The Fatal Game

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Play Time: 52 mins
Adventure, Documentary, Drama
The Fatal Game

Overview:
In 1994, New Zealand mountaineer, Mark Whetu, summitted Mt Everest with climbing partner and friend Mike Reinberger. However it was late in the day and after a freezing night on the summit, Whetu was faced with a terrible decision...to leave Reinberger or stay with him forever.

Status: Released (1996-05-17)
Awards:1 win
Screen:James Heyward
Productions: Making Movies, Raytora Pty Ltd, Orana Films
Production Countries: New Zealand
Spoken Languages: English
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Peter McGinn

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This is a one-hour documentary that covers on a personal level one of the most volatile issues that come up when mountaineering is discussed, especially by non-climbers. This is the ethical and survival decisions made by people on whether to leave other climbers behind, probably to d ....

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