• The Challenge
• The Filming
• The Dangers

• Cameraman Simon Wagen (UK) had to be evacuated from Advance Base Camp (ABC) to Base Camp by stretcher after suffering severe stomach pains. He made a full recovery at lower altitude and returned later to ABC.
• Soundman Colin Bowes suffered a broken rib caused by coughing – a common problem on Everest.
• Location director Graham Hoyland, who has previously summited himself and has been to Everest eight times, caught a severe chest infection and had to recuperate at Base Camp before eventually returning to ABC.

Every member of the crew lost a substantial amount of weight. The record loss was soundman Jake Drake-Brockman, who lost 18 percent of his body weight.