The Last Mountain

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
    • Runtime
    107 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2021
  • |
    • Countries
    UK
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Christopher Terrill
CAST INCLUDES:

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Christopher Terrill (BRITAIN’S BIGGEST WARSHIP, COMMANDO: ON THE FRONT LINE) films and directs THE LAST MOUNTAIN, honoring the life and legacy of Tom Ballard, a climber who disappeared in 2019 on the “Killer Mountain” Nanga Parbat through the eyes of his sister, Kate Ballard. The film offers a deep insight into Tom’s familial climbing legacy, through his mother, who passed away climbing in 1995. Terrill creates a deeply emotional journey into what it means to lose a loved one for their passions.

SYNOPSIS

Chris Terrill directs this documentary about the lives of two renowned British mountain climbers, Alison Hargreaves and her son Tom Ballard. In 1995, Hargreaves became the first woman to summit Everest unassisted and without oxygen, but she would tragically die while descending from the summit of K2 later that year. Sadly, her son Tom would also die while climbing in the Pakistani Himalayas decades later in 2019.

The Last Mountain

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
    • Runtime
    107 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2021
  • |
    • Countries
    UK
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Christopher Terrill
CAST INCLUDES
Christopher Terrill (BRITAIN’S BIGGEST WARSHIP, COMMANDO: ON THE FRONT LINE) films and directs THE LAST MOUNTAIN, honoring the life and legacy of Tom Ballard, a climber who disappeared in 2019 on the “Killer Mountain” Nanga Parbat through the eyes of his sister, Kate Ballard. The film offers a deep insight into Tom’s familial climbing legacy, through his mother, who passed away climbing in 1995. Terrill creates a deeply emotional journey into what it means to lose a loved one for their passions.

Chris Terrill directs this documentary about the lives of two renowned British mountain climbers, Alison Hargreaves and her son Tom Ballard. In 1995, Hargreaves became the first woman to summit Everest unassisted and without oxygen, but she would tragically die while descending from the summit of K2 later that year. Sadly, her son Tom would also die while climbing in the Pakistani Himalayas decades later in 2019.

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