• The Challenge
• The Filming
• The Dangers

Some facts about the production:

• Approximately 250 hours of footage were captured, with two Digibeta cameras, three Sherpa cams and six Z1 cameras.
• There were 17 people in the production team. A total of 15 were on the mountain:
  • 2 high-altitude cameramen
  • 2 Digibeta cameramen
  • 2 sound recordists
  • 3 producer/directors
  • 2 location directors
  • 1 Sherpa cam technician
  • 1 location editor
  • 1 production coordinator
  • 1 executive producer
• The production team documented 11 climbers/clients, 24 Sherpas and camp crew, and three professional mountain guides.
• Two cameramen reached the summit – Ken Sauls from the USA and Mark Whetu from New Zealand. It was Ken's second summit and Mark's fourth.
• Two directors – Ed Wardle (UK) and Jen Peedom (Australia) – made it to Camp 4 at 27,500 feet, inside what is known as the 'death zone'.