. >> reporter: juandela made it to 27,000 feet. what he witnessed sounds impossible. pollution, poisoning the environment at the top of the world. >> there was a lot of pollution at base camp. >> how bad is the pollution there? >> it's very bad. bottles and tissues and plastic everywhere. >> reporter: he was so upset he enrolled in the environmental studies program at cal. he showed me pictures. hundreds of orange colored oxygen bottles littering the landscape 5 miles high. climbers have no incentive to take their crash back down the mountain. >> this area is very polluted here. >> reporter: in an attempt to discourage pollution, the government of nepal have raised the permit fees from 5,000 to $55,000. but so long as individuals dream and countries climb for national pride, everest will have visitors. no matter how deadly the price. >> when we come back on a second look. a film crew was on mount everest when that blizzard struck in 1986. ktvu spoke with the film maker about how he filmed the faithful storm at the summit. >>> and a bit later, newly restored images fro