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Emmy Russ Describes Grueling German ‘The Summit’: No Base Camp, No Toilets, Constant Trekking

Prime Video plans a Sept. 26 debut for the New Zealand-set celebrity challenge.

Overview

  • In new interviews, Emmy Russ says production kept no fixed camp, with contestants trekking continuously on foot and sleeping in the wild without beds or toilets.
  • She recounts hygiene worries in the bush, saying it felt like a miracle she avoided tick bites while relieving herself.
  • Russ says her main motivation was the prize money and admits she underestimated the shoot after not reading the briefing and even packing bikinis.
  • The format sends German celebrities on a demanding mountain ascent in New Zealand for a prize of up to one million euros.
  • Prime Video’s German edition is slated to premiere on Sept. 26, with a cast that includes Cecilia Asoro, Ansgar Brinkmann and fitness influencer Flying Uwe.