"Don't kill your mother. Return back," said a stranger.
- What really happened in those 72 hours?
- Was she able to climb?
- How did it affect her physically?
- Were we too ambitious in our expectations?
It was in November 2017 last year that witnessed the much anticipated Himalayan climb of my 58-year old mother. Whatever happened, the climb changed my mother forever.
I bare it all in this short documentary that made me cry while I was making it. I hope it will inflict the same feelings in you.
These words still ring in my ears
One of the easier sections of the climb
By the time we returned back, the relationship between my mother and me had elevated to a different spiritual level. The risk was well worth it. It made us feel alive. It made us appreciate our existence even more