List of media related to Mount Everest

This is a list of media content related to Mount Everest, the Earth's highest mountain, with an elevation of 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. Mount Everest was identified as such in the 19th century as a result of a geographical survey conducted by the British Empire. A century later it was climbed, after some infamous attempts in the preceding decades.

Expedition Everest, a roller coaster at Disney's Animal Kingdom
A filmer on the North Col in 1922[1]
Film poster for the 1952 Swiss documentary

During the 20th and 21st centuries, the notoriety of Mount Everest increased and it became a common subject of novels and films, often focusing on particular expeditions or events at the mountain. For example, the 1998 film Everest was the highest grossing IMAX film up to that time, and some novels in the genre have sold millions of copies.

Books

Non-fiction
Title Author Year of publication Notes
A Life on the Edge: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond Jim Whittaker 1999 [2]
After the Wind: 1996 Everest Tragedy – One Survivor's Story Lou Kasischke 2014 [3] about 1996 Mount Everest disaster
Ascent into Hell Fergus White 2017 [4]
Blind Descent: Surviving Alone and Blind on Mount Everest Brian Dickinson (climber) 2014
Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy Lene Gammelgaard  2000 about 1996 Mount Everest disaster
Crystal Horizon: Everest: The First Solo Ascent Reinhold Messner 1989
Dark Summit Nick Heil 2008 [5]
Dead Lucky Lincoln Hall (climber) 2007 [6]
Everest: It's Not About the Summit Ellis Stewart 2016
Everest: Mountain without Mercy Broughton Coburn 1997
Everest, the west ridge Tom Hornbein 1965
Everest the Hard Way Chris Bonington 1976
Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge Chris Bonington, Charles Clarke 1984
Facing Up: A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Mt Everest Bear Grylls 2000
Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine Jochen Hemmleb 1999 about 1924 British Mount Everest expedition
Going Up is Easy Lydia Bradey 2015
High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest Edmund Hillary 1955
High Crimes: the Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed Michael Kodas 2008
High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving places David Breashears 1999
Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer 1997 about 1996 Mount Everest disaster
Into the Silence Wade Davis 2011 [7] about 1922 British Mount Everest expedition
Just for the Love of it: The First Woman to Climb Mount Everest from Both Sides Cathy O'Dowd, foreword by Ranulph Fiennes 2000 [8]
Left for Dead Beck Weathers 2000 [9] about 1996 Mount Everest disaster
One Man's Everest Kenton Cool 2015
No Summit out of Sight Jordan Romero 2014 [10][11][9]
The Boys of Everest: Chris Bonington and the Tragedy of Climbing's Greatest Generation Clint Willis 2006 about Chris Bonington
The Climb Anatoli Boukreev 1997 about 1996 Mount Everest disaster
The Fear Bubble Ant Middleton 2019 about 2018 season
The Longest Climb: The Last Great Overland Quest Dominic Faulkner 2010 [12]
The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mt. Everest Conrad Anker 1999 about 1924 British Mount Everest expedition
The Moth and the Mountain: A True Story of Love, War and Everest Ed Caesar 2020 about Maurice Wilson
The Mountain: My Time on Everest Ed Viesturs 2013
The Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm Matt Dickinson 1999
The Storms: Adventure and Tragedy on Everest Mike Trueman 2015 [13]
The Turquoise Mountain: Brian Blessed on Everest Brian Blessed 1993
To the Top of the World Brian Blessed 1995
Touching My Father's Soul: A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest Broughton Coburn and Jamling Tenzing Norgay 2001
Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey Göran Kropp 1997
Up: My Life's Journey to the Top of Everest Ben Fogle and Marina Fogle 2018 about 2018 season
Up and About, The Hard Road to Everest Doug Scott 2015
View from the Summit: The Remarkable Memoir by the First Person to Conquer Everest Edmund Hillary 1999
Within Reach: My Everest Story Mark Pfetzer 1998
Many Everests: An Inspiring Journey of Transforming Dreams Into Reality Ravindra Kumar 2016 [14]

Fiction

Film and television
Title Year Genre Notes
40 Days at Base Camp 2011 Documentary [15] about 2011 season
Bear's Mission Everest 2007 Documentary with Bear Grylls
Beyond the Edge 2013 Documentary about 1953 British Mount Everest expedition
Death Zone: Cleaning Mount Everest 2012 Documentary [16] about cleaning Everest
Everest Air 2016 Reality TV show [17]
Everest 1998 Documentary about 1996 Mount Everest disaster
Everest '82 2007 mini-series Documentary about 1982 season
Everest: Beyond the Limit 2006–2009 TV series Documentary
Everest ER Documentary BBC documentary about Everest ER
Everest: Kamigami no Itadaki (エヴェレスト 神々の山嶺 Everesuto Kamigami no Itadaki) 2016 Drama
Everest: The Death Zone 1998 Documentary [18]
Extreme Everest 2018 Documentary with Ant Middleton and Ed Wardle about 2018 season
Galahad of Everest 1991 Documentary with Brian Blessed[19]
High Ground 2012 Documentary [20] about 2010 season
Keeper of the Mountains 2013 Documentary [21] about Elizabeth Hawley
Mount Everest 1952 Documentary [22]
The Epic of Everest 1924 Documentary restored 2013, about 1924 British Mount Everest expedition
The Challenge: Everest 2018 Documentary with Ben Fogle, Victoria Pendleton and Kenton Cool about 2018 season
The Conquest of Everest 1953 Documentary [23]
The Climb 2007 Documentary about Laurie Skreslet ascent in 1982
The Man Who Skied Down Everest 1975 Documentary about Yuichiro Miura in 1970
The Wildest Dream 2010 Documentary about 1924 British Mount Everest expedition
Ultimate Survival: Everest 2004 Documentary [24] about 2004 season
Wings Over Everest 1934 Documentary

Fiction/Dramatizations

Other

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