Send the injun

In the Sensi Azores, Nick is pictured standing in the Furnas volcano while at work on a shoot. (Courtesy: Nick Huard)

Story told by: Nick Huard

I’m a mountain climber. Well, I used to be a mountain climber. As a matter of fact, I filmed the first Canadian ascent of Mount Everest, which was a flop. Two deaths. So, we ended up with no film. We were there to film the peak once they bagged the mountain. But it didn’t happen.

Stan Schwartz calls me up and says, “Nick, you’re not afraid of heights, are you?”

I said, “Nope.”

“Let me call you back.”

A couple hours later, he calls me back. He says, “Are you free from September to November?”

I said, “So far, ya.”

“Let me call you back.”

He calls me back after and says, “Okay, pack your gear. You’re going off to Nepal.”

Nick is pictured at the Annapurna mountain in Nepal. (Courtesy: Nick Huard)

And I said, “Wha—?”

“You’re doing Everest.”

So, I had to crash-learn how to climb. It was a hell of an expedition. But, then again, all my life has been stuff like that.

There’s a war zone: “Send the Injun.” Well, I went.

There’s a high mountain: “Send the Injun.” I went.

For the Arctic: “Oh it’s too cold, I don’t wanna freeze my ass off. Send the Injun.”

Well, the Injun went, and the Injun came back with a story.

Nick posed with Tapori, the children who live on the street in Mumbai, India, while working on a film about the children. (Courtesy: Nick Huard)