Ascent of Mars Mountain

As Nasa prepare to send three probes to Mars, Brian Blessed presents a documentary looking at a unique experiment to find out what it would be like to climb Olympus Mons, the highest known mountain in the universe. On location in Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, Blessed, as part of a five-strong team lived, worked, climbed, ate and slept as they would on Mars on an exciting adventure into the future of space exploration, testing out new equipment and their own stamina and skills