Everest: Byond the Limit (Season 3)

After watching the first 2 seasons on Netflix, I'm now watching the 3rd season as it airs on the Discovery Channel.

A nice change of pace from the first 2 seasons, as this season shows the expeditions attempting the ascent from the South side, as opposed to the North side, from the past 2 seasons.

The south side is the route that Sir Edmund Hillary took in 1953 when he and Tenzing Norgay were the first to stand on the summit. And also the route that the climbers took in 1996 that were chronicled in Into Thin Air, and had roles in the disaster of May that year.

The north side is the side attempted by George Leigh Mallory of "Because it is there" fame. The side where he and Irvine disappeared in 1924. It was interesting to see the scenery from the North side, as up until recently, the Nepal (south) side had been virtually the only side talked about. So, now I got a good view of the scenery in that area.

And now its very nice to be able to see the south side, after reading so much about it. While that Frontline special also discussed events on the south side, it was mainly focused on the events and the people, and not really on the climbing and the scenery.

Althoughy, I must say, that watching this show on Netflix is better, as you don't have to deal with commercials. Although, it does rather reduce the impact of their pre-commercial break cliffhangers.