David Lama has an innocence and drive (along with his partners) that is infectious. He seems to just crack on and give it a bloody good go. Good to watch an 'unsuccessful' attempt.

Interesting - I did the Annapurna Circuit last month.

Apart from the long shots of the face, I thought it was an awful video. The clanging music just annoyed and the silly, shifting angles meant that I never really got a sense of what it was like to be one of the climbers right there on the face, looking up, unlike in the Sim/Bullock video, which was great.

Completely agree, its obviously a slick production but lacked any history about the previous attempt, failed to put you on the route as a climber or give you any idea of difficulty, weather, loose rock, route choice, team work etc. The Simm / Bullock production succeeded in putting you on the route and gave a greater understanding of all aspects of their routes. Plus all done on a shoestring budget.