The High-Altitude Gene or How to Get to Everest

The film crew of Valdis Pelsh joined the expedition of Russian climbers to Mount Everest in order to climb the highest mountain on Earth. The first expedition was interrupted by a series of earthquakes. In 2016, the group returned to the foot of Mount Everest to tell the story of its conquest and show from beginning to end the process of climbing to the main peak of the world.