Fellowship of the Andes
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Fellowship of the Andes is a documentary film starring blind climber Erik Weihenmayer
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In 2001, climber Erik Weihenmayer
was the first blind man to summit Mount Everest. In June 2006 he guided a team of blind and visually impaired students across the Andes
. Dutch filmmaker Bernd Out
produced an hour long documentary film about this "Leading the Way" expedition which premiered at New York Film Academy
on October 28th, 2006. The film shows how Erik and three of the blind students make their way across the Andes towards the ruins of the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu
. The film has not been released on dvd
yet.
Erik Weihenmayer
Erik Weihenmayer is the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. He also completed the Seven Summits in September 2002. His story was covered in a Time article in June 2001 titled Blind to Failure...
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In 2001, climber Erik Weihenmayer
Erik Weihenmayer
Erik Weihenmayer is the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. He also completed the Seven Summits in September 2002. His story was covered in a Time article in June 2001 titled Blind to Failure...
was the first blind man to summit Mount Everest. In June 2006 he guided a team of blind and visually impaired students across the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
. Dutch filmmaker Bernd Out
Bernd Out
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produced an hour long documentary film about this "Leading the Way" expedition which premiered at New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy - School of Film and Acting is a film school andacting school based in New York City, Universal City, California, USA and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. NYFA offers short-term film-making and acting courses, as well as one- and two-year conservatory and Master of Fine Arts...
on October 28th, 2006. The film shows how Erik and three of the blind students make their way across the Andes towards the ruins of the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for...
. The film has not been released on dvd
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
yet.