Iñaki Alforja

Shortened version for the Bergewlten series of the Spanish documentary 'The ridge'. On the south face of Annapurna, at 7,400 metres, Iñaki Ochoa de Olza is dying. His rope companion sounds the alarm. And, from the other side of the world, the biggest rescue attempt in the history of the Himalayas gets underway. For four days a dozen men including some of the best mountaineers in the world, from ten countries, set out to try to rescue their stricken comrade. Even beyond his peaks Iñaki is an exceptional man. As exceptional as the rescue attempt itself and the men who risked their lives to save him. Exceptional because their one driving rule is to live. To live in the only way possible: with pure intensity and honesty.

Así se hizo Pura vida is a documentary about mountain filming that takes place in Bishop. It was directed by Iñaki Alforja in 2013 and produced by Arena Comunicación. It features Marga Gutiérrez Díez, Pablo Iraburu, Itziar García Zubiri, Migueltxo Molina, Nima Nuru, Nancy Morin and others.

All part of a real event that occurred in the south face of Mount Annapurna. A basque mountaineer sick in Camp IV, at seven thousand feet high. Over the next four days, famous climbers from more than ten countries are trying to rescue him alive, in a move that is unprecedented in the history of Himalayan. This film uses these four days as a structural element on which to build a message of solidarity, teamwork, honesty and intense life. A unique rescue operation in the most dangerous mountain of the Himalayas. A film about love of life, friendship and action, passion and truth that encourages living life a full.