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Two-part documentary following a team of climbing doctors on a unique expedition as they attempt to rewrite our understanding of the human body.

This two-part special, Horizon documentary follows an extraordinary team of climbing doctors on an expedition like no other to make scientific history and experience the ultimate in mountaineering. From their tented laboratories pitched beside ice falls in minus 25-degree temperatures, this team of doctors are the guinea pigs, experimenting on themselves.
In this hostile environment they are putting their own lives at risk in an attempt to rewrite our understanding of the human body and revolutionise the treatment of patients in intensive care. But near the summit of Everest they quickly realise that in the death zone the greatest challenge is just staying alive.

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Sat 25 Aug 2012 23:40

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Executive Producer Rob Liddell
Executive Producer Andrew Cohen

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