
Vertical-TheFilmThequestionposedis:Whydomenrisktheirlivestoclimbamountaintheydon'tneedtoclimb?Totestoneself-asinwar.<br/> Toseewhatpsychologicalstrengthonehas.Itistheveryinterestingquestion,whatwillhappentooneselfwhenenoughpressureisexerted.Thispressurecouldbesocial,emotional,financial,intellectual,orphysical.Ultimatelyitisallaboutfacingterror.Theterrorofacommunityturnedagainstyou,orthepainofself-acknowledgedfailure,ortheterrorofdeath.<br/> Inthemountains,theystandaloneagainstwhateverwillhappen.Fortheseveraldaystheyliveinnature,theycanrelyonlyonthemselvesandeachother.Elsewhere,thereisalwaysafallback-hereoneiswithoutasafety.Thisinitselfcanbringsometoterror-theterrorofhavingtorelyonyourself-yourownjudgment,witsandfortitude.Thisisalsothemostincrediblefeelingofstrengthandindependence.Knowingthereisnosafetymeanshavingtobeone'sownsafety.<br/> Achildfearsthedarkness,andinhismindconvinceshimselfthathisfatherwouldalwayssavehimifanythingoccurred.Hegrowsintoyouthandfindsthestrengthtofacethedarkonhisownresources.Ifsomethingshouldbelurkingthere,hetellshimself,hewillhavetofaceitwithhisownmindandbody.<br/> Themountainsarethedarkness.<br/> Beingawayfromeveryone.Facedwiththeimmense-theeternalandtheoverpowering.Overcomingtheimmense-theperilouscragsandsharpridges-likeantscrawlingonatree.Yetthatgivesusthesensethatwecanachieveanything.Intimesofwarthesemenwouldbeheroes.Intimesofpeace-unabletofindanoutletfortheirpower,theyturntothemountains.<br/> Themountainsalsoprovideapurer,simplerandmorepeacefulchallengethantheycouldfindinsociety.<br/> Therearetremendousunscaledsummitsinpolitics,inbusiness,andinculture.However,inthesemattersmostisdecidedbysociety-ratherthanbrutenature.<br/> Inpolitics,academia,etc,oftenthebestmandoesnotattainthesummitbecauseoffactions,gossip,etc.




