Photo: #In 1966, John Harlin III witnessed his father's death on The Eiger. In "The Alps," Harlin makes his own attempt to reach the summit 40 years after his father's death. Here, Harlin and his fellow climbers make their way across the Eiger's summit ridge.
Photo: #Chaska mountain climber Neal Mueller reached the summit of Mount Everest on June 2, 2005.
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In 1966, John Harlin III witnessed his father's death on The Eiger. In "The Alps," Harlin makes his own attempt to reach the summit 40 years after his father's death. Here, Harlin and his fellow climbers make their way across the Eiger's summit ridge. (Photo courtesy of the Science Museum of Minnesota)
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Minn. climber reviews the new IMAX film 'The Alps'

by Tom Crann, Minnesota Public Radio
January 18, 2008

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St. Paul, Minn. — A new giant-screen film opens Friday at the Science Museum of Minnesota's Omnitheater in St. Paul. It's called "The Alps."

It's about a mountain climber, John Harlin III, who tries to conquer The Eiger, the Alpine peak that killed his father 40 years earlier.

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We asked Minnesota mountain climber Neal Mueller to preview the IMAX film. Mueller, from Chaska, has climbed the tallest mountain on all seven continents.

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