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2. Climbing.
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3. More climbing.
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4. Always higher.
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5. And for what?
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6. My name is Fukamachi Makoto.
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7. I take photos for magazines.
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8. That year, I was following a Japanese team
up the southwest face of Everest.
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9. This is base camp. Do you read me?
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10. This is Tanaka. I read you.
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11. A major front is approaching.
You'd best turn back.
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12. We're almost there,
we can't turn back now.
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13. You're behind schedule.
The storm will arrive before you.
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14. We'll take our chances.
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15. It's too risky.
You're too far behind schedule.
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16. Do you hear me? Tanaka?
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17. No summit this time.
A waste of time.
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18. - What?
- They didn't pass 8,000 meters.
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19. Even with oxygen?
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20. They were ill-prepared.
That's not how the southwest face is done.
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21. - Where did they get to?
- Just past camp five.
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22. Tanaka and Goto did well,
but couldn't stay on schedule.
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23. Conditions on the ridge weren't great.
They had to turn back.
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24. Got enough for a double-page spread?
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25. - This is the last time I'm doing this.
- Oh, stop whining.
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26. You're outdoors, seeing the world.
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27. I'm wasting my time.
My photos are worthless.
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28. - See you in the newsroom on Monday.
- Yeah, yeah. Bye.
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29. Fukamachi, your beer's getting warm.
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30. - Yeah.
- You're a round behind.
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31. Okay, coming.
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32. Hey.
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33. Hello.
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34. Journalist?
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35. Yeah.
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36. Looking for a scoop for your magazine?
Would Mallory's camera interest you?
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37. Look.
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38. - Huh?
- Mallory's camera, I said. Look.
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39. Authentic. It came from up there.
You know the story?
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40. That's a scoop, right?
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41. - I'll give you a good price.
- What are you talking about?
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42. 10,000 rupees, 200 dollars. A bargain!
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43. Forget it!
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44. Poor bastard.
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45. Don't know what you're missing.
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46. Uh, hello...
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47. You've reached
Nepal Airlines. All our lines are busy.
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48. Please call back later.
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49. I know
you can't strike gold every day.
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50. That's how it is.
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51. But I was starting to wonder
what I was doing there.
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52. - I'd never do that.
- What did you do with it?
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53. No need to get angry.
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54. I'll explain!
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55. Stop! Stop!
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56. - Hey.
- Give it back.
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57. Okay, wait. Wait!
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58. Here.
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59. Hey, wait!
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60. Habu.
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61. Come on!
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62. The summit of Everest
was reached in 1953.
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63. But that wasn't the first attempt.
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64. In 1924,
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65. on June 8, at 12:50,
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66. Englishman George Mallory
and his climbing partner were last seen
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67. on the north ridge, near the summit.
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68. They never returned.
Nobody knows if they succeeded.
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69. But we know they had a camera
to take home proof if victorious.
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70. A Vest Pocket Autographic.
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71. If someone were to find the camera
and develop the film,
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72. they'd have the answer to the question
that's been asked for years.
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73. Was Mallory the first person
to conquer Everest?
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74. But...
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75. there was only one problem.
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76. I searched the neighborhood,
asked shopkeepers. Nothing.
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77. The guy's a ghost.
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78. But I'm sure it was him.
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79. Habu Joji? The Habu Joji?
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80. Is there another?
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81. The guy disappeared years go. He suddenly
resurfaces with Mallory's camera?
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82. Right under your nose?
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83. He was a good climber.
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84. He may well have found the body
near the summit and taken the camera.
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85. People have looked
for Mallory for 70 years.
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86. If he'd been found, we'd know.
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87. - You aren't even sure it's Habu.
- What about this?
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88. He's not the only one to lose fingers.
That proves nothing about the camera.
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89. The Vest Pocket is common.
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90. You know that.
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91. No. So why would Habu
have been fighting with that guy?
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92. Why didn't you ask him?
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93. I looked everywhere,
but you know Kathmandu.
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94. Well, in the meantime,
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95. I'll take this one for the cover.
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96. This one isn't bad,
but it needs to be cropped.
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97. If Mallory reached the summit,
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98. it'd change the history of mountaineering.
The first man on Everest.
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99. We can't let this go.
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100. I have to find Habu.
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101. People here knew him, they could help.
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102. Listen, the camera's buried
in the snow with Mallory.
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103. No one cares about Habu.
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104. So drop it.
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105. If I get them, can I get
the exclusive on Mallory's photos?
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106. And a cut of the copyright royalties.
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107. Okay, sure.
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108. It was going
to be tough to find Habu.
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109. He no longer had an address,
family, or friends in Japan.
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110. - Hello?
- Hello?
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111. My name is Fukamachi Makoto.
I'm a journalist.
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112. I wanted to talk to you about Habu Joji.
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113. - Who?
- Habu Joji.
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114. During the '60s,
he had a certain notoriety.
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115. Because of his speed and unique style,
he was considered a prodigy.
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116. He'd accomplished some firsts,
winter ascents, speed records.
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117. In mountaineering circles,
his career looked promising.
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118. People even said he was one
of the best of his generation.
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119. Then one day, he disappeared.
Just like that.
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120. Vanished. What happened to him?
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121. - Grab this bag.
- Cool, I've got it. Thanks.
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122. Anyone got the bag
with carabiners?
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123. - Under the seat.
- Who folded this rope?
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124. - Shall I carry your bag?
- Anything else?
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125. It's okay.
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126. Go on, come with me. It's only a week.
There are great routes to do.
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127. I can't, Habu. We just got back.
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128. It's a new job, it's important.
I can't just take off.
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129. I can talk to your boss. Tell him
you're more productive after climbing.
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130. As if.
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131. - Fancy bowling on Saturday?
- Yeah.
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132. - Good idea.
- I'll thrash you.
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133. Guys, bowling on Saturday. You coming?
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134. Sure. I'm the strike king.
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135. We're going running on Saturday.
You haven't forgotten?
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136. No, of course not.
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137. Sorry, we can't Saturday.
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138. It's been planned for ages.
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139. - Good news, gentlemen.
- Toshiro's been fired?
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140. - We're getting a new truck?
- Even better. We're going to Nepal.
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141. I found a sponsor
for the Annapurna expedition.
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142. But they only cover half the cost.
You'll have to cover the rest.
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143. - Yes.
- Okay.
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144. I'm aware
that not everyone can afford to go.
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145. But if we're successful,
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146. the next expedition
will be better financed.
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147. As for visas, don't forget
to apply before next month.
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148. We have a lot of equipment to buy.
I'd like us to discuss it together.
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149. - Toshiro, take care of the accounts.
- Yes, no problem.
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150. I'll hand out the forms
for the climbing permits.
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151. Things take time, so don't hang about...
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152. They aren't skilled enough to go.
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153. They don't train enough.
They're always partying.
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154. They don't even climb 50 days a year.
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155. We should be going.
We're better than them!
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156. Just because they can afford to pay.
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157. Do you think that's right?
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158. Throw that thing away!
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159. That's why you struggle
to breathe at high altitude.
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160. Money, sponsors... Hmph!
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161. If we were famous, we'd have sponsors.
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162. We'll make a name for ourselves.
Do something no one's ever done.
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163. - Are you game?
- Yeah. What do you have in mind?
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164. Demon Wall.
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165. In winter? You're crazy.
It's impossible. No one does that.
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166. Exactly.
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167. You're still here? You're the last one.
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168. The first winter ascent up Demon Wall.
Not bad for the time.
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169. Yeah. Have you made any progress?
Do you have any leads?
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170. I called the embassy.
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171. Habu arrived in Nepal
eight years ago, but his visa's expired.
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172. He's in hiding. That's why he ran
when I recognized him.
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173. - What's that got to do with the camera?
- I'll find it, I'll find it.
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175. Have fun.
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176. The other club members
who went to Annapurna had failed.
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177. Everyone returned safely,
but no one reached the summit.
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178. I'm raising my glass
to Inoue and Habu.
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179. - Yes, thank you. Cheers.
- Bravo.
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180. Habu got his revenge.
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181. Well done, boys.
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182. Lucky you're here
to redeem the club's image.
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183. Others should take note.
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184. - We were being careful. Safety first.
- Yeah, just being professional.
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185. Still, the Demon Wall,
that's incredible, and with that weather!
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186. Hey, they got lucky is all.
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187. It wasn't luck.
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188. It wasn't luck. We set up the bivouac
and waited for the right moment.
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189. You need a nice day. The sun melts
the snow and clears the route.
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190. An overnight freeze
to set the snow that's left
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191. so that it doesn't fall on you.
Then you go.
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192. Only it started snowing during the day.
We took a hammering.
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193. The powder snowfalls were a real pain.
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194. - We had to be quick.
- We didn't hang around!
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195. The hardest part
was the icefall and the overhang.
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196. You should've seen it, a real barricade!
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197. But I found a way through.
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198. It wasn't easy to see, but we had to try.
I went there for a reason.
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199. So where were you then, Inoue?
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200. Come on, cheers.
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201. Hang on.
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202. Inoue handled things very well,
but I was always out ahead, so...
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203. So it's like you climbed the wall alone.
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204. Well, no, but in some ways, yes.
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205. Habu.
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I was in front the whole way.
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207. - What were you thinking?
- What?
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208. Learn to be less hard on your partners.
What about team spirit?
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209. I wasn't trying to criticize Inoue.
It's just that...
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210. But you get why he's hurt, right?
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211. I explained what happened.
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212. I can't help it if that's upsetting.
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213. He looks around, panicked.
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214. He can't find his keys.
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215. We looked everywhere. An hour later,
he found them in his pocket.
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216. Can you believe it?
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217. Speaking of the team, Buntaro won't stop
talking about climbing with you.
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218. No, no way.
He's too young. He'd slow me down.
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who do pretty well.
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220. One even sought me out one day,
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221. wanting to join the club,
but he was underage.
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223. "Mr. Ito, please say yes!
Let me join your club."
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224. Come on, think about it. He'd love it.
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225. There's always risk.
Imagine, you're tied together.
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226. Your partner is hurt or unconscious.
He can't climb back up.
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227. He's swinging at the end of the rope.
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228. It's pulling you over.
You're in big trouble
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Do you cut the rope or not?
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230. Just like that? I don't know.
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231. If you don't act quickly,
you both fall.
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232. You have to make a choice.
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233. I wouldn't cut the rope.
No way. I couldn't.
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234. If it was you on the other end,
I wouldn't hesitate.
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235. - I'd cut the rope.
- Huh?
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236. No point in both of you dying.
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237. What if you were at the end of the rope?
You'd want your partner to think twice.
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238. No, because there is no other solution.
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239. If I fall, don't think twice.
I wouldn't hold it against anyone.
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241. Yeah, sure.
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242. Habu?
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247. A new speed record? Well done.
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I'm curious...
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249. There aren't many rock faces like that,
even in Europe.
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251. Ever done a winter ascent?
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252. Mmm.
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253. I didn't want to rush it.
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254. I set up the bivouac and I waited.
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255. I needed a nice day. The sun melts
the snow and clears the route.
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256. The last passage is technical.
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257. You mustn't slow your pace,
but well, you know all about speed.
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260. Yeah, I leave tomorrow.
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261. That's good. With who?
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262. No one. I'm going alone.
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263. And now,
the sporting event of the week.
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264. Yes,
and that's no exaggeration.
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265. The up-and-coming young climber,
Hase Tsuneo,
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266. has just scaled the notorious Demon Wall,
in winter, alone.
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267. A first.
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268. The Demon Wall alone?
That's incredible!
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269. I don't think
he'll stop there.
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270. You'll be hearing more from him!
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271. Hase Tsuneo,
the climber to watch.
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have just qualified for the Pacific League
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by Sakamura, the new recruit...
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275. A week? Just out of the blue like this?
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276. Are you crazy? And to do what exactly?
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277. To go to the mountains. Please.
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278. To the mountains? I must be dreaming.
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279. No. I need the manpower here. No way.
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280. Back to work.
There are three trucks to unload.
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281. I quit.
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282. - Tell him I'm in a meeting.
- Very well, sir.
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283. No, I did like him. But he was so...
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284. How can I put this?
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285. He didn't know when to stop.
He always had to be climbing.
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286. I almost got fired
because of him once.
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287. Is that why you stopped going with him?
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288. No. Over time,
I finally realized something.
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289. His climbing partners
didn't count for much.
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290. Me no more than anyone else.
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291. We were there
to help him climb higher. That's all.
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292. I didn't want to spend
my whole life behind him.
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293. So I stopped.
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295. there weren't many people left
to climb with him.
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296. Mr. Habu! Mr. Habu!
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297. Mr. Habu.
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298. Buntaro, how are you?
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299. Hello, Ryoko.
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300. Sorry, Mr. Habu.
I didn't want him to bother you.
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302. Let me climb with you.
I'll do whatever you say!
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303. What about Inoue?
What will he say if you replace him?
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304. He'll be here soon.
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306. Let me come, please.
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307. You're not ready for a route like this.
It's too technical. I can't take you.
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308. I've been training for weeks.
I've improved.
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310. The holds are barely visible.
The rock is friable. It's too dangerous.
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311. Be sensible and go home.
Your sister's waiting for you.
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312. I'll go alone, then.
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313. Hey, Buntaro!
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314. Ever climbed a climbing wall?
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315. You have a hold
on your right. Higher!
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316. There you go!
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317. Keep going, that's it.
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318. You have improved.
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319. - Thank you, Mr. Habu.
- No, really.
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320. You managed the crossing well.
It wasn't easy.
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321. It's because I have a good teacher.
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322. I think I could climb anywhere with you.
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323. The Alps, even the Himalayas!
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324. Imagine, we could climb Everest together!
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325. Yeah, we have
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326. Can't linger
if we want to get back before dark.
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327. You're a bit young for a bivouac.
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328. Well done. You're done the hardest part.
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330. - Sorry.
- No worries, we have enough left.
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then it gets easier.
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333. No, I'll be fine. We'll rest afterwards.
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You're doing really well!
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373. There was no name, just money.
But I knew right away that it was him.
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374. He felt guilty.
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375. For what? My brother's death?
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377. It was easier,
but I realized that no one was to blame.
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378. Buntaro insisted on going with him.
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379. You can't stop someone
from doing what they want.
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380. Even if it's senseless.
Even if it's dangerous.
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381. He was fascinated with Habu.
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382. He wanted to do everything he did.
He was like him, for that matter.
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383. He always had to be climbing,
going higher, and for what?
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384. Anyway, the letters kept coming
for a few years.
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385. First from Japan, then from Nepal.
But nothing for three years.
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386. From Nepal? Do you have an address,
anything that could help me find him?
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387. Never an address,
never a note, never a signature.
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388. I'm sorry, I can't help you.
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391. Why are you looking for Habu?
For an article?
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392. He might be able
to give us important information about...
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394. You know the first ascent
of Everest was in '53?
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395. No.
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396. Well, uh, anyway,
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397. there's another mountaineer who may have...
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398. Forget about it.
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399. Okay.
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400. I hope you find
what you're looking for. Goodbye.
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401. I hope so, too.
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402. Oh, yeah.
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403. There was a note with the last letter.
It was the only one.
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404. And he said that he wouldn't be able
to continue from where he was going,
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405. and that he was sorry. There.
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406. Back then,
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in mountaineering
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408. was to scale the three great north faces
of the Alps, in winter, alone.
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411. and the Grandes Jorasses.
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412. The famous winter trilogy.
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413. Habu had left for Europe
to take on the challenge.
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414. But he wasn't the only one.
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415. Hase Tsuneo was also there.
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416. This time, Habu had
a head start on his rival.
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418. he was on the Walker Spur,
victory within reach.
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423. Mr. Habu?
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424. Take me with you, Mr. Habu.
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425. No, you aren't really there.
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426. Please take me with you.
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427. - I'm sorry.
- Please.
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428. I'm sorry!
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429. Are we going to the Alps?
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430. No! No! Go away!
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431. Come on, Habu!
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432. Hey! Habu!
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433. When mountain rescue arrived,
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434. Habu had spent three days
and five hours on the rock face.
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435. The cold would've killed anyone else
long before, but not him.
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436. Hase's team spotted him
while out scouting.
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437. He owed his life to his rival.
Ironic, right?
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438. Habu lost this leg of the race
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439. but it was a miracle
that he was still alive.
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440. Now to the world of mountaineering.
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441. Tragedy struck yesterday on Everest.
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442. The Japanese mountaineering star,
Hase Tsuneo,
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443. died in a terrible avalanche
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444. while attempting to scale
the infamous southwest face alone.
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445. After hours of searching,
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446. rescue teams finally located
the mountaineer's lifeless body,
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447. at an altitude of more than 6,000 meters
in the west valley,
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448. whose nickname, "Valley of Silence,"
tragically resonates today.
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449. It didn't change
anything for him.
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450. It was as if the competition hadn't ended.
That's why he left,
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451. to also complete the southwest face.
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452. - Seriously? No one can do that in winter.
- He can.
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453. Maybe, but meanwhile, he hasn't.
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454. And you're no closer
to finding the camera.
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455. He's not the type to give up.
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456. He's too old now.
And no one would sponsor him.
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457. I called the Kathmandu tourist office.
They issue the climbing permits.
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458. - Habu applied three years ago.
- For the southwest face?
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459. I don't know,
but the application was denied.
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460. They forbid him
from doing something dangerous.
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461. - What are you playing at?
- What?
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462. No one's seen you in a month.
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463. You're shut away with your papers,
your records, making calls left and right.
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464. You know everything about him,
but you'll never find him.
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465. - He must be somewhere, right?
- You have no leads.
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466. Do me a favor,
forget Habu and this camera business.
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467. Stick to what you know,
taking great photos.
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468. That's what people want.
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469. Hello?
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470. Yes, it's me.
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471. Sure. I can be there tomorrow.
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472. Want the rest
of my Everest story?
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473. - Did I captivate you?
- You told it so well.
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474. No, I... I found Habu's last letter.
The one with the note.
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475. Turns out I did keep it. And, um...
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476. - Do you have an address?
- No, but I noticed something.
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477. Look.
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478. The other letters came from Kathmandu,
but this one came from somewhere else.
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479. I thought it might be of interest to you.
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480. "Namche Bazaar."
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481. Do you know it?
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482. It's the last village before Everest.
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483. He may still be there, three years later.
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484. To reach Everest,
there's only one road and a week's walk
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485. across the Khumbu valley. Sherpa country.
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486. Habu had vanished and no one knew
what had happened to him.
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487. But if he was still in the area,
I would find him.
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488. Mm-hmm.
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489. Anyone there?
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490. Hello, is anyone there?
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491. What are you up to?
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492. Hello, I'm a journalist.
I work for a Japanese magazine.
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493. I'm Fukamachi.
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494. Go away, Fukamachi.
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495. No, I won't be here long.
I just want to ask a few questions.
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496. - I'm preparing...
- Nothing to say.
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497. I saw you in Kathmandu with that guy.
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498. The camera's a Vest Pocket.
Did you find it on Everest?
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499. - Because that means it's...
- What? Leave me alone.
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500. I know what you plan to do this winter.
Everest, the southwest face.
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501. I just want to cover the ascent.
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502. Let me follow you. I'll hang back.
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503. You won't even see me.
I'll just take photos, that's it.
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504. If you go alone and you succeed,
no one will ever know.
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505. Is that what you want?
You need proof of the ascent.
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506. You need me.
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507. I don't need anyone. Now, clear off.
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508. Let me climb with you.
I'll do whatever you say!
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509. You're too late.
I stopped long ago. That's all over now.
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510. - No, wait. Don't do that.
- I said it's over. Got it? Go.
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511. - But...
- Get lost!
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512. Okay, okay.
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513. I know you still climb.
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514. You can't stop me from coming.
I'll be there. You hear me?
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515. I'll be waiting for you
at base camp this winter.
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516. For a long time,
mountaineering was a race to the top.
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517. Once the summit is reached,
you might think the competition's over.
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518. But it doesn't work like that.
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519. A mountaineer always finds new challenges.
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520. If not higher,
they'll seek the most difficult route,
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521. they'll climb faster,
solo, without oxygen.
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522. Basically, it never ends.
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523. Everest was conquered in '53
from the Nepalese side,
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524. without oxygen in '78,
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525. two years later,
solo via the Norton Couloir.
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526. In the winter of '85,
Hase tackled the dangerous southwest face.
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527. He would never make it back.
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528. So the southwest face
in winter remains unconquered.
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529. Habu was going to tackle it alone,
without oxygen.
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530. An exploit I wouldn't miss for the world.
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531. Hmm.
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532. What's the forecast?
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533. We must wait.
With the wind coming up the valley,
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534. the clouds are gathering on the peaks.
It'll snow again soon.
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535. We can't leave for three days. Maybe four.
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536. Plus another day for it to settle.
We'll wait.
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537. How long do you think
the ascent will take? A week?
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538. - Three nights and four days.
- Is that possible?
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539. That's the only way it's possible.
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540. Hmm.
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541. Do you know the rules of a solo climb?
No communication, no interventions.
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542. You take your photos, that's it.
If I'm having trouble, you stay put.
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543. And if you're in trouble,
don't count on me. Got it?
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544. Yes.
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545. Okay, good night.
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546. Don't be too quick to judge him.
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547. He'll have been here for eight years soon.
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548. He's been preparing for eight years.
It's all he lives for.
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549. This ascent is everything to him.
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550. He won't let anyone stand in his way.
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551. I don't intend to...
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552. I know, I know.
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553. It's good you're here.
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554. He'll never admit it,
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555. but he'll need your photos
if he does succeed.
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556. But you're not like him.
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557. Your limits aren't his limits.
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558. Don't try to follow him at all costs.
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559. If you feel you can't go on, don't.
Come back down.
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560. You know, due to lack of oxygen,
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561. from 7,500 meters,
you'll start having headaches
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562. and find it hard to keep going.
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563. That's normal.
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564. Above 8,000, you're in the death zone.
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565. The body wasn't made
to survive at that altitude.
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566. You have to move quickly
or you won't come back.
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567. Understand?
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568. I understand.
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569. Are you ready?
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570. Mmm.
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571. What about you?
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572. I think so.
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573. What you're doing is risky.
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574. There'd be no point if it wasn't.
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575. Why are you doing it?
Hase is dead, the competition's over.
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576. Why do you insist on following me?
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577. For a few photos in a magazine?
For the price of an article? Why?
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578. Mmm.
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579. There's more to it.
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580. Once you get a taste for it,
nothing else matters.
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581. That's how it is.
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582. Is this where you found it?
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583. Was the camera on Everest?
Is it really the...
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584. You're pissing me off
with your questions. It's no one's camera.
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585. Prepare your bag. We leave tomorrow.
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586. Come on.
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587. Habu.
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588. Oh, no.
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589. Come on.
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590. Habu,
how are you? Sleep well?
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591. I'm fine. It was a peaceful night.
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592. Lucky. There were strong gales here.
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593. Are you on schedule?
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594. I leave at 6:00 a.m. As planned.
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595. If the weather holds,
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596. I should pass Warship Rock easily
and be at the Grey Tower by nightfall.
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597. Okay. Let me know
if anything changes. Good luck!
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598. Habu, do you read me?
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599. I read you. What is it?
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601. A storm's building at the southern pass
with gusts of 200 km.
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602. - It's headed for you. Don't hang around.
- Copy that.
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603. Shit!
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604. Come on!
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605. Come on, move!
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606. Fukamachi? Fukamachi!
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607. Hey! Fuckamachi! Wake up!
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608. How are you feeling?
Do you think you can climb?
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609. - Leave me.
- Don't argue. Take off your rucksack.
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610. - No!
- Give me your ax. It'll get in the way.
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611. Take off your ice crampons.
Leave things to me!
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612. Stop, you won't make it!
We'll both get stuck here!
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613. Hold on tight. It'll be okay.
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614. Drink.
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615. Sorry, it's my fault.
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616. Drink, you need to rehydrate.
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617. Why did you come to save me?
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618. We said no interventions.
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619. You're not saved.
You still have to get down.
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620. If it doesn't ease off, it'll be hard.
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621. So it's over?
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622. We lost too much time.
The window is too short.
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623. The only way is to take the Yellow Band.
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624. No. It's too exposed at this time of year.
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625. And the rock is fragile.
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626. You don't have enough rope. It's...
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627. Impossible.
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628. We stop here.
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629. Draw your legs in.
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630. I found it up there.
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631. - Near the ridge.
- Huh?
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632. The camera.
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633. I attempted the southwest face
several times, but always failed.
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634. Last winter, conditions were bad.
After the Grey Tower, I lost my bearings.
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635. The summit was so close,
but it was impossible to find a route.
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636. I was exhausted. I was searching
for somewhere to take shelter.
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637. He was there.
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638. And you think that...
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639. That he reached the summit?
You'll be disappointed.
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640. He was last seen at around 8,700 meters.
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641. I found him a little higher up. Can't say
whether he was ascending or descending.
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642. We could find out
from the film.
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643. What does it matter?
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644. Thank you.
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645. Shall we head off?
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646. Be careful.
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647. The storm may return,
gusts might strengthen after the couloir.
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648. And I won't be there.
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649. Wait, you're not going to...
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650. You need to reach the valley by noon.
Don't linger too much.
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651. Are you okay?
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652. I'm okay. Has Habu come back?
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653. Not yet.
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654. Did he make it?
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655. I don't know. The last radio contact
we had was yesterday morning.
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656. He was going to tackle the summit.
He sounded well.
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657. Nothing since then.
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658. Something's not right.
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659. He might be stranded by the bad weather.
We have to wait.
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660. One more day.
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661. Just one.
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662. There's no point. It's over.
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663. Come on.
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664. He asked me to give you this.
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665. If you're reading this,
it means I didn't make it back.
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666. Keep the camera.
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667. It may tell you
what you want to know about Mallory
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668. so you can see
your work through to the end.
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669. But if you're wondering why he did it,
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672. As you're here, you must have an idea.
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673. Whatever brought you here
is the same thing that drives me to climb.
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674. I don't know what it is.
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675. But I stopped asking myself
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I couldn't live without it.
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677. Some people search
for meaning in their lives. Not me.
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678. Climbing is the only thing
that makes me feel alive.
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679. So I did it right to the end.
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680. No regrets.
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681. Ah.
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682. Habu was right.
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683. I had the answer to the Mallory mystery,
and yet it wasn't enough.
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684. Why ever climb higher?
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685. Be the first?
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686. Why risk death?
Why do something so futile?
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687. I know why now.
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688. There doesn't need to be a reason.
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689. For some, the mountains
aren't a goal, but a path.
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690. And the summit, a step.
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691. Once there,
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