Behind the scenes journey of the holy mountain. Athos

Producer Michael Karzi takes you on an adventure at high risk: the inclusion of a "60 Minutes" story in one of the holiest places on earth
"60 Minutes" producer Michael Karzai is the perfect guide for discovering the mountains behind the scenes in the series. Athos history. Karzai is the son of Greek immigrants and speak Greek. These things certainly helped when he and his producing partner Harry Radliffe tried to get permission to film a "60 Minutes" story on Mount supernatural. Athos, a peninsula of self-regulated in Greece, which is home to 20 monasteries and monks 2000.
But permission was not an easy task. "The parliament, which exists, the sacred community is the only parliament in the face of the earth continuously in session since the 10th century," said Karzai. "And these are the guys that we seek permission to shoot on Mount Athos get. "
Santo Community rejected calls for "60 Minutes." "They said:" Thanks, but a line, "recalls Karzai. I mean, the BBC is already knocking at the door for 40 years, the French, the Germans, they all wanted to come."
Then call the powerful abbots who run every monastery in the mountains. Athos and finally had a breakthrough.
Add one part and the second part of the report by Bob Simon.
"We built confidence," said Karzai. "And they knew we would do our best to capture the essence of monastic life, the beauty of the place of distillation, and what makes Mount Athos alone in this world. "
Once Karzi Radliffe and got their invitation, many more challenges ahead, you will learn in this program "60 Minutes extra" travelogue. It is located in Europe, but Mt Athos is very difficult to access. The peninsula is accessible only by boat and the surrounding seas are rough. It is believed that Mary saw the wreck, which is just one of many things that millions of tons. Athos so sacred to the monks and the thousands of pilgrims who visit each year.
The "60 Minutes" team was also stranded on the mountain. Athos affected by heavy seas after the session ended last two weeks. Now back in New York and Radliffe Karzi apparently still moved by his time in the mountains. If you are interested in visiting Mt. Athos, as a pilgrim, that "60 Minutes" videos are perhaps the best visual record ever made and the best place to begin your search.

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