I Shouldn't Be Alive - Season 4 - Eps 15: Left for Dead on Everest
50 year-old Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall attempted to climb Everest in 1984 but didn't reach the summit. Now, 22 years later, he has a second chance. Despite his age, Lincoln fulfils his lifelong dream, but on the descent is struck by a deadly form of altitude sickness known as a cerebral oedema. Unable to climb and suffering from hypothermia, Lincoln is left for dead at 28,000ft. His survival is nothing short of a miracle.
About I Shouldn't Be Alive

Title: I Shouldn't Be Alive
First Air Date: 2005-10-28
Last Air Date: 2012-02-24
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 25 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 7
Total Episodes: 60
Network: Discovery
Genres: Documentary, Drama, Action & Adventure
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.