Release Date

01 Jan, 1994

Runtime

00:22: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

8/1

Synopsis

This is the story, in eight episodes, of the conquest of Mount Everest in the Himalayas and its impact on the world. We meet the climbers who reached the summit and those who perished attempting the ascent. We encounter the Sherpa people, an ethnic group originating from Tibet, explore high-altitude mountaineering techniques, and hear the stories of expedition leaders and team members throughout their journey, while cameras capture every danger on the icy peaks. Viewers will remember that Everest is a world of illusions, a world that can become hostile in an instant, swept by fierce winds and deadly ice slides. A more recent, political, ecological, and economic perspective focuses primarily on present-day Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan and their economies, including the Tibetan carpet industry and the Chinese occupation.

Original Title

The Himalayas

Photos

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Season 1

01 Jan, 1994

Created By

Brando Quilici

Actors

Reinhold Messner

Benoît Chamoux

Jean-Christophe Lafaille

Edmund Hillary

Andrew Irvine

George Mallory

Tenzin Gyatso

E.G. Marshall

Crew

Brando Quilici

Brando Quilici

Thomas Wullenweber

Alessandro Ojetti

Vittorio Dragonetti

Philip Glass

Thomas Wullenweber