Battle for the Himalayas

[Derek Smith]

Sub-titled Fight to film Everest.

A fascinating hour on the various attempts to climb and to film Everest.

On iPlayer, BBC4.

Fascinating.

[over_the_hill]

I'm not sure if things have improved much but the fatality rates used to be something like 1 in 6 on Everest and 1 in 3 on K2

[Blackpuddin]

Watched The Epic transfixed, the bravery of those men with the equipment that they had was astonishing. Fantastic music too, especially in the early bit dealing with the locals.