Steven_Kalinowski Posted October 31, 2002 Posted October 31, 2002 Does anyone know if the new SUV commerical featuring Sir Edmund Hillary really has Mt Everest in the background? The foreground looks pretty barren, so if the commerical was filmed in the Everest region, I assume it was in Tibet. Just curious. Quote
allthumbs Posted October 31, 2002 Posted October 31, 2002 I don't know, but you sound like a really nice guy and I'd like to thank you for the nice post. Have a great day and a big old cyber beer on me! Quote
mattp Posted October 31, 2002 Posted October 31, 2002 I saw the ad last night. It looked to me like shots of Everest, though our TV antenna is not working and mostly all I saw was a snowstorm and ghost images. Here's a view of the north side. From the north, you can drive to "basecamp" although the real basecamp, "advanced base camp," involves a hike of something like 20 miles. Quote
thelawgoddess Posted October 31, 2002 Posted October 31, 2002 quote: Originally posted by mattp: mostly all I saw was a snowstorm and ghost images i thought that's what everest really looks like. Quote
Lambone Posted October 31, 2002 Posted October 31, 2002 Yeah it sorta looked like the north side....probl'y was. It just sorta makes me sad to see Hillary sell out Mountaineering like that. he's done some great stuff in Nepal...but this just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Quote
ScottP Posted October 31, 2002 Posted October 31, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Lambone: Yeah it sorta looked like the north side....probl'y was. It just sorta makes me sad to see Hillary sell out Mountaineering like that. he's done some great stuff in Nepal...but this just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe he's using the do re mi to do more great stuff in Nepal... Quote
COL._Von_Spanker Posted October 31, 2002 Posted October 31, 2002 It's all about the benjamins. A climbers gotta score the scrilla somehow. Quote
MtnGoat Posted November 1, 2002 Posted November 1, 2002 i heard somewhere it was actually filmed on location, but i can't remember the source so I can't prove it. Quote
ryland_moore Posted November 1, 2002 Posted November 1, 2002 There was an earlier SUV (Ford or Jeep?) that had the background of Torres del Paine National Park (along Lago Grey) in the background. I know this was not filmed there b/c there is no way to drive where they showed the SUV. Just superimposed the SUV going over rough terrain with the background of the Towers. Could this be what happened in this commercial? Amazing things can be done with film these days. Quote
ScottP Posted November 1, 2002 Posted November 1, 2002 quote: Originally posted by MtnGoat: i heard somewhere it was actually filmed on location, but i can't remember the source so I can't prove it. I looked it up... It was filmed in Tibet and New Zealand. Quote
salbrecher Posted November 1, 2002 Posted November 1, 2002 quote: Originally posted by mattp: I saw the ad last night. It looked to me like shots of Everest, though our TV antenna is not working and mostly all I saw was a snowstorm and ghost images. Here's a view of the north side. From the north, you can drive to "basecamp" although the real basecamp, "advanced base camp," involves a hike of something like 20 miles. DROOL, DROOL. North Face=pretty [ 11-01-2002, 03:55 PM: Message edited by: salbrecher ] Quote
MntnrMichael Posted November 2, 2002 Posted November 2, 2002 I am not sure whether they filmed it at Everest. But that is the great mountain itself. They could have filmed the foreground in the states and then gone to Everest just to get the shots of the mountain. Quote
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