| Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, anamorphic widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
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Described for the visually impaired. |
| Summary |
As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams high on the slopes of Mount Everest. The climbers, exhausted from their summit climb, were soon lost in darkness, in a fierce blizzard, far from the safety of High Camp at 26,000 feet. World-renowned climber and filmmaker David Breashears, who aided the rescue efforts back in 1996, now returns to Everest to tell the fuller story of what really happened on that legendary climb. Through remarkably intimate interviews with the climbers and Sherpas--many who have never spoken before on American television--Breashears sheds new light on the worst climbing tragedy in Mount Everest's history. |
| Note |
Special features: A storm over Everest slide show that takes you behind the scenes with the filming and climbing teams; access to Frontline web site. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Mount Everest Expedition (1996)
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Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Videodiscs.
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Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Videodiscs.
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Mountaineering -- Physiological aspects -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Author |
Breashears, David, producer, director.
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Working Title Films.
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Frontline (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781593758578 |
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159375857X |
| Standard No. |
783421428096 |
| Music No. |
WG42809 WGBH Boston Video |
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