In 1973, eight Americans set out to scale one of the tallest peaks in the world. Only six of them came back. Decades later, a frozen camera is recovered from the ice — and reignites one of mountaineering’s darkest mysteries.
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Jan 2024
The Sunday Read: ‘Ghosts on the Glacier’
<p>Fifty years ago, eight Americans set off for South America to climb Aconcagua, one of the world’s mightiest mountains. Things quickly went wrong. Two climbers died. Their bodies were left behind.</p><p>Here is what was certain: A woman from Denver, maybe the most accomplished ... Show More
1h 16m
Nov 2025
151. Mount Everest Horror: The Lost Climbers of the Death Zone
Last year, a group of adventurers with National Geographic were hiking Mount Everest when they saw a human foot sticking out of the ice. Now, it is not rare to see dead bodies on the mountain, there are at least 200 of them scattered around Everest, and many of them act as marker ... Show More
34m 55s
Oct 2024
The Dyatlov Pass Incident – The Tent
Part One In 1959, a group of hikers died in mysterious circumstances on the slopes of a then unnamed mountain. Now one of the most famous mysteries of the 20th Century, are we any closer to understanding what happened on that cold, February night all those years ago? In the first ... Show More
32m 16s