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Two filmmakers set out for Nepal to find the exact spot from where legendary mountaineer and photographer Vittorio Sella captured the first images of Mount Everest 125 years ago.
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00:01We won't know if any of this has worked until the team comes home and we develop the film.
00:06All you can do is trust the process.
00:10Accept the risk.
00:23Before striking camp, there's one more photo that Matt has to take.
00:39The people who made this possible.
00:47On their circumnavigation in 1899, Sela and Freshfield wanted to push further towards Kanchenjunga.
00:54But they worried that being in Nepal without permission would land them in trouble.
00:59Reluctantly, they returned quickly to Sikkim over the Kangla Pass.
01:04There are no such limits on our team.
01:07Matt pushes on towards the south face of the mighty Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.
01:14That's what Vittoria would have done.
01:16you?
01:33You're welcome.
01:35Oh my god.
01:37I love you.
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