Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
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"Survivor voices from disaster on the world's highest peak"
This three-part documentary reconstructs the 2015 earthquake that struck Nepal and triggered a devastating avalanche on Everest, killing climbers at base camp. Told through survivor interviews, archival footage, and phone recordings, it moves between the mountain and the wider disaster unfolding across Kathmandu and surrounding villages. The tone is somber and unflinching, focused on firsthand testimony rather than dramatization. Pacing is deliberate, built around personal accounts of survival, loss, and rescue efforts in the chaotic aftermath. It works best as a sobering account of a real tragedy rather than an adrenaline-driven adventure story.
the raw firsthand survivor testimony capturing chaos and courage in the disaster's immediate aftermath.
you want an adventure-thrill climbing story rather than a somber account of real tragedy and loss.
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All Seasons

| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Wrong Place Wrong Time | 7.6 | 187 | 38 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | No Way Out | 7.5 | 171 | 53 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Escape | 7.3 | 175 | 58 min |