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