The best Mountaineering movies

Ed Hilary was so kind of down home, he always wanted to be in the lead. Tenzing had more experience climbing on Everest than anyone else. His drive was to go to the top, just like Ed Hilary. Above 26,000 feet is what we call the death zone. It's called the death zone because you are slowly dying. K2 is absolutely the king. It's glaciers, it's black mountains. Everything is raw. It fills you with respect. We were the first expedition on the mountain. Everything was really organized. There were perfect conditions. We're talking a day in a million. There wasn't a day like this that I can remember. It was our chance to do this as one team. So much that has to be right. If you make one step wrong, you're history. And what do we do next? Something no one has done before. Nanga covered. The Nanga. At the top of the mountain, we grew closer together than ever before. It was as if we were one. We understood each other without words, without having to explain ourselves to each other. We belong together. Come on. Maybe I can live from climbing the mountain. Einhold, don't leave me alone. I won't leave you alone. In the 1920s, Mount Everest was the edge of heaven, where many believed no human could survive. But not George Mallory. Almost 30 years before Everest was officially conquered, George Mallory was last seen 800 feet below the summit. One very significant item was missing. The picture of his wife, Ruth, that he'd promised to leave on the summit. I will be thinking of you as you set off for the summit. One must conquer, achieve, get to the top. I didn't really know what I was letting myself in for. We just lost control. I just felt it was best to get as far away as possible. I was just convinced he was dead. As soon as I saw it, I knew it had been cut. Climbed at last, a lofty outpost of the world. 29,000 feet above the sea, Hillary and Norky set foot where man has never stood before. They joined history's greatest adventurers. They conquered unconquerable Mount Everest. His lifeline in the hands of the assassin he hunted. Human beings simply aren't built to function at the cruising altitude of a 747. Our bodies will be literally dying. So the game is, can we get you up to the top, down to the bottom, before that happens? This is suffering, man. A few more days. We're at the base. Rob, where are you? I'm at the top of Everest, Helen. Yay! We've got cloud coming up through the valley. It's a lot of it. Oh no.