Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg

An exploration of the inner landscape of the mountaineer as etched onto the physical landscape of Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I. Herzog's mixing of interview and shots of epic landscapes captures the imagination as we are led to see these two death defiers as infatuated with the possibility of what might be out/up there and thus within them. Messner breaking down on screen when questioned about his mothers' response to his brothers' death is a picture of a man deeply sad but full of love.