Name: Everest, the Great Challenge
Released: 2001-04-21

Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery

S1 · E3 — Everest, the Great Challenge

S1:E3 · Everest, the Great Challenge

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8 episodes in this season

The Splendor of the Pharaohs

96 min

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106 min

The Fire

106 min

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109 min

Diamonds, Pearls and Gold

120 min

In the Hell of Volcanoes

120 min

Pompei, Countdown

119 min

Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery

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20011h 46m9.2

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Everest, the Great Challenge

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Apr 21, 2001

Ulisse dedicates this event to the highest peak in the world: Everest. A RAI crew went to the Himalayas, in the Everest region, to show the extraordinary landscapes of this "roof of the world", flying with a helicopter to the base camp, at almost 6 thousand metres, and going to the Sherpa villages , who are still the great protagonists of climbing today, helping mountaineers in their very risky undertakings. One fact is enough to understand the difficulties of climbing Everest: for every 6 climbers who try, one dies. The difficulty is caused above all by the disturbances caused by the high altitude: above 8 thousand meters you enter the so-called "death zone". Oxygen is reduced to a third, the mind becomes clouded, the body is subjected to superhuman efforts, strokes and pulmonary edema are constantly lurking. Not to mention bad weather, wind, frostbite and the inherent risks of climbing.

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Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery

TV Series

20011h 46m9.2

Documentary

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Everest, the Great Challenge

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Apr 21, 2001

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