Ascending a steep couloir in evening light, with blue sky behind. Climbers ascend roped up. Climbers ascend a steep ice wall past the Khumbu icefall and glacier. Since the ice wall is so steep, several ladders have had to be joined together, to facilitate the ascent of the same.

The clink of ironmongery! as they ascend this huge phalanx, there is a deep crevasse below them, a danger to be looked out for, and a distinct impediment on the way up the joined ladders! Shot by Wilderness Films India's camerapersons in June 2000, during the Indian Army Expedition to Mr. Everest.

Located in the Himalayas Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain above sea level at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). At the higher regions of Mount Everest, climbers seeking the summit typically spend substantial time within the "death zone" (altitudes higher than 8,000 m/26,246 ft), and face significant challenges to survival. Temperatures can dip to very low levels, resulting in frostbite of any body part exposed to the air. Since temperatures are so low, snow is well-frozen in certain areas and death or injury by slipping and falling can occur.

This footage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... wfi @ vsnl.com and [email protected].