TERZYUL 14
“Terzyul 14” BIo DocUMENTARY
Biographical documentary about Vladyslav Terzyul, Ukraine’s only alpinist to reach the summits of all 14 eight-thousand meter peaks. Something that only less than 25 people achieved. To every summit he carried his courage, strength, good humor and the Ukrainian flag.
They live as long as we remember about them.
Alpinism remains one of the most dangerous sports. Vladyslav Terzyul has achieved something so few in this world could (less than 25 people total worlwide), all while raising two daughters with the love of his life, starting and running a company on the heels of the Soviet Union break down. We want to show Vladyslav’s story to honor his memory and give his name an eternal life.
What was Vladyslav like? How did he balance his life between work, family, big mountains? What kind of father, expedition member, human was he? How did he overcome tragedies that are so often take place in the mountains? What did Ukraine mean to him? What happened on his last mountain? We get these answers through the mix of the unique archives consisting of notes and videos taken by Vladyslav himself, talks with his family and friends, fellow mountaineers.
Vladyslav’s famous “Rope Rug” made out of ropes collected by him at every mountain he climbed. It also has the rope from Makalu, the last mountain in his life.
Pictures from Terzyul Family Collection
DIY Steam Bath in BC of Hidden Peak, 2003
Ice fall, Himalayas
Hanging Bridge, Himalayas
Rocking DIY Balaklava
Hidden Peak, 2003
Vladyslav with the locals in Pakistan
Edelweiss
Video Camera Was always with Terzyul
On the way to ABC, Everest
Ice fall at Hidden Peak
Expedition to the Hidden Peak, 2003
General view of The Base Camp of The Ukrainian National Expedition
Summit of Gasherbrum, 1996
Alpine Training in Ala-Archa, Tyan-Shan, 1979
Pioneer Peak, Ala-Archa, Tyan-Shan, 1979
After Everest Summit at the BC, 1999
Passing a Very Large Crevasse (Ice Crack)
Bypassing the Crevasse
Baltoro Glacier, Approaching the BC, Karakorum (Pakistan)
Elbrus as a Backdrop, 1982
Glacier Lake
Edelweiss
Skiing in the Carpathians, Ukraine
History of the Idea
The idea of this film was born when our producer Yulia Zi, an aspiring mountaineer herself, discovered about Vladyslav Terzyul on Wikipedia from her home in California. She then started her deep research that lead to the book “Tie You Knot” / “В’яжи Свой Узел”published by Terzyul family [order here] and her friendship with Vladyslav’s daughters Julia and Olha. The bond grew between them, so did Yulia’s fascination of Vladyslav’s story. There seemed to be a common thread in their stories: both are from South of Ukraine and hopelessly in love with the mountains. And so Yulia is on the mission to make Vladyslav’s story and Ukraine’s alpine achievements to be visualized and known to all.
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