
40 Days at Base Camp
a documentary filmed on mount everest by dianne whelan
At 18,000 feet above sea level and over the course of 40 days last Spring, documentary filmmaker Dianne Whelan immersed herself in the challenging and captivating world of base camp at Mt. Everest. With spectacular footage of the mountains’ landscape as a backdrop, 40 DAYS AT BASE CAMP is an intriguing and intimate portrayal of three climbing teams and their journey to the peak.
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- Language
- Nepali
- mountaineer
- climbing
- travel
- woman director
- mount everest
- alpinist
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CanadaCA
- Theatrical14A1 Oct 2011
BrazilBR
- Digital / OTTPrime Video25 Sept 2021
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40 Days at Base Camp was released on 1 October 2011.
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1- P9/10
Peter McGinn
4/3/2020
I have watched a lot of programs about Mt. Everest. I am not a climber but the subject has always interested me. I found this to be an excellent documentary following ordinary people trying to reach the summit. I was led to watch 40 Days at Base Camp by Amazon Prime video, with one of those "Because you watched" this scenarios. This is a low key entry of the genre of Everest mountaineering films. I say low key be…
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