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The son of a deceased climber that died on a Swiss Alps mountain peak, wants to visit the place of his father's death. He follows a 19th-century British climber to the peak.
The story is a bit obvious for adult audiences, but the climbing itself (with 19th century technology) is spectacular. Insane, but spectacular. What the Amazon blurb doesn't say is that Rudi's father, a climbing guide, died saving the life of his client, and Rudi has to decide just HOW he will be like his dad.
Uncredited appearances by Ullman (book's author) and Helen Hayes as tourists. IMDb doesn't list the stuntmen, but they ought to be credited; amazing work, with no CGI (well, maybe a little blue-screen).
Amazon blurb: The Citadel -- It stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Only one man has ever dared to approach the top, and that man died in his pursuit. He was Josef Matt, Rudi Matt's father.At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he never knew, and complete the quest that claimed his father's life. And so, taking his father's red shirt as a flag, he heads off to face the earth's most challenging peak. But before Rudi can reach the top, he must pass through the forbidden Fortress, the gaping chasm in the high reaches of the Citadel where his father met his end. Rudi has followed Josef's footsteps as far as they will take him. Now he must search deep within himself to find the strength for the final ascent to the summit -- to plant his banner in the sky.His father died while trying to climb Switzerland's greatest mountain -- the Citadel -- and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself.
The son of a deceased climber that died on a Swiss Alps mountain peak, wants to visit the place of his father's death. He follows a 19th-century British climber to the peak.
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Insane, but spectacular.
Uncredited appearances by Ullman (book's author) and Helen Hayes as tourists.
IMDb doesn't list the stuntmen, but they ought to be credited; amazing work, with no CGI (well, maybe a little blue-screen).
Amazon blurb: The Citadel -- It stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Only one man has ever dared to approach the top, and that man died in his pursuit. He was Josef Matt, Rudi Matt's father.At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he never knew, and complete the quest that claimed his father's life. And so, taking his father's red shirt as a flag, he heads off to face the earth's most challenging peak. But before Rudi can reach the top, he must pass through the forbidden Fortress, the gaping chasm in the high reaches of the Citadel where his father met his end. Rudi has followed Josef's footsteps as far as they will take him. Now he must search deep within himself to find the strength for the final ascent to the summit -- to plant his banner in the sky.His father died while trying to climb Switzerland's greatest mountain -- the Citadel -- and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself.
ATOS reading level: 5.10 (