Basic Information
Region
:
2
Video
:
Pal
4:3
Audio
:
Dolby Digital 2.0: English, Spanish
Rating
:
13
Launch date
:
7/11/2005
Synopsis
Based on a true story, this film documents the terrifying experience of an American couple, trapped in an avalanche in the Himalayas, as they struggle to survive. Ron (Dennis Boutsikaris) and Debbie Plotkin (Markie Post) plan a fortieth birthday trip to go hiking in Nepal, leaving their children at home with Debbie´s mother and step-father. When Debbie´s mother, Judy, expresses concern about the dangerous nature of this adventure, Debbie reassures her that they will be hiking well below the snowline, not scaling Mount Everest. Ron and Debbie´s group are well out of the base camp when an unseasonal typhoon blows through, bringing with it a massive snow fall. Awakened in the night by their guides who have heard avalanches up the mountain, they attempt to make their way through a six-foot fall of snow to get back to the base camp. In a nerve-racking story of courage and survival, Ron and Debbie fight for their lives, driven by thoughts of their family back home. When an avalanche barely misses them, burying several of their sherpa guides and leaving the others in shock, Ron and Debbie heroically locate and rescue the men, digging them out of the heavy snow. This is the harrowing story of how a determined couple, along with a group of fellow Americans and their native guides repeatedly cheat death on the mountain..
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