Everest: Conquering the Death Zone
Everest: Conquering the Death Zone
The stories of mountaineers who have reached the summit of the world's tallest mountain, including a look at the dangers of the low oxygen levels at high altitudes. The programme examines the factors that allowed Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's 1953 expedition to succeed where so many had failed, and reveals how the Sherpas, who work as porters and guides for expeditions, have a physiology uniquely adapted to surviving at high altitudes
Everest: Conquering the Death Zone airs on Channel 5 at 3:50 AM, Saturday 27 April. (Subtitles, repeat.)
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Matt Cottingham
Series Producer
Cathy Durbin
Executive Producer
Jonathan Stadlen
Executive Producer
Natalie von Hurter
Executive Producer