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The Himalayas (1994)

Ended ★ 10.0/10 1 Season 8 Episodes 22m Documentary
Created By: Brando Quilici

Description

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.

Top Cast

Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Messner Self
Benoît Chamoux
Benoît Chamoux Self
Jean-Christophe Lafaille
Jean-Christophe Lafaille Self
Edmund Hillary
Edmund Hillary Self
Andrew Irvine
Andrew Irvine Self
George Mallory
George Mallory Self
Tenzin Gyatso
Tenzin Gyatso Self
E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall Narrator
KEYWORDS: nepal himalaya mountain range tibet mount everest alpinism mountaineering documentary film bhoutan himalayans traditions himalayans cultures

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