Everest Air — Season 1, Episode 2: Medicine Mountain Chaos
Documentary, Reality • 45 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
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.
About Everest Air
The real-life adventures of a high-altitude helicopter rescue team patrolling Mount Everest are followed in this series, which begins with life and limb being risked to extract two separate injured climbers, both from 21,000 feet. Also: The ARS team provide emergency medical relief to a local boy suffering from a potentially fatal condition.