Endemol Shine scales Everest in VR

Mount Everest

Endemol Shine Beyond has teamed up with US magazine Time to produce a virtual reality (VR) documentary series about climbing Mount Everest.

Capturing Everest follows the journey of four climbers who scaled Earth’s highest mountain earlier this year. It will launch in 2017 on Time’s Life VR platform as well as the Sports Illustrated website.

Shooting on location over two months, the production team employed a variety of 360° video capture methods while enduring some of the planet’s most extreme conditions.

Bonnie Pan

Specialised cameras rigged to zip lines and body harnesses on the climbers offer first-person views of Everest.

“This ground-breaking production is going to allow anyone with a smartphone to virtually climb Mount Everest,” said Bonnie Pan, president of Endemol Shine Beyond USA.

“VR is allowing us to tell stories in new and unique ways, and with this series, our brave team of climbers captured a view of Everest that’s going to blow people’s minds.”

Endemol Shine Beyond is the digital division of Endemol Shine Group.