Ottawa climber and filmmaker Elia Saikaly says his third time standing on the roof of the world will be his last.
They weren’t alone. Some 200 climbers headed for the summit that day, many of whom were ill-prepared, ill-equipped and unfit physically for the challenge. It was, in Saikaly’s words, a “real s–t show.” “It’s pandemonium up there,” Saikaly said. “A couple of the women pulled their masks off and said to me, ‘Where’s the summit?’ and I had to say, ‘Do you not see the 50 people ahead of us standing there? There were so many people and everyone’s competing for that same spot. I didn’t even bother stepping up there this time.
He came out of “retirement” to shoot the Arab women’s expedition. Unable to find financial backing, he’s paying for the project himself.
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