Four Corners

Season 61, Episode 23

Episode Title: A Deadly Ascent: Life and Death on Mount Everest

Air Date: 2021-07-19

Overview:

Mount Everest has become big business with multiple companies selling the promise of an adventure of a lifetime. But surging numbers of inexperienced climbers have been swarming the mountain, with deadly consequences. Now the elder statesmen of the climbing community warn that change is needed to protect both Everest and those who climb it.