On April 29th, 2009 Radek Jaroš climbed on the top of the eighth highest mountain in the world – Manaslu 8163. 29. It was the first time he had gone for an expedition alone. It was also the first time he had been reliant only on his own energy, consideration and abilities. The original plan was supposed to be completely different. It was supposed to be an expedition of six Czech mountaineers. Finally everything ended another way.

The movie is Radek´s enunciation about a long journey to the summit of Manaslu, during which he had to overcome many obstacles. One of the greatest tests he had to undergo, was the inflammation of his tooth. As he said himself, it was one of the longest and most intensive pain he has ever experienced. He was thinking about the return many times during the expedition. Maybe that is also why he is recalling the unhappy events, which ended his expedition on K2 in 2007.

By reaching the top of Manaslu, Radek became the most successful Czech Himalayan mountaineer. Manaslu is the ninth of the eight thousand high mountains, which Radek had climbed on and brought himself closer to his main goal – the Crown of Himalaya.

Production: Petr Kašpar, ČR, 2009
Theme and camera: Radek Jaroš
Script:Marek Kožušník
in Czech language, 28 minutes