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In the new issue of Plenka, Snob publisher Marina Gevorkyan spoke with documentary filmmaker Valdis Pelsh and the president of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov about the film The Height Gene 2. The Mountain of All Mountains, the cost of climbing, and commercial mountaineering. 00:56 Did the filmmakers manage to decipher the "height gene"? 02:25 Why filming on K2 is more difficult than filming on Everest? 03:48 "It's Russian roulette, where the chances are 50 percent" 04:35 Why it is more difficult to find funding for K2? 05:42 "7 Summits Club" and their participation in organizing the expedition 06:59 Would the film have been released if the happy ending had not happened? 08:02 How the cameramen of the film "The Height Gene 2. The Mountain of All Mountains" worked 12:02 How the heroes of the film changed as they climbed 13:35 Commercial mountaineering and "K2 turnkey" 14:39 Is watching professionals less interesting? 16:29 Here comes Alexander Abramov 17:50 Who goes to the mountains — answers Alexander Abramov 20:14 Funny and tragic in "Height Gene 2" 21:38 "We cut out an hour" — what was left behind the scenes of "Height Gene 2" 24:04 How amateur climbers feel about climbing 26:22 "When a person pays for climbing Elbrus, he already feels like he is on the top of Elbrus" 28:20 "Waiver of claims" and honest Abramov 30:15 What should the film be called — a dispute between Abramov and Pelsh 33:31 What will the next "Height Gene" be about 34:12 "There are very few killer women" — Abramov on women's mountaineering 36:59 Why the discipline on K2 was tougher than on Everest 37:55 "I'll turn off the camera here" — Valdis Pelsh on women's mountaineering 41:07 Will the film's heroes seem cynical to the average viewer? 45:47 "Yes, yes. Three Pakistanis" — a local meme from "Height Gene 2" 46:33 Comfortable conditions on Everest and the harsh K2 49:48 "Nims" and Abramov — living legends of modern mountaineering 51:47 "Height Gene 3" will be the last — or not? 52:54 "We will tell an honest story — from the bottom of our hearts"