The Himalayas
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Jan 1, 1994
Episode 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Jan 1, 1994
Episode 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Jan 1, 1994
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Jan 1, 1994
Episode 4 Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Jan 1, 1994
Episode 5 Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Jan 1, 1994
Episode 6 Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Jan 1, 1994
Episode 7 Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Jan 1, 1994
Episode 8 Episode 8
8 episodes in Season 1
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.
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Reinhold Messner
Self
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Benoît Chamoux
Self
Jean-Christophe Lafaille
Self
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Cold Haul
Edmund Hillary
Self
Also in
Hillary On Everest
The Great Achievement
Andrew Irvine
Self
Also in
A Tale of Five Cities
Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
George Mallory
Self
Also in
The Fullness of Time (Romance)
Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
Tenzin Gyatso
Self
Also in
But Beautiful
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity
E.G. Marshall
Narrator
Known for
12 Angry Men
The Tommyknockers
Brando Quilici Creator · Thomas Wullenweber Writer Philip Glass Composer
Total runtime 2h 56m · Episode length 22 min · Country Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Show info
Premiered
January 1, 1994
Status
Ended
Country
Germany · Italy · United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
22 min
Total runtime
2h 56m
Original language
German
Production
Brando Quilici Produzioni
Production
Italy · Germany · United Kingdom
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Languages
Spoken on screen
Dzongkha · English · German · Italian · Tibetan
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