Plot: It's said that for every 10 people who reach the summit of Mount Everest, one dies trying. Yet, even with the margin of error between life and death so fine, hundreds of climbers and Sherpas attempt to scale the epic peak each year. Their fate often rests in the hands of elite helicopter pilots performing...
Plot: In 1976 two British soldiers completed the first successful all-military expedition to the summit of Everest. To celebrate this endeavour, twenty-one British army mountaineers attempt to climb Mount Everest via the deadly West Ridge route.
Plot: Physician assistant Jeff Evans specializes in high altitude and travel medicine, taking part in 12 Himalayan expeditions, including guiding the first and only blind climber to the summit of Mount Everest. It's those types of compelling challenges and adventures that attract Evans to one of the planet...