Denis Urubko - My Own Way (2016)

10.0/10 13 min Documentary

Overview

Denis Urubko is one of the strongest Himalayan climbers of all time: he has climbed all 8000 meter peaks without supplemental oxygen, establishing new alpine style routes on Broad Peak, Manaslu, Cho Oyu and Lhotse. He also made the first winter ascents of Makalu and Gasherbrum II. Add to his legend, the incredible rescue of Elisabeth Revol in distress on the Nanga Parbat in January 2018, and that of about eight other climbers. Urubko's story is simply unique, tells us about him and his journey to becoming the best in very high mountains. Denis Urubko is not just an exceptional climber, he is a true legend whose feats of arms will remain etched in the history of mountaineering.

Cast

Denis Urubko

Self

Simone Moro

Self (archive footage)

Sergey Samoilov

Self (archive footage)

Dimitri Sobolev

Self (archive footage)

Anatoli Boukreev

Self (archive footage)

Reinhold Messner

Self (archive footage)

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