Petr Sirotek

Vynes na horu svoj hrob is a drama about alpinism that takes place in Makalu. It was directed by Jozef Zachar in 1979 and produced by Československá Televize. It features Leopold Haverl, Jan Kanyza, Andrej Hryc, Vladimír Brabec, Daniel Michaelli, Ľubomír Záhon and others.

Himalaj 73 is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Makalu. It was directed by Petr Sirotek in 1973. It features Ivan Gálfy, Ivan Fiala, Milan Kriššák, Michal Orolin, Josef 'Juzek' Psotka, Ľudovít Záhoranský and others.

Fifth episode of the historical series on the Czech Himalayan expeditions 'Ceske himalajske dobrodruzstvi'. The episode focuses on two mountains: Makalu and Kangchenjunga. Karel Schubert made the first Czech ascent to an eight-thousander, Makalu. Schubert died in the descent. Seventeen years later Leopold Sulovsky made an ascent in alpine style, and in 1998, the ascent by Josef Šimůnek and Soňa Vomáčková was the first woman ascent without the use of supplementary oxygen. In 1981, Záhoransky and Psotka made the first Czech ascent to Kangchenjunga.