Everest

About the show

On 10 May 1996, Beck Weathers lies unconscious in a snowdrift while Rob Hall leads climbers toward the summit and helps Doug Hansen reach it. Weathers hallucinates a barbecue with his daughter Meg. The action shifts to Jan Hall in New Zealand as she awaits her pregnant husband’s return. Hansen struggles to breathe; Hall radios for help. Weathers remains behind as a storm arrives. Guide Guy Cotter urges Hall to leave Hansen, but Hall stays; Hansen dies. At 2 a.m. on 11 May, Hall speaks to Jan, and they choose Sarah as their unborn daughter’s name before he dies. Weathers eventually reaches base camp.