“Everest – najťažšia cesta”/”Everest – the hard way”, Slovakia

Competition program

Bulgarian premiere:

“Everest – najťažšia cesta”/”Everest – the hard way” Slovakia, 2020, Pavol Barabáš (Павол Барабаш), 52`

Is it possible to climb the hardest route on Mount Everest in Alpine style? Chris Bonington, the most famous British climber, named this route The Hard Way and stated it is impossible. It became a challenge for four Slovak climbers. In 1988 they started their hardest way with no escape.

With

Chris Bonington, Ivan Fiala, Peter Habeler, Peter Hámor, Marek Hole?ek, Milan Skladaný

Awards:

Grand Prix – International Festival of Mountain Films Poprad,

Grand Prix – Mountain Film Festival Macedonia

Best Adventure – International Mountain Film Festival Ushuaia SHH,

Argentina Grand Prix – International Mountaineering Film Festival, Teplice nad Metují, Czech Republic

Polish Mountaineering Association Prize – Moc Gór – The Power of Mountain, Zakopane, Poland