeah, we will get him.

And I will call you,

the minute I hear from him.

As soon as I hear from him.

Thanks, Helen.

All right?

Okay.

Where is he?

Guy, I haven't heard from him.

Okay, I'll get him.

I've been trying.

- Guy...

- Just hang on, hang on.

Rob? It's Guy,

where are you?

Guy, I've been doing that

for the last two hours.

All right.

Rob, it's Guy.

- Just keep your energy, mate.

- Helen.

Once you catch a break,

you move, you know the drill.

We've got a stash of oxygen

on the South Col.

Whoever needs it can have it.

That's the way, thank you.

Mal's team are gonna

go up, they're gonna

mount a search as

soon as they can.

Anyone who's going, we're gonna

leave at dawn, weather permitting.

Of course, Helen.

At dawn.

That's great, David.

Go let Ed know what's going on,

I'll be right behind you.

Camp Four, come in.

Rob. Rob, can

you hear me?

David Breashears

has a stash of oxygen

at the South Col

that we can use.

All right, mate,

we're organizing a team,

we're coming to get you.

Hot.

Burning up.

No, no.

Yasuko.

Sandy?

Come on!

Rob, talk to me,

please. Pick up.

Pick up, mate, please.

Is there any word on the others?

Anatoli managed to

get three clients back

from the South Col last night,

but Beck and Yasuko

are still out there.

They're trying to mount a search

but everyone who's been

up there is exhausted.

Rob, is that you?

Rob, where are you?

We're sending people for you.

Rob, this is Base Camp.

I can't... I can't move...

I can't move anymore.

Anymore.

Hey, mate. Yeah, I know.

I know, mate. I know.

But you gotta keep on moving.

My hands...

I can't feel my hands,

they're frozen.

Gotta de-ice my mask.

I gotta de-ice my mask.

That's good. Yeah, you gotta

get that mask working. Yeah?

The sun's gonna come up and,

you know, you can get warmer,

you can get moving.

Guy.

Yeah?

Guy. Harold was here.

Where's he gone?

Rob, is Doug with you?

Harold...

Doug... Doug's gone.

Harold's gone.

I'm gonna need a little help.

Okay, Rob,

you gotta get yourself down.

Where are you?

Guy...

I'm in that little...

In that little dip just

below the South Summit.

All right.

You can do this.

You just gotta, you know,

pull yourself up out of that dip

and slide the rest of the way.

Guy, send the boys.

Okay?

I'm gonna need a little help.

We've got some

Sherpas coming up there

with tea, oxygen.

You just gotta

come on down, mate.

Yeah? Come on down.

Rob.

Can you patch Jan through?

To Rob?

Patch her through, yeah?

Let's just try it.

Let's just...

Put the sat phone

next to the radio.

Yeah, if anyone can motivate him to move,

then Jan will.

Guy to Rob.

Guy to Rob.

Guy to Rob.

Can you read me?

We're just getting...

Rob, are you there?

We're getting him now.

Here.

Rob, this is Helen.

Copy.

Rob, I've got Jan for you.

My Jan?

Yeah, she's just here.

Jan, you're on.

Okay.

Hi, sweetheart,

how are you doing?

Hi, my love.

I'm a bit...

A bit cold

but I'm okay.

I know you are.

But the sun'll warm you soon.

Sweetheart?

You've gotta get moving.

You've gotta come on down.

My hands

are frozen.

My feet are frozen.

We're sending people

up to you with tea and O's.

But you've gotta get moving.

Rob? Can you hear me?

You've gotta get

your circulation going.

Okay, my love.

You do it...

You do it right now.

I love you.

Over and out.

Come on, Rob.

We can't carry them.

It's not possible.

It's gonna...

It's gonna take all we got

just to get ourselves down.

I don't wanna die, man.

Helen, it's Mike here.

Do you copy?

Come in, Mike.

What do you got?

Yasuko and Beck

did not make it back to camp.

Okay, Mike. Thanks

for letting us know.

Meg?

Bub?

Helen Base Camp.

Helen Base Camp.

Helen Base Camp.

Ang Dorjee, this is Helen.

We have to turn back!

There is a very bad storm again.

Your call, Ang Dorjee.

Sorry.

We'll try to again

when the storm's passed.

We'll leave some tea

and oxygen here. Sorry.

We have to tell Rob

they're not coming.

Okay.

Hey, Rob, it's Guy, mate.

Guy.

Can't stop shaking, mate.

The boys have hit

a bit of high wind.

And your best shot is

gonna be to get lower.

Let me think about it.

I think I can hang

out here another night.

We'll try again

first thing, okay?

Helen?

Yeah.

Yeah, he's still there.

He's just below

the South Summit.

He's got oxygen,

but it's iced up.

We don't know whether

he's been able to free it.

Is anybody with him?

No.

No.

You have to get

him down before dark.

He won't survive another night.

We know.

But the storm's

come back, real bad.

We can't get anyone

up to him tonight.

We tried.

He might as well be on the moon.

Uh...

Can you put me

on with him again?

Of course.

Guy, get Rob.

Hey, Rob, it's Guy.

I've got Jan for you.

Hold on.

Give me a sec.

Okay.

Hi, sweetheart.

How are you?

I'm thinking about you.

You sound good.

Are you warm, my love?

I might have a little frostbite.

I'm looking forward to

making it all better.

I can't wait for you

to come home.

How's Sarah?

Sarah?

Yeah.

Yeah, Sarah's good.

Will you call her that for me?

Yes, I will.

I don't think I'm

gonna get to meet her.

I'm so sorry.

Don't say that.

If anyone can make it, you can.

Remember?

I love you.

Please don't worry too much.

Good night, my love.

I love you, Rob.

I love you.

Beck?

Helen, it's Mike here.

Helen, do you copy?

Mike, come in.

Beck's still alive.

He walked himself into camp.

David Breashears

and the IMAX team

are gonna get him

down to Camp One.

Thanks, Mike.

We don't even

know how, but he is alive.

The thing is, Peach,

we can't get him

down the Icefall.

Oh, no, I'll get him down.

I'll get him down. Okay.

Okay, what do we need?

We need a helicopter, right?

Yeah, but they can't take

a helicopter up that high

because the air is too thin.

We should try,

but it is one heck of a risk.

And he's not in

a good way, Peach,

so I don't want you to get

your hopes up too high.

One step at a time.

You gotta keep moving.

Tired.

I know.

I'm tired.

I know you are. Come on.

Slow and steady.

Come on, keep moving.

Yes, I'd like the number

of the American Embassy

in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Yes, Nepal.

Ambassador, please.

No, sweets, I can't hold.

No, you listen, sir,

my husband's already died once

as you'll have seen on the news.

Trust me, having him

die a second time

is not gonna play well on CNN.

There we go, buddy.

That's it, all right.

Mike.

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