The Fifth Estate
Season 38 Episode 1 - Into The Death Zone
It was May 19, 2012 and a young and determined Canadian was proudly standing on top of the world after an agonizingly slow climb up Mount Everest. Shriya Shah-Klorfine had reached the summit. But in the hours that followed, things would go dreadfully wrong and she would perish, like hundreds before her, high up in Everest's "Death Zone." Since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's first ascent of Everest almost 60 years ago, it has been an irresistible fascination for aspiring mountaineers. Hundreds make the attempt every year, and many don't make it. This year was no exception as hundreds made their way to the summit even as worrying signs pointed to trouble. Among them was Shriya Shah-Klorfine, the cheerful and energetic Torontonian. She had never climbed a mountain before, and despite warnings from her friends, husband, and seasoned Everest sherpas, she was climbing the world's highest peak, determined to succeed.
Episodes in Season 38
Into The Death Zone
60 min
Kingston Pen: Secrets and Lies
60 min
Runaway Fighter
60 min
The Widow's Web
60 min
The Life and Death of Gloria Taylor
60 min
Whistleblowers: Moment of Truth
60 min
Lost In The Struggle: The Next Chapter
60 min
Lucky 7
60 min
The Elephant in the Room
60 min
Left for Dead
60 min
Lance Armstrong: Master of Spin
60 min
Hunting Magnotta
60 min
Costa Concordia: The Captain's Tale
60 min
The Imperfect Spy
60 min
The Last Race
60 min
Target Bin Laden
60 min
Crossfire
60 min
The Unrepentant
60 min
The Vanishing
60 min
Second Wave
60 min
Ironman
60 min
Mission Improbable
60 min
Rate My Hospital
60 min
