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- On May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.
- British mountain climber, George Mallory, makes multiple attempts to scale Mt. Everest throughout the 1920s.
- A dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions.
- Survivors' firsthand accounts and actual footage fuel this emotional docuseries about the deadly 2015 earthquake that shook Nepal.
- An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.
- Climbers arrive at Everest Base Camp and quickly learn the dangers of the mountain.They are shocked to discover how badly their minds and bodies cope as they move to Advance Base Camp. A cameraman collapses with intense stomach pains. A member of an Indian expedition collapses with acute mountain sickness. It is up to expedition physician, Terry, to lead a full-scale rescue mission.
- A team of climbers set out to find Irvine and his climbing partner George Mallory camera. If that camera could be found, it would rewrite history.
- The dramatic self-documented story of 20 elite Nepali climbers who venture into the "Death Zone" of Mount Everest to restore their sacred mountain and the contaminated water source of 1.3 billion people.
- 'THE QUEST: Everest' Documentary is an extraordinary quest to deeper understand and climb the most legendary mountain in the world, while revealing the remarkable culture, history and nature of Nepal. <> This one-of-a-kind film begins with an exploration of the mysterious South Asian capital city of Kathmandu, before heading to the Himalayan village of Lukla nestled 9400 feet / 2865 meters up in the majestic Khumbu Valley. <> And though there are no roads that lead to Lukla, it is the starting point for most Mt. Everest expeditions in Nepal and where we begin our spectacular 9 day trek to Everest Base Camp. <> Upon arriving and settling in at the base of the most iconic mountain in the world, we are immersed in unique stories and bare witness to what it really takes to climb + survive for 43 more grueling days at 17,500 feet / 5334 meters and above in order to try to reach the daunting 29,032 foot / 8849 meter Summit of Planet Earth. <> From experiencing Mt. Everest like never before to taking in rarely seen accounts about one of the most fascinating countries, 'THE QUEST: Everest' is a captivating cinematic journey like no other, and one which embodies the incredible human spirit of adventure that lives inside us all.
- With its 29,029 feet (8,848 meters), the mountain Everest is the place where thousands of persons go every year to try climbing it. From what Edmund Hillary prevailed over the mountain and reached the top in May 29, 1953, much people has tried to repeat the miracle, and every day more of a hundred climbers have been there in some camps, waiting his glory moment. Some of them explain their histories with the Everest, in a pride, friendship and sacrifice tale to reach the top and win over the nature.
- This critically acclaimed six-part mini-series... Shot between March and June 2004, Ultimate Survival: Everest chronicles the Everest efforts of Team Discovery, which included two Canadian climbers - producer and experienced adventure guide Ben Webster, and his girlfriend, rookie climber and PhD candidate in Sports Psychology, Shauna Burke - plus Australian Andrew Lock and Hector Ponce De Leon from Mexico, both veterans of Everest and the world's most intimidating peaks. The series also follows the treks of Annabelle Bond, a London socialite; and diabetic American climber Will Cross. The expedition's members, including the team's Nepalese Sherpa guides, were trained to act as the production team, filming the extreme physical demands, physiological changes and emotional hazards. Soaring 8,848 meters above sea level - equal to the height of 16 CN Towers placed end to end - Everest's summit is the ultimate challenge for climbers around the world.
- This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain.
- The story of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepali woman to summit Mt. Everest. Her courageous, historic, and tragic journey would inspire a nation and generations to come.
- On 15 May, 2006, double amputee Mark Inglis reached the summit of Mt Everest. It was a remarkable achievement and Inglis was feted by press and public alike. But only a few days later he was plunged into a storm of controversy when it was learned that he had passed an incapacitated climber, Englishman David Sharp, leaving him to a lonely end high in the Death Zone.
- A 21 year old girl tries to scale Mount Everest in order to win her father's affection.
- A young privileged American "Nathaniel J. Menninger" attempts to make history at Everest by becoming a Himalaya Porter. But in his journey to succeed, experiences a harrowing reality instead. This is an inside look at the darker side of Everest. At the strength, pride and pain of those whose support it. And at just how hard it is for a naive foreigner to attempt the same. This is The Porter.
- When an unexpected solo mountain trek ends in catastrophe for John Lauchlan, inspired fellow climbers set out to brave the elements and follow John's dream - to conquer the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest.
- May 25, 1996 - Bruce Herrod, a South African mountaineer reached the summit of Everest at 5 p.m. On the radio, we urge him to come down as soon as possible because the descent is dangerous in the middle of the night. A few hours later, no news from him. From this South African expedition which turned into a fiasco and another expedition carried out in parallel, the testimonies of the members of these expeditions show to what extent the thirst for climbing to the top of certain mountaineers, combined with the lack of oxygen , can alter the lucidity of climbers to the point of changing their relationship to death and thus lead them to neglect other expedition members in order to ensure their victory or save their own life.
- The official record of Mallory and Irvine's 1924 expedition.
- When a plane carrying important documents crashes in the Death Zone of Mount Everest, two men claiming to work for India's research and analysis department offer a large sum of money to Team Wings to take them up to recover them.
- Our film is as much an historical study of Britain's psychological, if not almost physical, need for something - anything - to erase the woes of World War II as it is a fresh look at the quest for the first sub-4:00 mile, the heretofore deemed physically impossible. Before the war, Britain had bloomed best in its Sporting Tradition, but the amateur accolades leading to Olympic accomplishments were blown off the podiums in the 1952 Helsinki Games. Roger Bannister was the epitome of that disappearing scholar-athlete ideal. Can the lunchtime-trained runner immersed in his medical school studies inject the booster shot into Britain's flagging but still flickering morale?
- Documentary that covers the famous and successful expedition of the Everest conquest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first climbers to reach its peak.
- A Japanese journalist decides to climb Mount Everest.
- 'THE QUEST: Everest VR' Experience is an epic "real life" Virtual Reality quest to climb and reveal the most legendary mountain on earth in stunning 360 degree immersive video. <> It is the only 1st-person VR documentary that takes you on a one-of-a-kind 52 day adventure to the Top of the World, and the closest thing to climbing Everest without all the rigorous training and high risk needed to physically step foot on the iconic peak. <> 'THE QUEST: Everest VR' begins in the mysterious South Asian capital city of Kathmandu, Nepal, before departing to the Himalayan village of Lukla nestled 9400 feet / 2865 meters up in the majestic Khumbu Valley. <> Though there are no roads that lead to Lukla, this is where we begin our spectacular 9 day trek to Everest Base Camp. Along the way you are fully immersed and educated in the grandeur and unique culture of the Khumbu. <> After arriving at the base of the most legendary mountain in the world, we will experience what it takes to climb + survive for 43 more grueling days at 17,500 feet / 5334 meters and above as we continue our epic quest upward to try to reach the daunting 29,032 foot / 8849 meter Summit of Planet Earth. <> From experiencing Mt. Everest like never before and learning fascinating details about one of the most amazing places imaginable, 'THE QUEST: Everest VR' is a truly unique virtual reality journey like no other, and one which embodies the incredible human spirit of adventure that lives inside us all.
- In Israel and Palestine, the road to peace is a steep climb. For three activists, one Israeli, one Palestinian and one American, the challenges seem insurmountable. And yet they try to see and understand the humanity in "the other" and forge connections that promote empathy, understanding and, in their wildest hopes, peace. Hotel Everest is their story.
- Soldier and adventurer Ant Middleton has overcome challenges few of us even get close to. But a dangerous mission remains that he has not yet completed: to climb the most famous and dangerous mountain in the world.
- Rescue pilots in the Himalayas battle altitude and the elements to deliver life-saving care to mountain climbers and the inhabitants of one of the world's most inhospitable regions.
- Surrounded by the mountains and people who are his inspiration, in 'Path to Everest', the mountain athlete Kilian Jornet reveals his most intimate fears, contradictions and passions.
- Ben and Victoria are tested to their physical and mental limits as they attempt to scale the world's highest mountain.
- The story of the first photography expedition to the Krubera-Voronya Cave - the deepest known cave on Earth between 2001 and 2017.
- A massive earthquake rocks Nepal on April 25, 2015. In Kathmandu, centuries of culture are destroyed. In Langtang, an entire village is wiped out of existence. On Mount Everest, base camps and climbers are buried in a tsunami of ice. Thousands are dead, untold numbers are injured, and half a million homes are lost. Witness it firsthand, through personal footage and accounts of the survivors. Then discover the science behind this deadly force, and what, if anything, can be done to prevent such a disaster from happening again.
- Legendary high-altitude climber Reinhold Messner pushes himself to the limit in achieving the first successful summit without the use of supplemental oxygen.
- Discovery Chanel cameramen following Joby Ogwyn made the trek to Mt Everest with the boldest plan to date. Joby was poised to climb Mount Everest with the intention of jumping off the top of the North Face and wing fly all the way down to base camp. First thing in the morning of April 18th,2014, the Sherpas for all the climbing crews, including Joby's are passing through the ice wall section when a section the size of a mansion breaks off and causes an avalanche.
- A physically disabled man treks to Everest Base Camp on horseback, yet when the mountain puts his life on the line, he's forced to question how far he's willing to go, just to fit in.
- The legendary story of Australian climber Lincoln Hall, who was pronounced dead close to the summit of Mount Everest and lived to tell the tale.
- Just inside Everest's notorious death zone, a team of climate scientists who specialize in extreme weather weigh their next move.
- Two young cameramen are asked to film a Mount Everest expedition by German mountaineer Thomas Weber; a man wishing to climb Everest, in spite of his visual handicap. For cameramen Milan Collin and Kevin Augello this is a dream come true. They accept the challenge with full excitement In the first weeks Milan and Kevin are confronted with their own physical limitations. Are they capable of climbing this mountain? Surrounded by people who are prepared to die for their dream, giving up is not an option. They are confronted with accidents and death. In the isolated environment Milan and Kevin turn the camera on each other. This film is a personal story of two men confronted with the harsh and extreme conditions high up on the mountain.
- A group of hikers seeks to make it to the summit of Everest, but they have to make it out alive before the mountain takes a new victim.
- Soundtrek Mount Everest : A Musical Journey by Paul Oakenfold hosts 'The Highest Concert on Earth' with Electronic Dance Music Pioneer Paul Oakenfold. Watch Oakenfold and his skilled team make the 37-mile hike through Nepal's remote villages and the Himalayan Mountains for a groundbreaking live concert event, spinning a set at the base camp of Mount Everest.
- A documentary about the first flight over Mt Everest.
- Mount Everest. Over 60 million years old. 29,035 feet above sea level. Conquered in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Once and untouched summit and a distant dream of mankind, now, an over-used, over-populated tourist trap. What new dangers face the climbers now that anybody can attempt the climb, for the right price?
- A group of mountain enthusiasts of seven starts their journey with a dream to summit the top of the world and their struggle. Will they successfully summit?
- Drop Zone: Everest Follows a Team of Former Special Operators as they Skydive into Mt. Everest to honor and Support America's Fallen Heroes Dan Myrick, acclaimed writer/director of The Blair Witch Project, and movie producer Kristian Krempel join Legacy Studios, the newly established production arm of veteran-owned extreme expedition firm Legacy Expeditions. Captured by award-winning cinematographer Elia Saikaly, the story follows retired Navy SEAL Mike Sarraille and a team of former special operators as they skydive into Mt. Everest in honor of the brave men and women who lost their lives during Extortion 17, the single greatest loss of American lives in Afghanistan. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the majestic Himalayan mountains, Drop Zone: Everest captures the challenges of preparing and executing jumps into the world's highest drop zones, including sub-zero temperatures, unpredictable winds, and low oxygen levels. Along with facing the harsh conditions of Nepal's Everest region, the team must also come to terms with the emotional toll of a war that's lasted more than two decades. "While everyone experiences peaks and valleys in life, it's the journey that builds character and gives us purpose," said Sarraille. "I'm humbled for the opportunity to help children whose lives were forever changed when they lost a parent during Extortion 17," he added. Having recently joined the Legacy Studios' team, director Dan Myrick said, "Switching to documentary production is exciting because these films share inspiring, life-changing journeys. Drop Zone: Everest gives us a fresh look at Everest and reframes public perception of special operators."
- On October 15, 1978, three French mountaineers reached the summit of Everest: Pierre Mazeaud, Nicolas Jaeger, Jean Afanassieff, along with Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer and high-altitude cameraman, as filmed by major TF1 reporters.
- What makes a person risk their life to achieve the impossible?
- Hosted and narrated by survival expert and successful Everest summiteer Bear Grylls, this special presents stories of some of the greatest Everest attempts and achievements.