Narrated by actor Tate Donovan, the documentary, Expedition Everest, showcases scientists who lead the most comprehensive scientific expedition to the Mount Everest to install the world’s highest weather station

Ever wondered what it would be like to travel Earth’s most extreme environments atop the highest peak in the world — Mount Everest? The National Geographic climbed the peak to investigate, observe and deliver a ground-breaking story despite its risks.

With support from explorers, scientists, photographers and filmmakers, the team ventured to the peak giving their viewers a chance to deep dive into the mountain’s unique history through the documentary titled Expedition Everest.

The documentary showcases the journey of a team of international scientists, climbers and storytellers to the top of the Mount Everest to conduct the most comprehensive, single scientific expedition in the Everest history. Since 1933, when the magazine published a story about flying over the mountain for the first time, to Society’s first grant in the region in 1948, to the channel’s very first TV broadcast in 1965, which featured footage shot from Everest for the first time, their yellow border has explored the mountain with a new dimension this time.

The film, narrated by actor Tate Donovan, captures climate research that is critical to understanding changes facing the mountain and its glaciers. It also highlights threats these changes pose to the communities that live downstream. It captures the ‘behind the scenes’ the expedition team faced and reveals the high stakes and motivations of those who risk their lives to discover the secrets of Everest.

The documentary also sheds light on the challenges faced by the team, with members from eight countries as they trek higher up the mountain, conducting valuable research along the way covering valleys that surround Everest, Everest Base Camp, Khumbu Icefall, Everest’s South Col and the death zone.

Produced by National Geographic Studios, with Christine Weber serving as executive producer, Katie Bauer Murdock as producer and Katherine Chivers as associate producer, the documentary also point out at how such expeditions play a vital role for mountain systems like Everest in providing water resources to nearly a quarter of the world’s population.