Overview
In April and May 2006, eleven determined climbers from all over the world, and one veteran guide, took to the world's tallest peak in an attempt to reach the summit. Partially filmed with cameras mounted to Sherpas' helmets, and two camerapersons who also summited with high-altitude cameras, this six-part production offers an amazing, unflinching look at this incredible expedition through a zeroing in on the experiences of six of the climbers.
| Original Air Dates: | — |
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| Country: | US |
| Genre: | Action, Adventure, Discovery/Science, Drama, Educational, Family, History |
| Network: | Discovery Channel |
| Watched by: | 113 1 008 527 |
| Total running time: | 13 hours 37 minutes |
| Episode duration: | |
| Episodes: | 19 |
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As of May 2019, a queue of ~300 people formed on the way to the summit (photo), in which two climbers died. Plus, 10 people died in the same year due to altitude sickness, heart attacks, exhaustion, and falling from heights. After the tragedies of 2014/15 (avalanches that caused many deaths), it was the deadliest season.
And they keep climbing, literally climbing over corpses. =(
In total, 332 people have died since 1921.
For comparison, 15-20 people die annually on Mount Elbrus, which is much lower than Mount Everest. Because beginners go there, the mountain is considered easy, additional oxygen is not provided, climbing is very cheap.
Experienced guys with oxygen and money climb Mount Everest (because it is at least 15 times more expensive to climb Mount Everest without taking into account plane tickets, accommodation, equipment, etc.), and accordingly they are aware of what they are doing, and not like on Elbrus - they fly in and after 3 days run for 5 thousands of meters, and then they fall in delirium on the descent from altitude sickness. And in small groups with porters they go to Everest, so there are statistically fewer deaths there than on Elbrus, which has a category 1B in the climbing party (and this is the easiest, it does not happen easier, or it is no longer climbing).
ps: under the lilac blanket lay the body of an unknown Czech climber, they wrote about him in the press, or rather about two at once.
pps: that's it. )= No one noticed because everyone was preoccupied with finding another person. And the Italian simply disappeared from the face of the earth: no one knows what happened; no one has ever found his body. There was a man, but there is no man. The mountain swallowed it up. Without a trace. It's scary.