In 1991, in a field near the Nepalese hamlet of Gokyo, four men climbed into two fragile wicker baskets and poured flame into their hot air balloons. They were to become the first balloonists to fly over Mount Everest. For Leo Dickinson and Chris Dewhirst, the cameraman and pilot in one of the balloons, the flight was to settle old scores after three previous attempts and several life-threatening crashes. This documentary follows their successful flight over the finest panorama on earth in the oldest of flying machines, before their final crash landing in a remote corner of Tibet. Their voyage remains the only balloon flight over Everest to this day.
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Richard Dennison Director · Michael Balson Director
United States release February 3, 2014 · Original title Ballooning Over Everest
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Original title
Ballooning Over Everest
Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 23, 1993
Premiere
United States · February 3, 2014
Digital · youtube
Netherlands
October 5, 2003 · Limited theatrical · himalayafilmfestival
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