Everest: The Death Zone
Get ready for a (literally) breathtaking trek up Mt. Everest, from Base Camp at 17,600 feet; through the chilling, corpse-strewn Death Zone; to the very pinnacle of the the Earth, five and a half miles above sea level. For those brave souls who survive the harrowing climb to the top of the world, it is a transformative experience. But can the excruciating ascent—through frigid cold, blasting wind, blinding sun, and severe lack of oxygen—cause permanent, damaging changes to the human brain and body? In the wake of the 1996 disaster that took eight climbers in a single day, scientists follow a team of hikers to measure, for the first time ever, the toll high-altitude climbing takes on the heart, lungs, blood, and brain. Why do seemingly rational people make poor, sometimes fatal decisions as they approach the peak? And the danger doesn’t end there—as NOVA discovers during the descent, when one climber's respiratory illness takes a terrifying turn on the isolated mountainside.
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In the wake of the 1996 disaster that took eight climbers in a single day, scientists follow a team of hikers to measure, for the first time ever, the toll high-altitude climbing takes on the heart, lungs, blood, and brain. 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : 4 3/4 in In the wake of the 1996 disaster that took eight climbers in a single day, scientists follow a team of hikers to measure, for the first time ever, the toll high-altitude climbing takes on the heart, lungs, blood, and brain Not rated Originally produced in 1998, and broadcast as an episode of the public television series, NOVA "This program includes language some may consider objectionable. Viewer discretion is advised."--Container "Special DVD features include: Chapter search; Closed-captioning; Link to Everest: The death zone website; Dolby sound"--Container A living hell -- Sea level testing -- Base camp -- Khumbu ice fall -- The death zone -- Camp Four -- Summit -- Descent -- Conclusion -- Special DVD features Editor, Jean Dunoyer ; director of photography, David Breashears ; camera, Edgar Boyles ; music by Mason Darling, Jeanine Cowen, Shane Koss Narrator, Jodie Foster DVD ; NTSC ; Dolby digital audio
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- Director
- David Breashears (Television producer) (Television director) (Director of photography.), Liesl Clark (Television producer) (Television director), Paula S Apsell (Television producer), Jodie Foster (Narrator), Jean Dunoyer (Editor of moving image work), Mason Darling (Composer (expression)), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). (Production company) Science Unit,, Channel Four (Great Britain) (Production company), WGBH Video (Firm) (Film distributor), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Broadcaster)
- Starring
- Jodie Foster, David Breashears, David Carter, Ed Viesturs
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