2006 marked the tenth anniversary of a major disaster on the slopes of Mt. Everest, one which shocked the world. At the time, a team lead by David Breashears was filming an IMAX documentary about an ascent of Everest and ended up capturing the disaster; ten years later, Breashears set about filming a follow-up.
2006 年是震驚國際的聖母峰大山難 10 週年，當年組隊扛著笨重器材攀登聖母峰拍攝大銀幕紀錄片、正巧目睹山難過程的 IMAX 公司導演大衛．布里薛斯，計劃再拍一部 10 年回顧紀錄片。