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Ghost of the Mountains

Disneynature's international team of filmmakers travel to the mountains of China to find and film the elusive snow leopard on the highest plateau on Earth, while enduring brutal weather and unsettled terrain.

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Ben Wallis

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NARRATOR: A fact
the snow leopard mom
knows only too well. - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: A fact the snow leopard mom knows only too well.

So I judged
what's the best way
to use the land, - Ghost of the Mountains

So I judged what's the best way to use the land,

NARRATOR: Sonam is
a local guide and mechanic, - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: Sonam is a local guide and mechanic,

They journey on, - Ghost of the Mountains

They journey on,

Ed is one of
the team's field directors. - Ghost of the Mountains

Ed is one of the team's field directors.

It's just one more reminder
as we go to our
final destination - Ghost of the Mountains

It's just one more reminder as we go to our final desti...

Yeah, I, uh,
worry about the film crew. - Ghost of the Mountains

Yeah, I, uh, worry about the film crew.

Uh, if they get sick,
it might get very serious. - Ghost of the Mountains

Uh, if they get sick, it might get very serious.

Dondrub is a Buddhist monk
who's traveled extensively
in this area. - Ghost of the Mountains

Dondrub is a Buddhist monk who's traveled extensively i...

We have a doctor with us
and we have
a lot of medicines. - Ghost of the Mountains

We have a doctor with us and we have a lot of medicines.

We have also an oxygen tank,
which is... - Ghost of the Mountains

We have also an oxygen tank, which is...

Which would be very helpful
if anyone gets sick. - Ghost of the Mountains

Which would be very helpful if anyone gets sick.

(HORN HONKING) - Ghost of the Mountains

They are the first
international film crew - Ghost of the Mountains

They are the first international film crew

NARRATOR: Sanjiangyuan,
in northwest China, - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: Sanjiangyuan, in northwest China,

At almost 400,000
square kilometers, - Ghost of the Mountains

At almost 400,000 square kilometers,

A truly vast landscape - Ghost of the Mountains

A truly vast landscape

This is a remote,
daunting location, - Ghost of the Mountains

This is a remote, daunting location,

But getting more
than a brief glimpse - Ghost of the Mountains

But getting more than a brief glimpse

No one has achieved
the hours of footage - Ghost of the Mountains

No one has achieved the hours of footage

Everyone is excited
about the adventure ahead. - Ghost of the Mountains

Everyone is excited about the adventure ahead.

Living a couple
hundred kilometers
from the nearest city, - Ghost of the Mountains

Living a couple hundred kilometers from the nearest city,

A toilet is dug
in the frozen earth. - Ghost of the Mountains

A toilet is dug in the frozen earth.

The warmth and...
It's the first moment - Ghost of the Mountains

The warmth and... It's the first moment

(LAUGHING)
Need to get this fire going. - Ghost of the Mountains

(LAUGHING) Need to get this fire going.

NARRATOR: Staying in a house
with no insulated walls - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: Staying in a house with no insulated walls

The team get up
in the freezing darkness
before dawn. - Ghost of the Mountains

The team get up in the freezing darkness before dawn.

When searching
for any predator, - Ghost of the Mountains

When searching for any predator,

NARRATOR:
Ben is one of the team's
field directors. - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: Ben is one of the team's field directors.

(WALLIS BREATHES DEEPLY) - Ghost of the Mountains

(WALLIS BREATHES DEEPLY)

NARRATOR: This might be
a great habitat
for snow leopards, - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: This might be a great habitat for snow leopards,

(THUNDER RUMBLING) - Ghost of the Mountains

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

ANDERSON: There are lots
of signs, um, from the various
wild animals around here, - Ghost of the Mountains

ANDERSON: There are lots of signs, um, from the various wild...

And then scattered around are - Ghost of the Mountains

And then scattered around are

And so,
although we haven't seen
a snow leopard in the flesh, - Ghost of the Mountains

And so, although we haven't seen a snow leopard in the ...

(HERDER WHISTLING)
(YAK GRUNTING) - Ghost of the Mountains

(HERDER WHISTLING) (YAK GRUNTING)

The perfect chance
to break the ice - Ghost of the Mountains

The perfect chance to break the ice

Well, we found
a baby yak, uh, - Ghost of the Mountains

Well, we found a baby yak, uh,

(SPEAKING CHINESE) - Ghost of the Mountains

(SPEAKING CHINESE)

They're a source of food,
drink, clothes and shoes. - Ghost of the Mountains

They're a source of food, drink, clothes and shoes.

(ALL LAUGHING) - Ghost of the Mountains

Plus it's hailing, it's cold,
and he needs to go home. - Ghost of the Mountains

Plus it's hailing, it's cold, and he needs to go h...

So we roll up
to this house - Ghost of the Mountains

So we roll up to this house

And the result is,
our baby yak is saved. - Ghost of the Mountains

And the result is, our baby yak is saved.

(YAK GRUNTS) - Ghost of the Mountains

And our treat
is getting to see these - Ghost of the Mountains

And our treat is getting to see these

(LAUGHING) - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR:
This act of kindness
will go a long way - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: This act of kindness will go a long way

With these stories
fresh in their minds, - Ghost of the Mountains

With these stories fresh in their minds,

In remote regions
where helicopters
can't reach, - Ghost of the Mountains

In remote regions where helicopters can't reach,

Shane has spent
many months designing
and building this drone, - Ghost of the Mountains

Shane has spent many months designing and building this dron...

It also offers the team
further clues as to where
the snow leopards might be. - Ghost of the Mountains

It also offers the team further clues as to where the snow l...

Any well-worn paths or caves
could be visited by the cats - Ghost of the Mountains

Any well-worn paths or caves could be visited by the cats

With a much better idea
of the lay of the land, - Ghost of the Mountains

With a much better idea of the lay of the land,

All the electronics
for controlling the triggers, - Ghost of the Mountains

All the electronics for controlling the triggers,

So, we can spread these
far and wide, and, uh, - Ghost of the Mountains

So, we can spread these far and wide, and, uh,

NARRATOR: Dave is a remote
camera trap expert. - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: Dave is a remote camera trap expert.

How do we know (CHUCKLES)
where to put them,
I guess is the... - Ghost of the Mountains

How do we know (CHUCKLES) where to put them, I guess is the....

Yeah, if you just
looked at the math,
you'd give up - Ghost of the Mountains

Yeah, if you just looked at the math, you'd give up

And you need to find
the exact place, - Ghost of the Mountains

And you need to find the exact place,

And, of course,
the males have - Ghost of the Mountains

And, of course, the males have

But don't look at it
that way - Ghost of the Mountains

But don't look at it that way

Yeah.
(CHUCKLING) - Ghost of the Mountains

Yeah. (CHUCKLING)

Animal trails come here
between the frozen river
and the rock there. - Ghost of the Mountains

Animal trails come here between the frozen river and the roc...

Reckon it's gonna be
a good place
for a camera trap, - Ghost of the Mountains

Reckon it's gonna be a good place for a camera trap,

It was frozen a week ago - Ghost of the Mountains

It was frozen a week ago

NARRATOR: James,
the team's field assistant, - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: James, the team's field assistant,

There's actually some
snow leopard hair in here, - Ghost of the Mountains

There's actually some snow leopard hair in here,

We'll set it up and, uh,
come back in a few days, - Ghost of the Mountains

We'll set it up and, uh, come back in a few days,

So at the moment
we're just trying to
set the focus in such a way - Ghost of the Mountains

So at the moment we're just trying to set the focus in ...

And hopefully
as soon as the leopard
walks past it, - Ghost of the Mountains

And hopefully as soon as the leopard walks past it,

NARRATOR:
It's hazardous work, - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: It's hazardous work,

Up here at over 16,000 feet, - Ghost of the Mountains

Up here at over 16,000 feet,

During a storm, - Ghost of the Mountains

During a storm,

(PANTING) - Ghost of the Mountains

Over the next few weeks, - Ghost of the Mountains

Over the next few weeks,

NARRATOR: ...to see if there
are any hits. - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: ...to see if there are any hits.

(BIRDS CALLING) - Ghost of the Mountains

(BIRDS CALLING)

The camera traps were checked
and rechecked endlessly. - Ghost of the Mountains

The camera traps were checked and rechecked endlessly.

(MEN EXCLAIM IN DELIGHT) - Ghost of the Mountains

(MEN EXCLAIM IN DELIGHT)

NARRATOR:
Snow leopards are mainly
solitary creatures. - Ghost of the Mountains

NARRATOR: Snow leopards are mainly solitary creatures.

It's definitive proof
the cats are here. - Ghost of the Mountains

It's definitive proof the cats are here.

There's now a real sense
of the team being able
to get into position - Ghost of the Mountains

There's now a real sense of the team being able to get ...

To get everyone searching
as much as possible, - Ghost of the Mountains

To get everyone searching as much as possible,

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Mine.
That's my point. - Ghost of the Mountains

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Mine. That's my point.

(MEN LAUGH) - Ghost of the Mountains

(SPEAKING LOCAL DIALECT) - Ghost of the Mountains

(SPEAKING LOCAL DIALECT)

(ALL LAUGHING) - Ghost of the Mountains

MOORE:
I love to track these cats. - Ghost of the Mountains

MOORE: I love to track these cats.

But we have had
some really good
tracking situations - Ghost of the Mountains

But we have had some really good tracking situations

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Disneynature's international team of filmmakers travel to the mountains of China to find and film the elusive snow leopard on the highest plateau on Earth, while enduring brutal weather and unsettled terrain.

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Director: Ben Wallis

Writer: Ben Wallis

Production: Disneynature

Genre: documentary

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 14 Sep 2017

Awards: N/A

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