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Portrait of Vilém Heckel (1918-1970), photographer and climber. His photos of the mountains and landscapes are still among the most beautiful and the most disturbing ever created. In 1958 and 1962 he took part in expeditions to the Caucasus, and in 1965 he was a member of the first Czechoslovak expedition to Hindushu in Afghanistan. Five years later, he took part in a Czechoslovak expedition to Peru, where he died with all the other members of the expedition in an earthquake under the avalanche that ravaged their camp under Huascaran Mountain.

On May 30, 1970, Peru suffered a severe earthquake that killed approximately 75,000 people. Several towns and villages were tilted to the ground. On the fateful day, at the foot of Mount Huascaran, a Czechoslovak climbing expedition of fourteen men was set. Their camp, unfortunately, stood directly in the path of a huge avalanche, which had eased from the top of the highest mountain of the Cordillera Blanca as a result of the earthquake, and swept the entire base camp with all the members of the expedition mercilessly.

Third episode of the second season of the historical series on the Czech Himalayan expeditions 'Ceske himalajske dobrodruzstvi II'. The second season goes beyond the 14 eight-thousanders and is dedicated to the most significant achievements of Czech climbers in the Himalayas. This third episode focuses on the ascent of the north face of Talung by Marek Holeček and Zdenek Hruby in 2013, for which they were nominated to the Piolet d'Or in 2014.

Sixth and last episode of the second season of the historical series on the Czech Himalayan expeditions 'Ceske himalajske dobrodruzstvi II'. The second season goes beyond the 14 eight-thousanders and is dedicated to the most significant achievements of Czech climbers in the Himalayas. This last episode focuses not on big climbing achievements, but on the alpine trekking and to expeditions to the remote parts of the Himalayan ridge, that are gradually gaining popularity.

Second episode of the second season of the historical series on the Czech Himalayan expeditions 'Ceske himalajske dobrodruzstvi II'. The second season goes beyond the 14 eight-thousanders and is dedicated to the most significant achievements of Czech climbers in the Himalayas. This second episode focuses on the exceptional ascent to Kapura South by Marek Holeček and Zdenek Hruby in 2008, and in the 2013 expedition to the south west face of Gasherbrum I in which Zdenek Hruby suffered a fatal accident.

Fifth episode of the second season of the historical series on the Czech Himalayan expeditions 'Ceske himalajske dobrodruzstvi II'. The second season goes beyond the 14 eight-thousanders and is dedicated to the most significant achievements of Czech climbers in the Himalayas. This fifth episode documents three significant expeditions by Radek Jaros in his pursuit to complete the so-called Crown of the Himalayas, the ascent of all eight thousand Himalayan peaks.

Fourth episode of the second season of the historical series on the Czech Himalayan expeditions 'Ceske himalajske dobrodruzstvi II'. The second season goes beyond the 14 eight-thousanders and is dedicated to the most significant achievements of Czech climbers in the Himalayas. This fourth episode focuses on czech ascents to K2. It reviews the two ascents by Josef Rakoncaj in 1983 and 1986 and the newer ascents by Leopold Sulovsky, Libor Uher, Pavel Bém, Radek Jaros and Jan Travnicek.

First episode of the second season of the historical series on the Czech Himalayan expeditions 'Ceske himalajske dobrodruzstvi II'. The second season goes beyond the 14 eight-thousanders and is dedicated to the most significant achievements of Czech climbers in the Himalayas. This first episode introduces the series makes a review of the most important Czech Himalayan expeditions from the pioneers to the present time.

Radka Jaroše is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Gasherbrum Ii and Manaslu. It was directed by Zuzana Zemanová-Hojdová in 2012 and produced by Česká Televize. It is a part of the series 13 Komnata. It features Radek Jaroš, Jindra Horská, Andrea Jarosova, Anna Jarosova and Jiri Sledr.

Nanga Parbat - K2 is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Nanga Parbat and K2. It was directed by Petr 'Miska' Mašek in 2005 and produced by Česká Televize. It features Radek Jaroš and Petr 'Miska' Mašek.

Jaroš a spol. na GII is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Gasherbrum Ii. It was directed by Karel Jonák in 2010 and produced by Česká Televize. It is a part of the series Gasherbrum Double. It features Radek Jaroš, Libor Uher, Petr 'Miska' Mašek, Martin Josef Havlena, Stanislav Bartusek, Muhamad Husein and others.

Jaroš a spol. na GI is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Gasherbrum I - Hidden Peak. It was directed by Karel Jonák in 2010 and produced by Česká Televize. It is a part of the series Gasherbrum Double. It features Radek Jaroš, Libor Uher, Petr 'Miska' Mašek, Martin Josef Havlena, Stanislav Bartusek, Muhamad Husein and others.