Cold Mountain (North Carolina) settlement on the real-life mountain. The peak is accessible only by hiking a spur of the strenuous Art Loeb Trail. A major motion picture based on the novel was distributed by Miramax Films in 2003. The movie was actually filmed in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. A Miramax Films spokesperson cited higher production costs however director Anthony Minghella had said that the lack of old-growth forests and period buildings as well as the lack of dependable snowfall were the primary reasons he chose not to film in Western North Carolina. A 2015 opera production followed. "Cold Mountain Hunter" a 2004
Walt Ripley run average. He did not have a decision or saves and never appeared in a major league game again. Ripley died in Attleboro, Massachusetts, at the age of 73. Walt Ripley Walter Franklin Ripley (November 26, 1916 – October 7, 1990) was a relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball. Listed at , 168 lb., Ripley batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. His son, Allen Ripley, was also a major league pitcher. Ripley was 18 years old when he entered the majors in with the Boston Red Sox, to become the youngest major league player