A Deadly Ascent: Life and Death On Mount Everest
Four Corners · Season 2021 · Episode 23
Mount Everest has become big business with multiple companies selling the promise of an adventure of a lifetime. But surging numbers of inexperienced climbers have been swarming the mountain, with deadly consequences. Now the elder statesmen of the climbing community warn that change is needed to protect both Everest and those who climb it.
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Season
2021
Episode
23
Air Date
19/Jul/2021
Air Time
20:30
Runtime
50 min
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Mount Everest has become big business with multiple companies selling the promise of an adventure of a lifetime. But surging numbers of inexperienced climbers have been swarming the mountain, with deadly consequences. Now the elder statesmen of the climbing community warn that change is needed to protect both Everest and those who climb it.
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