An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.

June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know ...

In a battle for El Cap’s coveted Nose speed record, rock legends Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold go ...

One of the greatest engineering feats in history, the modern US nuclear carrier is a masterpiece of ...

Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mou...

The climbing brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber (Germany) attempt to conquer free the infamous "Bav...

On 15 May, 2006, double amputee Mark Inglis reached the summit of Mt Everest. It was a remarkable ac...

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a t...

Les Etoiles de Midi is an engaging docudrama about some of the more spectacular exploits of French m...

The first ascent of the Matterhorn was made on July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper, Francis Douglas, Cha...

In 1954, a German-Austrian expedition led by Mathias Rebitsch set off for the difficult-to-access Ka...

Mysteries of the Unseen World transports audiences to places on this planet that they have never bee...

Warsaw's Central Railway Station. 'Someone has fallen asleep, someone's waiting for somebody else. M...

King Lines follows Chris Sharma on his search for the planet's greatest climbs. From South American ...

A look at the various modes of transportation made for the Expo '86 World Fair in Vancouver, Canada.

For decades, an elite handful of climbers have competed for the coveted speed record on the 3,000-fo...

In February 1966, Pierre Mazeaud and Lucien Berardini attempted a difficult first ascent to one of t...