Picking Nits
Hal’s reversal; frostbite; missing headgear; climbing realism; Denver Mint; physique; small crew; travel jumps
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- Hal changes quickly from hatred to protecting Gabe.
- Gabe surviving in a T-shirt without freezing and everyone lacking headgear seem implausible.
- The second stoner’s fate remains unclear despite Frank rescuing him.
- A gunshot dispersing all the coyotes seems too easy.
- A climbing critic reportedly objected to the unrealistic piton-firing gun.
- The Denver Mint produces coins rather than the film’s paper currency.
- Stallone's bodybuilder physique seems wrong for a climber, whose lower weight and sinewy build would make repeated pull-ups more plausible.
- A late nitpick questions the tiny rescue staff and absence of younger recruits.
- Characters cover enormous mountain distances implausibly fast, including reaching the distant hut and warming with only a thin thermal.