Tendi Sherpa

The largest research laboratory ever built at high altitudes. Last year the Ticino doctor Reto Pezzoli, a great mountain enthusiast, took part in the Swiss expedition to the Himlung Himal (7126 m): a peak located between Everest and Annapurna. Purpose of the expedition: to collect information on the reaction of the human body at high altitude by exploiting the availability of about forty alpinists-cavia who have undergone intensive medical examinations up to 7000 meters in height. About thirty doctors and researchers followed the climb of the participants bringing home a multitude of data that will allow to deepen the scientific knowledge in this field. The images of the expedition and the story of one of the doctors involved.

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.

Follow ultra-marathoner Fernanda Maciel as she travels to Argentina and attempts to become the first woman to climb up and down the highest mountain of South America, Aconcagua (6962m/23.000ft), in less than a day. This is a challenge she had tried 3 times before, but this time she is determined to make it happen.

High Tension is a documentary about expeditioin that takes place in Everest and Lhotse. It was directed by Peter Mortimer in 2013 and produced by Sender Films. It is a part of the series Reel Rock 8. It features Ueli Steck, Simone Moro, Jonathan Griffith, Jake Norton, Melissa Arnot, Jim Whittaker and others.