Mountain of Storms

In1968,fivefriendssetoutona5,000-mileroadtripinawhiteFordvanboundforSouthAmerica.Theypackedsurfboards,skis,andclimbinggearanddocumentedthewholetripona16mmBolexcamera.FromVentura,CaliforniatoafirstascentonCerroFitzRoy,withastopforsandskiingand31daysinanicecaveinbetween,MountainofStormsnotonlyprefiguredthemodernadventuremovie,itservesasthemythologicaloriginstorybehindthePatagonianameandphilosophy,andinformedafoundingprinciplethatwouldcometodominatethesemen’slivesforthenextfivedecades:what’simportantisn’twhatyouaccomplished,it’showyougotthere.<br/>　　FeaturingYvonChouinard,DougTompkins,ChrisJones,DickDorworth,andLitoTejada-Flores.