Ocean To Sky
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1h 46m
In 1953, after Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary sought another first: conquering the Ganges River. Using the newly invented jetboat, he embarked on a perilous, pioneering journey from the ocean to the Himalayan sky. This epic quest was also a battle against profound grief following the tragic loss of his wife and daughter. A story of surmounting the insurmountable, physically and mentally.
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