Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

　　2019英国纪录片《Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes》由Robbie Fraser导演，Hamish McInnes主演，影片讲述的是：
The life of legendary Scottish mountaineer and rescuer Hamish MacInnes
The legend of Hamish MacInnes began early At 16 he climbed the Matterhorn and at 17 he built his first motor car from scratch He attempted Everest in 1953 with his friend Johnny Cunningham and almost stole the peak before ...[显示全部]Hillary and Tenzing claimed it As an explorer expedition leader and engineer he achieved world fame As inventor of the allmetal ice axe author of the International Mountain Rescue Handbook and founder of Glencoe Mountain Rescue he has been responsible for saving hundreds of lives perhaps thousands
However at the age of 84 his accomplishments could not save him from being institutionalised against his will suffering from delirium After a spell in psychogeriatric detainment in a hospital in the Highlands of Scotland during which he made many escape attempts he emerged to find his memory had disappeared
This film tells the story of his life by mirroring his greatest challenge to recover his memories and rescue himself He did this by looking at the many thousands of pictures he had taken over the previous 60 years which were stored in his basement He was able to look at the many films he had made both BBC archive and feature films on which he was stunt coordinator such as The Eiger Sanction Highlander The Mission and Five Days One Summer He was able to reabsorb and stimulate his mind using the many books he had written memoirs of a life spent in the mountains
The film beautifully mirrors that process and features testimony from his old friends Sir Michael Palin Sir Chris Bonington and the American inventor businessman and environmentalist Yvon Chouinard