Annapurna to Everest (S01E03)
S01E03
Arriving in Nepal by plane, he teams up with a British Gurkha commander who is on a recruitment mission. They travel to a secluded village for a recruitment assessment but encounter local Maoist guerrillas. Following this, Michael embarks on a trek to Annapurna base camp alongside a sherpa, grappling with the challenges of high altitudes. Afterward, they journey to Kathmandu, where he receives a blessing from the King. Their next adventure involves crossing into China, leading him to the world’s highest monastery before ascending to Everest Base Camp, aided by yaks.
Show
Himalaya with Michael Palin
Episode
S01E03
Air Date
Oct 17, 2004
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Pilot
S01E01
North by Northwest
S01E02
A Passage to India
S01E02
Mandi/Randi
S01E03
Annapurna to Everest
S01E03
Nanette Babcock
S01E04
Sophia Lopez
S01E04
The Roof of the World
S01E05
Kurt Dempsey
S01E05
Leaping Tigers, Naked Nagas
S01E06
Megan O'Hara
S01E06
Bhutan to the Bay of Bengal
S01E07
Cliff Mantegna
S01E08
Cara Fitzgerald
S01E09
Sophia Lopez II
S01E10
Adelle Coffin
S01E11
Montana / Sassy / Justice
S01E12
Antonia Ramos
S01E13
Escobar Gallardo