Beyond The Edge

00:00:28 (WIND WHISTLES)

00:04:24 we should have a chance of getting to the top.

00:07:43 13 Western members of the expedition

00:11:14 EDMUND HILLARY: That night, inside the Hermitage where I was staying

00:15:24 This icefall was to be our next great obstacle

00:19:55 So we had to send down to where the nearest trees grew

00:23:12 are really a wonderful training ground for the Himalay a.

00:26:46 HUNT: As we walked on into the coomb, the crevasses grew fewer

00:29:51 They tested the windproof equipment they were going to be wearing

00:33:55 I think my father had quite a few demons

00:37:38 HUNT: The next stage, and the really crucial one

00:41:15 LOWE: Up there, your mind somehow gradually accepts slowness

00:44:43 was a single cup of tea apiece for breakfast

00:47:49 CONEFRE Y: The people who are using the closed-circuit set

00:51:22 George once again caught sight of them

00:55:00 and we dug out some oxygen to help them

00:58:44 GREGORY: For a long time we couldn't find a camp site

01:02:12 EDMUND HILLARY: I made myself as comfortable as possible

01:05:23 is unbelievably difficult up there

01:09:05 a great big question mark

01:12:06 You just think, "Oh, my God, I'm incredibly tired all of a sudden,"

01:16:38 CONEFRE Y: When Hunt had to go down from the South Col

01:23:13 ♪ No wonder it feels

26:00:00 is what we call the death zone