Guy Cotter is an expert high-altitude mountaineer with two Everest climbs under his belt. Takashi Ozaki is a veteran mountaineer with a successful Everest summit but he hasn`t climbed at altitude for 15 years. Although Bryan Moore is an expert alpine climber, he has never been above 22,000 feet (6705 metres) - experiencing the trauma of high altitude for the first time will be his greatest challenge. These three climbers, along with the Nepalese Sherpa Lhakpa Dorjee and supported, by a back-up team including Bruce Hasler, are going to try to summit the world`s fifth highest mountain, Makalu.
This is a gripping account of the struggle to acclimatise, the struggle to navigate in appalling conditions and the final ascent with only three expedition members still climbing - Guy, Lhakpa and Takashi. After the horror of an avalanche, the three finally reach the summit. A record of astonishing triumph over relentless adversity.
DVD Info
Region: 0
Running Time: 50 minutes
Release Date: 06/03/06
