Six true stories of people who survived against all odds

Disaster on a Himalayan expedition. Two men swept a thousand feet to an inaccessible ledge. Two men set out to rescue them. They climbed for five days without food or proper sleep in what must rank as one of the supreme feats in the history of climbing.
The programme reconstructs the story with the help of Lt-Colonel Tony Streather, the leader, and now the sole surviving member of the party.
A co-production with the Australian Broadcasting Commission
(Tragedy at the top of the world: see page 10)