Reaching the Everest: a dream and a challenge

Collection title

Sports

ID

JRT00422

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2004

Production year

2004

Abstract

The documentary relates the life of the 33 year-old Jordanian climber Mustapha Salama. After intensive training in Jordan and Europe, he managed to realize his dream to reach the top of Everest and plant the Jordanian flag on the world highest spot. To achieve his goal, he had to endure many hardships, especially in icy areas and snowy mountains. He learned how to get rid of the freeze and blood clots on his members, and to control blood pressure and heartbeats in high altitude.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Sport and games

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites

Credits / Cast

• Salama Mustapha - Speaker
• Al fares Ahmed - Director

Period of events

• 2004

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Amman

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

10m3

Additional information

Snapshots of the climber while training in many places, jogging, swimming-pool / Snapshots on top of icy mountains with the Jordanian flag.