As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast-moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams on the slopes of Mount Everest. The climbers, exhausted from their ascent to the summit, were soon lost in the dark, in a ferocious blizzard, far from the safety of High Camp at 26,000 feet. This film tells the story of the five climbers who perished in this storm, marking the worst climbing tragedy in the history of Mount Everest. But most remarkably, it's the story of eleven climbers caught in the storm, and eyewitness accounts of their astonishing survival in the world's most unforgiving environment.
Neal Beidleman
David Breashears
Charlotte Fox
Lene Gammelgaard
Makalu Gau
Eric Knoff
Fred Coriell
Guillermo Benegas
Helen Wilton
Isadora Oderbrecht
Joey Papazian
Bridger Call
Brian McManus
Beck Weathers
Pemba Norbu Sherpa
Nima Gombu Sherpa
Ngawang Syakya Sherpa
Tashi Tseri Sherpa
Stephen Putnam
Sandy Hill Pittman
Sara Gibbs
John Taske
Brian Gorsage
Rob Hall
Scott Fisher
Anatoli Boukreev
Doug Hansen