Capturing Everest
About
Capturing Everest premiered in May 2017 on the LIFE VR app, on an SI.com "Capturing Everest" microsite, and on the first augmented reality cover and article of Sports Illustrated’s print magazine.
This was no ordinary Everest expedition, and it was captured in an extraordinary way.
The four episodes follow the harrowing journey of climbers Jeff Glasbrenner, who became the first American amputee to summit Everest on this expedition; breast cancer survivor Lisa Thompson; and Brent Bishop, son of legendary climber Barry Bishop.
Inspiration for Capturing Everest:
The group summited on May 18, 2016 and the climbers recorded their seven-week climb in 360-degree video. The result is the documentary series Capturing Everest, a coproduction of SI and Endemol Shine Beyond USA and the first bottom-to-top climb of the world's highest mountain depicted in virtual reality.
Capturing Everest is yet another example of how Sports Illustrated delivers the access and storytelling for which we've always been known in cutting-edge ways. And it's the jumping-off point for a new idea of what a magazine can be.
Project Recognition:
Capturing Everest received a Sports Emmy award, winning the Outstanding Digital Innovation category, as well two Webby awards, winning The Webby People’s Voice Award and the 360-Video: Branded category.
