Everest

Hall and Fischer led rival companies charging clients large fees to be guided to the summit. Teams converged on the mountain on the same day, creating delays at bottlenecks.

Several climbers reached the summit well after the planned turnaround time. When a storm arrived, many were caught descending in darkness.

The film shows the rescue efforts, including the evacuation of Weathers, who survived after being left for dead.

It presents the disaster as the result of commercial pressure, overconfidence and weather, rather than a single mistake.

For adventure tourism and event operators, Everest is a vivid study of how commercial incentives can affect safety decisions. Turnaround times, client expectations and competition between operators all played a role.

It also illustrates the importance of communication, contingency planning and clear authority in high-risk operations.

Risk managers in any sport can apply its lessons on decision-making under pressure.

Watch Everest if you work in adventure sport, risk management or event operations, or want a dramatic account of a famous disaster.

It dramatises real events and people. This Shelf feature reflects the film's story and themes; it is not a scene-by-scene review.