Nicholas Aaron

Manfred Walter made headlines when he was found in a crevasse in the Tyrolean Alps six days after his fall - and alive. Unbelievable even for experts, because there has never been anything like this in the whole world before. Exclusively for 'Terra Xpress' Manfred Walter once again follows in the footsteps of his martyrdom. Extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner, who comments on the events in the Alps, is part of this 'Terra Xpress' programme. In order to uncover the mystery of such a long survival in the ice, 'Terra Xpress' presenter Dirk Steffens, together with mountaineer Rolf Widerhofer, dares a delicate experiment in an artificial crevasse under medical supervision.

Ama Dablam - Beyond the Void is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Ama Dablam. It was directed by Ingvar Agust Thorisson in 2008 and produced by Hugo Film. It features Simon Yates, Vidar Helgason, Ingvar Agust Thorisson, Anthony Millichope, Henry Todd, Victor Saunders and others.

The making of the film 'Touching the void', the docudrama that tells the survival story of Joe Simpson in the Siula Grande. Made by Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald, the film recounts a fateful climb Joe Simpson and his mountaineering partner, Simon Yates, undertook in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. This feature documentary combines dramatic reconstruction of the climb, and interviews with the two climbers nearly killed on the 21,000-foot Siula Grande. The big success of the movie inspired the whole I Shouldn't Be Alive TV series, from the same producers.

Based on Joe Simpson’s international bestseller, 'Touching the Void' documents one of the most extraordinary true stories of adventure and survival of our time. Made by Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald, the film recounts a fateful climb Joe Simpson and his mountaineering partner, Simon Yates, undertook in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. This feature documentary combines dramatic reconstruction of the climb, and interviews with the two climbers nearly killed on the 21,000-foot Siula Grande. The big success of the movie inspired the whole I Shouldn't Be Alive TV series, from the same producers.

In January 1999 Jamie Andrew and his friend Jamie Fisher got caught in a storm after having climbed the north face of Les Droites in the Mont Blanc massif. Having made it up the north face the two men were beset by snow, winds of 90 mph and temperatures of -30 °C, during 5 days. On the last night Fisher died of hypothermia. Despite having developed frostbite, Andrew survived the experience, being helicoptered off the mountain by the French rescue services.