The Climbers

The Climbers is a 2019 Chinese adventure drama film directed by Daniel Lee and written by Alai. The film stars Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Yi, Jing Boran, and Hu Ge. The film tells the real-life expedition of two generations of Chinese mountaineers to ascend Mount Everest from the perilous north side in 1960 and 1975. The film released in China, the United Kingdom and North America on September 30, 2019. Cast Wu Jing as Fang Wuzhou (based on Wang Fuzhou) Zhang Ziyi as Xu Ying Zhang Yi as Qu Songlin Jing Boran as Li Guoliang Hu Ge as Yang Guang (based on Xia Boyu) Jackie Chan as old Yang Guang Wang Jingchun as Zhao Chun Chen Long as Lin Jie He Lin as Zhao Hong Choenyi Tsering as Hei Mudan Liu Xiaofeng as Xu Haotian Tobgyal as a Tibetan Buddhist monk Lawang Lop as Jiebu (based on Gongbu) Production Before the film was filmed, actor Wu Jing conducted a half-month cold tolerance training in Mount Gangshka, Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, Qinghai Province. Production started in February 2019 and ended in late April 2019. Most of the film was shot on location in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.