I really enjoy videos like this. Regardless of whether you are on a summit push or any other endeavor knowing when to accept not being able to make it and turning around can be hard to swallow.

The mountain will always be there. You on the other hand you may not be if you don't realize when its time to turn around. Good stuff.

I can see, Alicia, why you enjoyed your time on Rainer under Melissa’s guidance.

As the video first started rolling I thought, God not another "look at me being super human demonstration."  But the more this documentary rolled, the more I respected their ethos and style.  This documentary would make good PR for a competent and responsible guide.    

Four things impress me, regarding their attitudes on mountaineering:

• They defined what level of risk and sacrifice they were willing to accept – and adhered to that parameter.
• She had the wisdom to read her body cues and turned back, thusly preempt a possible crisis.  Failure to respect what one's body is telling them accounts for many dramas and tragedies up high.
• He did not let summit fever dictate crucial decisions near the summit.  150 meters sounds like a small gain on an 8KM climb, but it is still almost 500 vertical feet, up an apparently steep incline, at great altitude with no bottled oxygen.  I had only summited a couple of 6KM peaks, and was turned back four times as often as I have summated.  Whenever I had to turn back I rationalized the view is pretty damn good enough from here, today.  Even if the view was only a white out!   
• Climbing with style was their overarching ethic, which in their case included a light, self supported attempt.  But they also understood style includes state of mind, that in part defines the place mountaineering has in one’s life.  For them it is both a process and a goal within itself; nevertheless whatever other objectives may be considered, all possible outcomes are subordinate to coming home safe.

Ed