Griber is one of the best high altitude shooter in the biz and we are truly lucky to have him. He is a professional climber, snowboarder, and Wizard!
This is Lhakpa Rita Sherpa's mom who we interviewed in Thame. Lhakpa Rita is part of the Alpine Ascents team and is a guide for the Everest ascent.
Randall (15 pounds heavier than he is now after the Sherpa weight loss program) at the Tengboche Monastery.
The Puja is a very sacred and important ceremony that must be performed prior to any climber spending a night on Mount Everest. It is filled with rituals, singing, blessings, and commradship.
Randall holding the original artwork from David Scotland titled, "Little Village" which depicts the Everest base camp with all it's colorful tents and prayer flags with the Khumbu Ice Fall at dusk in the background. "Little Village" was part of the world's first art exhibition at the Mount Everest Base Camp and is now part of Alpine Ascents permenant art collection.
All of the Sherpa and monks (with several of out team) singing and dancing after the Puja.
Using a lipstick camera on his ice axe, Werner walks through the ice as Griber shoots close ups.
These are are food queens. They helped to cook and serve all of our meals on the way to base camp. Here they are in the base camp dining tent.
Thank God for Advil. These wonderful little pills helped me get from Namche to Lukla pain free.
Here I am with my two Sherpani porters, Pi (left) and Dollie (right). These ladies each carried 70 pounds of my gear 40 miles from base camp to Lukla. They were fantastic!
Karl Berger, Randall Blaum, and Werner Berger at ABC Radio as part of the Meet Me at the Top national media tour.
Randall spent a lot of time on the phone with the media on the national tour with Werner. Here is working with the Canadian media while Werner is on air.
Randall on air with Werner Berger's fiancee listening in to Randall and Werner's interview.
The rest of the congratularoty message from a joint venture partner of Randall's. What a suprize to have your name in lights!
Production meeting where we planned out the film, the story arc and the main spine of the film.
