Himalaya with Michael Palin - Season 1 Episode 3 Annapurna to Everest
He now enters Nepal by air and hooks up with a British commander of the Gurkha regiment who is recruiting in the area. They trek to a remote village to hold a recruitment test but fall foul of the local Maoist Guerrillas. Next Michael treks up the mountains to Annapurna base camp with a sherpa and gets his first taste of high altitudes, which gives him some trouble. From there they move on to the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, where he receives the King's blessing. Tibet is the next stop but they first must cross the border into China via road. He visits the highest monastery in the world and then climbs to Everest Base Camp assisted by some Yak.
Year: 2004
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC One
Director:
Cast: Michael Palin
Crew: Roger Mills (Director), Michael Palin (Writer), John-Paul Davidson (Director), Nigel Meakin (Director of Photography)
First Air Date: Oct 03, 2004
Last Air date: Nov 07, 2004
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 6 Episode
Runtime: 50 minutes
IMDb: 7.93/10 by 15.00 users
Popularity: 6.8677
Language: English
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