''Everest: Beyond the Limit'' is a

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reality television series about yearly attempts to summit Mount Everest organized and led by New Zealander

Russell Brice Russell Reginald Brice (born 3 July 1952) is a New Zealand mountaineer. He was the owner/manager of Himex (Himalayan Experience Ltd.), a climbing expedition company. He has summited Cho Oyu seven times, Himal Chuli and Mount Everest twice, as well ...

Plot summary

For the first season, a 17-member production crew followed 11 climbers, three guides, and a team of

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up the mountain in April and May 2006. The first season's six-part series included double-amputee

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' ascent and brief footage of British climber David Sharp, who died in the attempt. The series was shot using high altitude equipment and helmet mounted cameras worn by

. In the second season, biker Tim Medvetz and Danish asthmatic Mogens Jensen returned to successfully summit despite Jensen's initial unwillingness to use oxygen and Medvetz's accidental fall and hand injury. Jensen nearly died on the descent when a

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attached to a rock pass came loose and he fell fifteen feet off the slope. Rod Baber ascended ahead of Medvetz with a cell phone battery taped to his chest, which upon summiting he used to make a mobile phone call to his family. Millionaire David Tait attempted the first double-traverse of Everest, planning to ascend the north side, descend the south, and make the return trip. Tait reached the south side base but declined to complete his plan as he had lagged behind

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. Fred Ziel completed his first summit of Everest from the north side (he had previously failed twice after climbing the south), while Katsusuke Yanagisawa—at age 71—became the oldest man to summit Everest as of 2007. Yanagi experienced intermittent throat pain but was otherwise completely healthy upon his return to base camp. The following day, Brice presented him with a gift before packing up camp. The third season of Everest premiered on Discovery on December 27, 2009. The series followed Russell Brice's

Himex Himex is a Mount Everest guiding company. It was founded in 1996 by New Zealander Russell Brice. The name is a truncated version of the full name "Himalayan Experience". ''National Geographic'' said Himex was the "largest and most sophisticated ...

team as they, this time, climbed the South face, which is well known for such obstacles as the Hillary step and the Khumbu icefall. David Tait also made a surprise return to the show to climb the Everest for a third time, this time without oxygen. Following the last four episodes of the second season of ''Everest'', the Discovery Channel aired an ''After the Climb'' segment similar to the ''

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'' series' ''After the Catch''. Phil Keoghan hosted discussions on several subjects with the show's participants and several well-known climbers, including

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. Common topics included meteorology, dangers such as frostbite and oxygen starvation, equipment (especially the use of oxygen), and the workings of Brice's business.

List of episodes

Controversy over David Sharp's death

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Everest: Beyond The Limit 2000s American reality television series 2006 American television series debuts 2009 American television series endings Discovery Channel original programming Mount Everest Television shows filmed in China Television shows filmed in Nepal