Everest (2015)
fiction · 121 min · United Kingdom, United States, Iceland
Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur
Set in: Mount Everest, Nepal, May 1996
Two commercial expeditions push for Everest's summit in May 1996 as a storm closes in on the mountain.
Where it was filmed
- Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport)
Bagmati · Nepal
airport terminal scenes
- Lukla Airport
Solukhumbu · Nepal
Lukla on MR. ALPS - Namche Bazaar
Solukhumbu · Nepal
Namche Bazaar on MR. ALPS - Everest Base Camp
Solukhumbu · Nepal
base camp background footage; second unit also filmed at Camp II
- Schnalstal / Val Senales
South Tyrol · Italy
glacier stood in for Camp III and scenes above the icefall, at about 10,000 ft
Kurzras (Maso Corto) on MR. ALPS - Königsspitze / Gran Zebrù
Ortler Alps · Italy
part of the filming with local mountain guides
Sulden am Ortler (Solda all'Ortles) on MR. ALPS - Cinecittà Studios, Rome
Lazio · Italy
base camp exteriors on the backlot
- Pinewood Studios
Buckinghamshire · United Kingdom
Hillary Step, Camp IV, icefall and summit sets
Filming locations as stated in the sources below. The story may be set somewhere else.
Also filmed nearby
The Dark Valley2014 · Kurzras (Maso Corto)
Kaizen2024 · Chamonix +3
Sources
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