Ultimate Survival: Everest
This critically acclaimed six-part mini-series... Shot between March and June 2004, Ultimate Survival: Everest chronicles the Everest efforts of Team Discovery, which included two Canadian climbers - producer and experienced adventure guide Ben Webster, and his girlfriend, rookie climber and PhD candidate in Sports Psychology, Shauna Burke - plus Australian Andrew Lock and Hector Ponce De Leon from Mexico, both veterans of Everest and the world's most intimidating peaks. The series also follows the treks of Annabelle Bond, a London socialite; and diabetic American climber Will Cross. The expedition's members, including the team's Nepalese Sherpa guides, were trained to act as the production team, filming the extreme physical demands, physiological changes and emotional hazards. Soaring 8,848 meters above sea level - equal to the height of 16 CN Towers placed end to end - Everest's summit is the ultimate challenge for climbers around the world.
- 2004-2004
- 1 season
- Documentary
This critically acclaimed six-part mini-series... Shot between March and June 2004, Ultimate Survival: Everest chronicles the Everest efforts of Team Discovery, which included two Canadian climbers - producer and experienced adventure guide Ben Webster, and his girlfriend, rookie climber and PhD candidate in Sports Psychology, Shauna Burke - plus Australian Andrew Lock and Hector Ponce De Leon from Mexico, both veterans of Everest and the world's most intimidating peaks. The series also follows the treks of Annabelle Bond, a London socialite; and diabetic American climber Will Cross. The expedition's members, including the team's Nepalese Sherpa guides, were trained to act as the production team, filming the extreme physical demands, physiological changes and emotional hazards. Soaring 8,848 meters above sea level - equal to the height of 16 CN Towers placed end to end - Everest's summit is the ultimate challenge for climbers around the world.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2004
Episode 1
Arrival at Base Camp
46 mins
Right now, 250 daring men and women are climbing toward the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Some will succeed. Most will fail. Seven will die.
Episode 2
Acclimitization Begins
46 mins
Team Discovery feels the wrath of the World's Tallest Mountain, and must turn around due to bad weather.
Episode 3
The Mountain Decides
46 mins
Ben Webster maneuvers his climbing party to the head of the pack, but more bad weather forces them to stop cold - and allows other teams to catch up. Despite the weather, some climbers decide that they want to risk the danger of going ahead.
Episode 4
Push for the Summit
46 mins
Climbers have been living on Mount Everest for over a month. They've grown accustomed to this environment. Everest is their life now, and the acclimatization process is finally complete. That means it's time to lace up the boots and go for the glory.
Episode 5
Standing on the Summit
46 mins
As climbers are struggling to breath without the oyxgen they're used to, how many climbers from Team Discovery will reach the summit?
Episode 6
Deadly Descent
46 mins
On the last episode of Ultimate Survivor Everest, Team Discovery climbers Andrew Lock and Hector Ponce De Leon made it to the summit of the world's tallest mountain. While diabetic climber Will Cross was slowly heading to Camp 3, Mexican climber Andreas Delgado was suffering through his painful attempt at summiting without oxygen. Watch the conclusion of this stunning adventure.