Hey what's up guys. Today I'll show you an adventure-thriller film: "Vertical Limit"!
Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care! An adventurous family of professional climbers
is slowly climbing a challenging tall valley. They are having a good time singing around together on
a bright sunny day. As they reach a dangerous height, the caring father asks his eldest son,
called "Brother" for short, to check the safety gear of his sister, nicknamed "Beauty."
Suddenly, two reckless amateur climbers from the top fall towards them. The ropes of the amateurs
get hooked on the father's body, pulling down the father with them. The weight also pulls
down Brother, because the family is connected in one rope. Luckily, Beauty's cam, attached
to the mountain wall, prevents them from falling. However, the cam cannot support their weight for
long, as it is slowly getting unattached. This forces the father to remove the shitty
amateurs from his body, making the amateurs fall to death. Unfortunately,
the family is still too heavy for the cam. The father then instructs Beauty to attach
another cam on the mountain wall, to support their weight. But Beauty fails to reach it.
Out of option, the father tells his son to cut him out of the rope to reduce weight, or else
they will die altogether. The siblings refuse to cut his father out, since they do not want to lose
him. But the father makes the son realize that Beauty will die with them, if he refuses to make
a choice in time. Brother then cuts the father out of the rope, leading to their father's death.
Three years after the tragic incident, Brother is now a national geographic photographer,
while Beauty is a famous climber. While walking down the vast icy fields
of K2 mountain, Brother's co-worker trips and gets severely injured. A military
chopper is nearby, and Brother's friend pilot helps rescue his injured friend.
The friend pilot brings them to the military camp, where a doctor can treat the co-worker.
Along the way, the friend pilot informs Brother that his sister is already at the base camp.
When they land at the military camp, Brother wonders about the supplies in the helicopter.
The colonel says the supplies are for a company's workers, who want to try climbing K2. Apparently,
the worker's boss, called "Boss," paid a lot of money for them.
As they proceed to K2 base camp, Brother asks his pilot friend if his sister will join the
climbing expedition; the pilot affirms. As soon as they arrive, Brother finally reunites with his
sister after a long time. It turns out that their relationship got strained after their
father's death. Brother gladly congratulates her for being part of the expedition team, and
utters that their dad would be proud of her. Meanwhile, Boss finally arrives in the camp, where
the expedition leader, called TopDog, and Boss' girlfriend, Beauty, come to welcome Boss.
Later on, Brother comes to the commander, asking for supplies. During their conversation,
the commander reveals that the expedition plans to reach K2's summit for a publicity stunt,
for the new airline of Boss. That evening, Boss commences a good
luck party for their expedition. In his speech, he talks about his failure to reach K2's summit
four years ago. Suddenly, the foremost K2 expert, called "Hermit", interrupts him, and warns them
about the risky weather during the expedition, which could lead to their death. In response,
Boss calls upon the weather expert, who declares that there is a low percentage of bad weather
during the expedition. Hermit then vaguely asks him who makes decisions during the climb,
which affects who will live, or who will die in the team. Boss seemingly disregards
the question, and just calls upon TopDog, the assigned leader for the expedition.
After the party, Brother and Beauty have an emotional argument about their father's
death. Beauty blames Brother for the death of their father, believing that they should be
willing to take the risk for their father, the same way their father did to them. Beauty adds
that she will reach the summit, since she can feel their father's presence in the mountain tops.
Morning comes, the expedition team consisting of TopDog, Boss, Beauty, and two other mountaineers,
depart from the base camp for their climb. Soon after, the team has successfully landed at
their point of departure, heading to the summit. Along their way,
TopDog receives a warning from the base camp about possible dangerous weather incoming;
so he decides to stop the climb. But the selfish Boss says that if it gets worse, they'll shelter
under the cliffs. He then states the possibility of the weather changing. TopDog insists that,
as the leader of the climb, he will not compromise their safety for a marketing campaign. In
response, Boss encourages him to continue, since reaching the top would be a life statement for
him. Beauty agrees; so they keep going. When Brother is about to leave, he notices the
storm is coming to the expedition's location. He then rushes to the station, and gets the radio to
warn TopDog about the bad weather. The commander takes over the radio, warning TopDog that they
need to back immediately. Upon receiving the warning,
TopDog decides to cancel the expedition. But Boss still insists on continuing, and warns
TopDog that he will be known as the cowardly climber, if nothing dangerous happens.
As TopDog insists on going back or else they'll die, the air mass and ice drizzle disturb their
ideal escapade. When Beauty tries to use an ax, a part of the iceland breaks, causing
her to fall into a deep pit. Because of the rope connecting the three of them, Boss and TopDog are
inevitably pulled by Beauty. An avalanche sets forth; they run for their lives, but the storm
kicks in fast, leaving their colleagues dead. After the avalanche passes through, the remaining
climbers, Beauty, Boss, and the injured TopDog, find themselves trapped in the pit,
and cannot communicate with the base camp. Meanwhile, the base camp is also trying their
best to communicate with them, but to no avail. Brother then realizes that they can use morse
code to communicate with them, even with the low signal. Beauty then understands the morse code
from the radio, and answers back, confirming that the three of them are still alive.
Upon knowing this, the station team celebrates. Meanwhile, Brother notices the
expedition mountaineer's cousin, called "Guy," who looks worried on the side. So he expresses
his condolences to Guy. However, Guy is still hopeful that his mountaineer cousin survived.
After that, Beauty informs the team that they are trapped in the crevasse.
But the station team is hesitant to rescue them, since they need someone to climb the
difficult trails of K2 mountain. Also, they need to climb and find the three quickly,
since they will succumb to the freezing weather as time passes. There are also rocks and ice
that block the crevasse. Despite the challenges, Brother is determined to save his sister.
He then comes to the military base to ask the colonel for explosives,
to blast the rocks and ice blockage. That night, Brother strategizes a fast climb,
but it requires six individuals to go up there; and it'll be in pairs. He then asks the station
team, who is willing to join the climb. Fortunately, four initially volunteered:
the commander, Guy, and the playful climbing duo, "Woozie" and "Squiffy." As they make a team of 5,
the chief analyst promises a reward of half a million bucks for those who will join.
Back in the chamber, Beauty informs the two that a rescue team is coming to save them.
Boss instructs them that the rescue might take long; so they need to properly ration their water
and medical supplies, to survive the freezing conditions. He also instructs Beauty to inform
her Brother about their estimated location. Meanwhile, Brother and the commander who planned
the rescue operations, realized that they could not reach the location in time. So they plan to
seek help from Hermit, the fastest K2 climber, who turns out to be his father's friend. The
commander then reveals that Hermit climbed K2 mountain alone years ago, to find his mountain
guide wife, who got lost during a tragic expedition. He can save the other survivors,
but he never finds his wife. So he spent his whole life in K2 trying to find her.
In the morning, Brother and his rescue team prepare for departure. To their surprise,
the inexperienced climber but brave Medic, decides to volunteer for the sake of the reward money.
They then take off from the base camp, heading to Hermit's place to convince him to help them.
Hermit refuses to join them when they arrive there. But he changes his mind
upon knowing that there is a reward. Hermit instructs them on their rescue plan.
He orders the commander to go back to the station since they need a trusted coordinator. Apparently,
he doesn't trust any of Boss' people. He then tells them that they will take different paths,
and will be in pairs, with the stronger one pairing with the weaker one. So the
distribution is Squiffy with Medic to take Mushroom; Woozie with Guy to take Hockey;
and Hoary with Brother to take the west ridge. After planning, the helicopter forces its
limit to bring them to the highest point possible, so they can begin their journey
in a spot nearer to their destination. Meanwhile, TopDog is almost dying from the
freezing condition, so Beauty tries to get a dex to save him. But Boss refuses to give her the dex,
believing that it is a waste to give it to TopDog, since he will inevitably die anyway.
Back to the rescue team, Woozie asks Guy about Allah's take on their possible death. Guy calmly
responds that all men die; but Allah says their actions before death are all that matters.
On the west ridge, Brother asks Hermit about the apparent conflict between Hermit and Boss.
But Hermit refuses to reveal it. As Brother almost falls, Hermit saves him. Hermit then
assures him that he did the right thing, to cut the rope to save himself and Beauty.
In the chamber, Beauty catches a symptom of edema, as she coughs with blood. Suddenly,
the Hermit's radio signal reaches their radio. Upon noticing it, Boss tells Hermit to speed up,
as Beauty is slowly getting sick. TopDog encourages the now-sick Beauty to get the dex. But
Boss strictly says to follow the schedule, because he's not sick yet. TopDog then yells in pain,
and blames Boss for their situation. In response, the shitty Boss blames him back, because he was
the assigned leader. To get more supplies for their survival, Beauty suggests getting another
backpack. Despite her sickness, Beauty bravely crosses to the other side to get the backpack.
Meanwhile, Squiffy's bag starts to slide down; he tries to chase it. But the tragedy officially
starts, when Squiffy and his bag continue to slide quickly. Medic fails to catch him, so Squiffy uses
his ax to stop his fall. Thanks to his ax, it prevents him from falling down the cliff. Medic
tries to help Squiffy; but the tension increases when the ice drops. Just when they are about
to settle, the nitro falls from his bag, so they hurriedly climb. The nitro explosion rings to the
climbers, making Woozie and Brother devastated, thinking Squiffy and Medic died from it. Medic
tries to call Squiffy; Squiffy then responds from the top, laying a rope for her. Sadly though,
Squiffy dies right after the avalanche strikes. Brother decides to go back for Squiffy and Medic,
but Hermit says that the two of them are uncertain, unlike Beauty, who now needs their
rescue because of her pulmonary edema. Meanwhile, Beauty opens the backpack,
and finds a spare box of dex; she immediately injects herself and TopDog.
On the cliff, Medic climbs up using her cam, and soon reunites with Hermit and Brother.
On the journey to Hockey, Guy notices that Woozie is greatly grieving for his best friend's death,
so he tells Woozie to turn back; but Woozie still decides to continue.
Back at the military camp, the nitro explodes because of heat. Upon learning it,
Hermit and Brother bring the nitro into the shade. Medic tries to warn Woozie and Guy;
but she can't reach them, so Brother wants to locate them manually.
Shortly after, Woozie and Guy see Brother's figure, waving at them to turn on the radio.
As soon as they hear Brother's warning, Guy and Woozie hurriedly place the nitro in the
shadows. Unfortunately, a nitro leakage flows directly at the sunray. Just when
they both share a good laugh, the leakage explodes, leading to their tragic death.
The explosion strips off some ice from the wall, which finally reveals the dead body of
Hermit's wife. Upon seeing his dead wife, Hermit suddenly gets emotional, as he can
finally kiss her goodbye. Brother figures out that Hermit blames Boss for his wife's death.
It turns out that his wife got trapped with Boss during the expedition four years ago, and Hermit
believes that Boss stole the dex from his wife, making her painfully die from edema. Brother then
speculates that Hermit decides to join the rescue mission, to take revenge on Boss.
That night, Brother connects with Beauty. She instructs her brother to turn back, because she's
about to die because of edema. She tells him that they should have climbed at the peak, together
with their father's ashes, because it will surely make their father happy. Brother assures her that
they'll come back someday to do that; but it seems that she has already accepted her eventual
demise. Meanwhile, the evil Boss murders the helpless TopDog, so they can save up more dex.
In the morning, Hermit finds out that the two are gone. Meanwhile, Beauty catches sight of TopDog's
dead body, while Boss is trying to get out of the crevasse. She then angrily prevents Boss,
which causes the ice portions to fall. Soon after, the freezing Boss and Beauty
devise a plan through TopDog's blood, to signal their exact location.
Meanwhile, Beauty and Medic reach the dangerous summit, and finally spot the chamber. Brother
carefully pours the nitro; at last, the moment has come for the nitro to rightfully
explode. After that, the crevasse opens up, revealing the Boss and Beauty inside.
Brother and Medic quickly run and lay the rope to the chamber, to pull Beauty out. Brother suddenly
slides down while pulling Beauty, affecting the rescue. Medic's ax can't hold longer;
but thankfully, Hermit comes to help. As Hermit comes down to the chamber,
Boss gets a weapon, thinking Hermit would kill him. But instead of taking revenge on him,
Hermit attaches him to the rope. With Beauty, Hermit, and Boss attached in
the rope, Medic and Brother struggle to pull even further. Beauty's feet are stuck at the ice edge,
so Hermit yells to stop, and tries to push through her feet. But then, another ice part drops;
Brother falls then grabs the falling Beauty, who is attached to Hermit and Boss.
Hermit realizes Medic's struggle to pull all of them with the rope. So he brings out his knife,
then prays before cutting off the rope, leading him and Boss to their underground limit.
In the end, Brother, Medic, and Beauty finally arrive safely in the base camp. Brother checks
up on his sister. But before he can do it, love starts to bloom, with him and Medic
sharing a passionate but "smelly" tongue massage. Beauty sings a song for Brother,
expressing her amazement with his heroism. At the end of the film, Brother genuinely smiles
at the Icelandic memorial platter, thankful and proud upon overcoming their limit.
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