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West Coast premiere of blind Everest climber's film
19:23 p.m. EDT Oct 3, 2003
Tonight in the Herbst Theater, San Fransico, ‘Farther than the Eye Can See’ will have its West Coast premiere. Blind Everest summiteer, Erik Weihenmayer, whom the film is about, will be there as well as director, Michael Brown of Serac Adventure Films.
Brown is a three-time Everest summiteer and stood atop Everest with Erik, carrying the first High definition cam to the top. The film will be shown tonight with a special HD projector – making for the most stunning moving pictures of Everest to date. ExplorersWeb has yet to view the film, but has heard it is simply incredible. The comments we've heard about it are soo good that we’re sending one of our crew out to LA to see the screening there next week.
The combination of Erik’s inspirational story, the adversity and criticism he overcame, and the crystal clear picture of High Definition makes this film a must see. It’s difficult enough for a sighted person to pick their way through Everest’s icefall, let alone a blind man. Erik’s favorite part of that section were the ladders, because they were consistent and it didn’t matter that they spanned a 100 ft deep crevasse, because he couldn’t see it.
Screenshot from 'Farther than the Eye Can See' taken by Michael Brown courtesy of Outside Telivision.
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