Peter Hackett

40 days at base camp is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Dianne Whelan in 2011 and produced by Rebel Sister Productions. It features Peter Hackett, Eric Nellis, Meagan McGrath, Marshall Thompson, Stephanie Pearson, Nelson Cardona Carvajal and others.

A fascinating look at the dangers of climbing Denali (Mt. McKinley, the 20,320 foot peak in Alaska). In this educational film, NOVA examines what it takes to survive a climb to the peak (and back!), and the physical challenges encountered by placing the human body in such high altitude with extreme temperature fluctuations. The film details what is involved in high mountain rescues and medical evacuations and follows a team of scientists and mountaineering experts that are investigating why so many people die trying to summit peaks around the world.

In the spring of 1997 climbers agreed to undergo physiological and psychometric testing from Base Camp to the summit of Mount Everest to explore the effects of altitude on the body and mind. Filmmaker David Breashears, expedition leader Ed Viesturs, deputy expedition leader Pete Athans, David Carter, Guy Cotter, Veikka Gustafsson, Tashi Tenzing, and Jangbu Sherp reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 23, 1997. The descent becomes life-threatening when Carter almost suffocates from an upper respiratory infection severely worsened by the effects of altitude.