Billy Graham Presents: The Climb (2002)

In this white-knuckle drama, a friendship between two hotshot climbers with very different styles ? one a trailblazer, and the other known as "Safety Man" ? escalates into a test of wills, character and sacrifice that pushes both men beyond their limits.

Very moving!

Not to be missed!
2 solo climbers take part in a daring rescue which earns them a chance to achieve a dream - climbing Mount Chicanagua in the Chilean Andes.
2 very different characters now team up to reach their goal.
Derrick is a take-life-to-the-edge, I-love-me-who-do-do-you-love? person, while Michael takes life as it comes and has a strong relationship with God & his family.
Michael says in answer to Derrick's disgust at finding he is a Christian "I don't preach, but I do speak my mind!" The film is convincing, but not "preachy" with a strong message of sacrificial love & forgiveness.
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One Starry Night: Stop and Smell the Roses Series (Stop and Smell the Roses) April 19, 2008

Believable non preachy story line

What I liked about the movie was the believable non preachy story lines. Like with the one young couple where the woman Cheryl Martin is a Christian but isn't walking the talk, who then finds she has made a poor choice and faces some hard choices. Meanwhile the man Derrick Williams is struggling with his bitterness from not having a Dad growing up, and his goal of showing the Dad he never knew that he is better than him.

Meanwhile the other climber Michael Harris, is a widower, who is also a Christian, although not an in your face type which I found very refreshing. He seeks God first and listens and in doing so avoids mistakes the other climber is making. But he never gives up on his friend whom he sees as a hurting man. He simply loves him where he is at, which is what Christ does with each of us. In the end he brings the Biblical admonition of laying down our life for a friend to life.

Mack 'Mackie' Leonard is the owner of a sporting goods store whose son the climbers have saved so he promises to fund their big climb and has promised to build a new store in an area where businesses are needed. A man who works for him tries to go behind his back to change things, and gets fired for being corrupt. I like the whole story line.

I also loved the cinematography since we are a backpacking, skiing, climbing family and never get tired of great mountain scenes. Sure, some elements of the movie may seem sappy to hardened movie goers. But for me I simply liked the story line and how in an era when so many 'Christian' movies like the Left Behind Series are so sophomoric, that this movie is mature and well thought out.

On a side note, I so appreciated seeing a black man in a serious climbing movie, because climbing and most snow sports are often shown as being activities that only whites do. Hope the movie gets more minorities interested in climbing. March 28, 2008

Good message

The production level is average but the message has some meat to it. If you're looking for a hollywood style movie, this isn't it but yet you have to look beyond that to how God loves us and sets our path! March 6, 2008

Excellent film and message.. I was surprised at the quality

I used to love to go to movies but can't feel comfortable with the accepted norms of today's films. This was an excellent story line, good acting, and of course great moral lesson as you would expect from Billy Graham. I would highly recommend this film to Christians who love a good story and to non-Christians who are sick of the filth accepted as okay by today's movie goers. February 13, 2008

The Climb

I think this is a great movie that demonstrates God's love in a way that crosses racial boundaries. We are all human beings, we will all answer to the same God, Jesus the Christ. The actors and quality of the film are top quality. January 7, 2008

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