Everest Air
External Rating39%
201660 minEnded

Everest Air

Network:Travel Channel

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S01E06 - "Highest Rescue, Death on the Mountain"

Aired on Dec 1, 2016, 3:00 AM

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Description

Standing at a jaw-dropping 29,029 feet above sea level, Mount Everest is the climber's trophy that many, including a high-altitude rescue team led by Jeff Evans - an Everest expert mountaineer, adventurer and medic - have dared impossible missions to conquer. Now, in Travel Channel's Everest Air, the real-life experiences and adventures of Evans and his skilled crew of Sherpas and helicopter pilots reveal another side of the iconic mountain. Each hour-long episode provides a rare glimpse into the exhilarating encounters and unrivaled majesty that compel climbers to take on the world's highest peak.

Details

Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
October 26, 2016
Ended
November 30, 2016
Schedule
Wednesday at 10:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 6 Episodes)

Welcome to Everest: Tragedy Averted

As the climbing season begins on Mount Everest, high-altitude medic Jeff Evans and his team risk their lives to rescue two climbers from 21,000 feet. Off the mountain, the team provides emergency medical relief to a local boy.

Oct 26, 2016

60 min

Medicine Mountain Chaos

Two weeks into the Everest climbing season, the Alpine Rescue Service faces new challenges. From a rescue in the Khumbu Icefall to battling bad weather, the ARS needs all hands on deck to make sure everyone goes home alive.

Nov 2, 2016

60 min

Life in the Balance at 18,000 feet

Several weeks into the climbing season, Jeff and the team must rescue a Spanish climber having cardiac issues at 18,000 feet and a Chinese trekker suffering brain trauma on the way to base camp.

Nov 9, 2016

60 min

Frostbite In The Death Zone

Jeff Evans and the team must go higher up Mount Everest to extricate the leader of a military expedition, an Indian climber frozen in the death zone, and a Sherpa battling an infection.

Nov 16, 2016

60 min

Snow Blind and Stranded

Two weeks into the Everest climbing season, the Alpine Rescue Service faces new challenges. From a rescue in the Khumbu Icefall to battling bad weather, the ARS needs all hands on deck to make sure everyone goes home alive.

Nov 23, 2016

60 min

Highest Rescue, Death on the Mountain

As the climbing season begins on Mount Everest, high-altitude medic Jeff Evans and his team risk their lives to rescue two climbers from 21,000 feet. Off the mountain, the team provides emergency medical relief to a local boy.

Nov 30, 2016

60 min

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