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Everest (2015)
Where Everest says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The film's summit was built in a London studio, and its base camp in part on a Rome backlot
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Scenes and places
Rob says goodbye in New Zealand (1996)
Rob promises his pregnant wife Jan he will be home for the birth. He is about to leave for the mountain that is his business and his obsession.
Set in New Zealand — A month before the climb, Rob Hall says goodbye to his pregnant wife Jan at home in New Zealand.
The film does not name a town; the sources used here give only the country.
Arrival in Kathmandu (1996)
The clients of Rob's Adventure Consultants team arrive in Nepal and meet for the first time. Each carries a different reason for paying to climb the highest mountain on Earth.
Set in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu — The gateway airport where the climbers arrive in Nepal. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Nepal's main international airport, on the edge of Kathmandu, where nearly every Everest expedition begins.
Filmed at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal) — Brolin and Hawkes filmed shots at the airport terminal on 14 January 2014. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Nepal's only international gateway, in Kathmandu.
The bus through the Kathmandu bazaar (1996)
The climbing party rides a bus through a crowded Nepali bazaar while a Bollywood song plays. After the airport, it is their first real taste of where they are.
Set in Kathmandu bazaar (approximate) — A busy bazaar in Kathmandu, passed by the expedition bus. The coordinate is the city centre, not a surveyed scene location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The old, crowded centre of Nepal's capital, a market city at the foot of the Himalaya.
The flight to Lukla (1996)
The group leaves Kathmandu and lands on the short mountain airstrip in the Himalaya. From here the walk to base camp begins on foot.
Set in Lukla Airport — The short mountain airstrip where the trek towards Everest begins. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A tiny runway on a mountainside at 2,860 m, the usual gateway to the Khumbu valley.
Filmed at Lukla Airport (Khumbu, Lukla, Nepal) — Reported as scheduled for filming on 15 January 2014. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Reached by small plane from Kathmandu.
Trekking through Namche Bazaar (1996)
The team trekking towards base camp passes through the Sherpa town on the trail. The film moves from city to wilderness here.
Set in Namche Bazaar — The Sherpa market town on the trail to base camp. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A hillside town of lodges and shops at about 3,440 m, the main stop on the way up.
Filmed at Namche Bazaar (Khumbu, Namche Bazaar, Nepal) — Reported as the next stop of the Nepal shoot after Lukla. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: About two days on foot from Lukla.
Welcome to Base Camp (1996)
The clients arrive at the tent village where several rival expeditions are camped. Rob hands out the team and explains the dangers waiting above.
Set in Everest Base Camp (Nepal, south side) — The tent village at the foot of the Khumbu Icefall where the expeditions prepare to climb. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The tent city at about 5,364 m where climbers wait and acclimatize for weeks.
Filmed at Everest Base Camp, Nepal (Khumbu, Everest Base Camp, Nepal) — Shooting reported at Everest Base Camp on 24 March 2014. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: A multi-day trek from Lukla.
Filmed at Cinecittà Studios backlot, Rome (Cinecittà, Rome, Italy) — Base camp exteriors, filmed there for bright sunlight. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Cinecittà is a working studio in south-east Rome.
Crossing the Khumbu Icefall (1996)
The climbers cross the glacier on ladders laid over crevasses, early in the morning before the sun makes the ice unstable. Rob has warned the team that there is no way around it.
Set in Khumbu Icefall — The moving, crevassed glacier just above base camp that every climber must cross. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A river of ice with tower-sized blocks, the first big obstacle on the standard route.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, 007 Stage, Iver Heath (Buckinghamshire, Iver Heath, United Kingdom) — The icefall was built on the 007 stage with green screen for the backgrounds. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: A working film studio, not open to the public.
Leaving Camp IV before dawn (1996)
Rob's group sets out before dawn, aiming to reach the top and start down by 2:00 PM, the latest safe time. The plan leaves no room for delay.
Set in Camp IV, South Col — The highest camp on the route, on the saddle between Everest and Lhotse. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A windswept camp at about 7,900 m where climbers rest before the final push.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, 007 Stage, Iver Heath (Buckinghamshire, Iver Heath, United Kingdom) — Camp 4 was built on the 007 stage. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: A working film studio, not open to the public.
Delay at the Balcony (1996)
The group is held up for over an hour when the guide ropes turn out not to be fixed on the upper climb. Beck, with trouble seeing, stops, and Rob tells him to turn back if his eyes do not improve.
Set in The Balcony — A small platform on the ridge at about 8,500 m, where the group is delayed.
A ledge on the southeast ridge where climbers stop to change oxygen bottles.
The Hillary Step (1996)
Rob, coming down, meets Doug still struggling to climb and orders him to turn back. Doug insists he will not get this chance again, and Rob reluctantly gives in.
Set in Hillary Step — The steep rock step just below the summit, a bottleneck on the ridge. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A 12-metre rock step on the final ridge that queues of climbers must pass one by one.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, 007 Stage, Iver Heath (Buckinghamshire, Iver Heath, United Kingdom) — The Hillary Step was built on the 007 stage; lamps on cranes recreated the sun. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: A working film studio, not open to the public.
On top of the world (1996)
Rob reaches the top on time and is joined by other climbers, including Yasuko, who jubilantly plants her Japanese flag. The moment is the goal of everything before it.
Set in Summit of Mount Everest — The highest point on Earth, 8,849 m above sea level. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The highest point on Earth, reached by only a few hundred people each year.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, 007 Stage, Iver Heath (Buckinghamshire, Iver Heath, United Kingdom) — The summit was built on the 007 stage with green screen and refrigerating units. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: A working film studio, not open to the public.
Filmed at Schnalstal (Val Senales), South Tyrol (South Tyrol, Schnalstal, Italy) — Not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Rob Hall — Expedition leader of Adventure Consultants, who popularized commercial Everest missions.
- Beck Weathers — An experienced climber and one of Rob's clients.
- Doug Hansen — A former mailman pursuing his dream of the summit.
- Scott Fischer — Chief guide of rival expedition Mountain Madness.
Questions answered on the map
- Where were the Everest summit scenes really filmed?
- Which Nepal places did the Everest cast really film in?