How inspirational is the legless old man behind the movie Endless Climbing?

Xia, the first man to climb Mount Everest without legs, recently appeared in the cast of Wandering Earth 2 with the movie Endless Climbing, and presented the leading actor and director with climbing poles to show that he was brave in climbing the peak in the exploration of China science fiction movies.

Xia (second from left) visited the cast of Wandering Earth 2.

Specially recommended by filmmakers Jason Wu and Frant Gwo; Hugh poured out his heart and told the story of hardcore Uncle Xia's movie Endless Climbing, which was officially released today (65438+February 3). The film truly records the story of China legless mountaineers who climbed Mount Everest five times with a pair of artificial limbs with their unremitting persistence and love in the past 43 years, and finally succeeded.

Endless climbing poster

Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is challenged by countless dreamers every year. It is magnificent and rugged. In the eyes of many explorers, Mount Everest is the most difficult goal in life, and Xia is the first "hardcore uncle" in China who successfully climbed Mount Everest with artificial limbs!

1975, joined the China mountaineering team in summer. When climbing Mount Everest, he helped his teammates, resulting in frostbite and amputation of both legs, but he did not give up his dream of climbing Mount Everest. During the 43 years of amputation of both legs, cancer invasion and illness, Xia climbed Mount Everest five times. With perseverance and love, he was finally admitted to Mount Everest in May 18, and successfully climbed to the top at the age of 69. This made him the first person in China to climb Mount Everest without legs.

Endless climbing poster

Nicholas Tse, the director of Endless Climbing, once worked as a screenwriter in the film The Wandering Earth. Ye Juanchang, the director, is also the director and screenwriter of The Wandering Earth. The producer of the movie "Endless Climbing" was deeply moved by the affinity between The Climbers and Xia, and devoted himself to "Endless Climbing" without hesitation. Jason Wu said frankly that the movie Endless Climbing really hit his sore spot: "Teacher Xia spent his whole life fulfilling a dream, which is exactly the quality we filmmakers need."

Frant Gwo, another producer of the film Endless Climbing, also has an indissoluble bond with this film. He said: "I got a lot of help and encouragement when I was creating and filming The Wandering Earth. The directors and editors of the two leaflets (Alfred Tse and Ye Yuchang) are members of the "Little Broken Ball" family, and I have the responsibility to help more new filmmakers. "

In addition, Hugh, an actor who used Xia as the prototype in the film The Climbers, also voiced her in The Endless Climb. Hugh said in Weibo, "I once played a young teacher Xia Boyu in the movie The Climber. With his lifelong persistence, he measured the distance between human beings and Mount Everest, making everyone feel the spirit of never giving up! "