NOVA - Everest: The Death Zone
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781578071975
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1578071976
Label: WGBH
Manufacturer: WGBH
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 28, 2000
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 11213
Studio: WGBH
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
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Editorial Review:
Description:
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. ''Even with the best technology, the best training,'' says team member, producer and director David Breashears, ''you can still end up frozen to death at 27,500 feet. That's what makes Everest Everest.''
Special DVD features include: scene selections; access to the Everest: The Death Zone Web site; and English subtitles.
On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: 4 x 3 full frame.
Amazon.com:
'Because it is there' is the reason so many men and women have risked death to climb Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on earth. NOVA follows a scientific investigation of high-altitude physiology in Everest: The Death Zone, which examines the biological and psychological changes experienced by a group of climbers during their ascent. Jodie Foster's narration accompanies the team as the NOVA photographers capture the stark, alien beauty of the mountain; the drama reaches a crescendo on the descent as it becomes unclear whether or not an ill climber will make it. Well worth watching by anyone interested in mountain climbing or the limits of human endurance, Everest: The Death Zone is at once cautionary and inspiring. --Rob Lightner
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- NOVA - EVEREST: THE DEATH ZONEFASCINATING, PLUS I ORDER FROM AMAZON FOR EVERYTHING I WANT THAT IS AVAILABLE. YOU'RE GREAT!
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- The Reality of going highIn a word for anyone planning on going high--ominous. The medical realities of making an attempt ... Read More
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- Just okI guess I am jaded because I watched the IMAX Everest video (which seems to get the best reviews) ... Read More
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- NOVA - Everest: The Death ZoneExcellent DVD on Everest! Have read a lot of books on the Himalayan Mountains (especially Mt. Everest) ... Read More
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- Better than the Imax filmDavid Breashears was the director of photography on both this film and the Imax film made the year before. ... Read More
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