In 2019 a team of scientists, Sherpa, and storytellers embarked on a 2-month journey to study the impacts of climate change on Mt. Everest. This National Geographic and Rolex expedition was the most comprehensive climate study of Nepal's Khumbu and Gokyo regions, bringing together international and local teams of glaciologists, meteorologists, biologists, geologists, and cartographers to better understand the rapid changes happening at the top of the world.

The storytelling elements captured on the expedition contributed towards a multi-media platform reaching over 53 million people across magazine articles, scientific journals, education courses, a TV documentary special, digital documentary video series, social media, and VR360 immersive experiences.

Role
Producer and Expedition Media Team Co-Lead
Cinematography/Second Camera and Contributing Photography

Recognitions

Expedition Everest Video and VR360 Series:
Anthem Awards, Winner - Gold
Awareness Category - Special Projects for Sustainability, Environment, & Climate
2021

Expedition Everest VR360: The Mission:
First Place, Online Visual Presentation - Innovation
National Press Photographers Association
March 2021

Expedition Everest VR360: The Science:
Webbys: People's Choice, Best Immersive 360 Video
Webbys: Winner, Best Immersive 360 Video
May 2021

Feature Documentary

Expedition Everest

Released: June 2020, National Geographic Channel

Credits & Roles
Field Producer / Media Team Co-Lead
Cinematography / Second Camera

Director of Photography / Media Team Co-Lead
Mark Fisher / Fisher Creative

Cinematography & Photography
Eric Daft, Dirk Collins, Brittany Mumma,
Sam Sheline, Amrit Ale

Additional scenes and post-production by NG Studios for National Geographic Channel.

Produced by Katie Bauer for National Geographic Channel.

Streaming on Disney+

Digital Series

Data is in the Clouds
(Weather)

In 2019, members of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition set out to install five new weather stations on Mt. Everest, including the highest weather station on Earth. Follow along as the team climbs into the mountain’s “death zone” to complete the network of weather stations in order to improve our understanding of climate change.

Published: June 2020

Credits & Role
Producer

Director of Photography / Media Team Co-Lead
Mark Fisher / Fisher Creative

Cinematography & Photography
Eric Daft, Dirk Collins, Brittany Mumma, Amrit Ale, Sam Sheline

Post-Production & Graphics
Origin Point

Location: Mt. Everest, Nepal

Digital Series

Change is on the Map
(Cartography)

A team of cartographers and technologists sets out to accomplish the groundbreaking task of creating a complete virtual reconstruction of Everest Base Camp and the surrounding Khumbu Glacier. Watch as the team maps the impacts of climate change on Mt. Everest in a way the world has never seen before to better understand the world’s highest glacier.

Published: June 2020

Credits & Role
Producer

Director of Photography / Media Team Co-Lead
Mark Fisher / Fisher Creative

Cinematography & Photography
Eric Daft, Dirk Collins, Brittany Mumma, Sam Sheline, Amrit Ale

Post-Production & Graphics
Origin Point

Location: Everest Base Camp, Nepal

Digital Series

Life is on the Rise
(Biology)

Even near the highest peak in the world, life manages to thrive. Follow a global team of biologists on the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition as they measure the biodiversity in Nepal’s Khumbu Valley and investigate how high alpine species are adapting to global climate change.

Published: June 2020

Credits & Role
Producer

Director of Photography / Media Team Co-Lead
Mark Fisher / Fisher Creative

Cinematography & Photography
Eric Daft, Dirk Collins, Brittany Mumma, Sam Sheline, Amrit Ale

Post-Production & Graphics
Origin Point

Location: Khumbu Valley, Nepal

Digital Series

Truth is in the Ice
(Glaciology)

A team of glaciologists and Sherpa guides sets out to collect information about glacial change in the Himalayas. By extracting ice cores from the highest glacier in the world, the team has begun to uncover details about climate change that have - until now - been hidden in this hard-to-reach ice.

Published: June 2020

Credits & Role
Producer

Director of Photography / Media Team Co-Lead
Mark Fisher / Fisher Creative

Cinematography & Photography
Eric Daft, Dirk Collins, Brittany Mumma, Sam Sheline, Amrit Ale

Post-Production & Graphics
Origin Point

Location: Mt. Everest, Nepal

Immersive VR360

Expedition Everest 360:
The Mission

Immerse yourself with a team of scientists, climbers, and Sherpa guides as they embark on an expedition that will help define our understanding of high-mountain environments. Experience the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition, which was not simply a climb of the mountain, but a perilous adventure to learn how climate change is impacting the highest place on Earth.

Published: June 2020

Credits & Role
Producer

Directed and Produced by Martin Edström and IVAR Studios for National Geographic Society. Additional filming by Fisher Creative.

Recognition:
First Place, Online Visual Presentation - Innovation
National Press Photographers Association
March 2021

Immersive VR360

Expedition Everest 360:
The Science

Embark on this virtual reality experience with an international coalition of biologists, geologists, glaciologists, meteorologists, and geographers as they study the effects of climate change in one of the most extreme environments on Earth. The National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition begins at 17,300 feet at Base Camp and ends above 27,000 feet, near the summit of Mt. Everest. Join the team as they collect ice cores, place the world’s highest weather station, and gather hundreds of samples along the way.

Published: June 2020

Credits & Role
Producer

Directed and Produced by Martin Edström and IVAR Studios for National Geographic Society. Additional filming by Fisher Creative.

Recognitions:
Webbys: People's Choice, Best Immersive 360 Video
Webbys: Winner, Best Immersive 360 Video
May 2021