EYE TO EYE WITH EVEREST

• Genre: Travel and Adventure
   
• Location: Tibet and Nepal
   
• Sub-Location: The North Face of Mt. Everest
   
• Distribution Partners: OFF THE FENCE  [International]
   
• Co-production Partners: OFF THE FENCE  [International]
   
• Duration: Three episodes of 48 minutes each
   
• Delivery: Summer 2010
   
• Other partners: deepeei film productions and Seven Summits
   

We followed the brave effort of Dr Thomas Weber and his amazing attempt to be the first visually impaired climber to reach the North Face of the World's highest mountain, Mount Everest at 8850m.

Thomas wanted to inspire people to push the boundaries of human endeavor and in the process raise funds for the Tilganga Eye Clinic based in Katmandu.

Unfortunately only 50m from achieving his goal, Thomas was forced to turn back.

Then during his descent he collapsed suddenly and died.

We were also involved in the dramatic rescue story of the Australian climber Lincoln Hall. After successfully reaching the summit he fell pray to H.A.C.E, a deadly form of altitude sickness. Believing he was on board a yacht, he refused to move from an 8,700m ledge. After a brave 12 hour attempt by his Sherpa team to save his life, the decision was made to turn back leaving Lincoln to face the night against unspeakable odds.

Fate was on Lincoln's side, as dawn approached an American guide called Dan Mazur, alive but suffering from exposure and frostbite, discovered him. He was dragged off the mountain by a fresh team of Sherpa's.

Shot on Sony HDV, we spent a total of nine weeks on location in Nepal and Tibet capturing some of the culture and splendor of these relatively unknown countries.

We are grateful to all our general sponsors for their help.

This film is dedicated to Thomas Weber and Igor Pushkin, a fellow team member who also lost his life on the mountain.
We also wish to thank our Sherpas and our Tibetan support staff for all their amazing help, support and their genuine friendship.

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