Ways to Watch

Experience all four episodes on these platforms

To watch the Capturing Everest series on your smartphone, download the LIFE VR app, available for free on iOS and Android.

Using the LIFE VR app with a Cardboard virtual reality headset provides the optimal viewing experience; however, you can also enjoy each episode without a headset in 360º by selecting the smartphone-only viewing option.

Cardboard headset: Click the ‘Begin’ button of the episode you’d like to watch, select the headset icon, and insert your mobile device in the front of your headset.

Smartphone-only: Click the ‘Begin’ button of the episode you’d like to watch and select the smartphone icon. Pan during playback by simply moving your device in any direction or dragging your finger across the screen. Tap the screen to show/hide playback controls.

For more exclusive LIFE VR experiences, visit Viveport and Steam for the HTC Vive, the Oculus Store for Oculus Rift, and Samsung VR in Gear VR.

To purchase a Cardboard viewer, click here.

More Everest content

When Jeff Glasbrenner lost his leg in a tractor accident at the age of 8, his doctors gave him a list of all the physical activities he would never again be able to attempt. No swimming, no biking, no sports. Despite his craving for competition, he listened to those orders for a long time.

And then, 12 years after his accident, he stopped listening. First he found wheelchair basketball. Then, he started biking. Finally, he discovered mountain climbing—which led him to Everest.

Austin Murphy details Glasbrenner’s incredible story here.

To see photos of the group's seven-week climb through the most harrowing of conditions on Everest click here.

Could a radical diet propel you to the peak of Everest? Tom Taylor chronicles one man's quest here.

Want to learn more about how the Everest project came together? Sports Illustrated's editors take you behind the scenes.