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Discover the world's largest mountain and the highest peak in the world. "Everest, the death zone": 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, l...

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Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	WGBH Video (Firm) WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) Arcturus Motion Pictures British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Other Authors:	Foster, Jodie Breashears, David DeMornay, Rebecca, 1959- Clark, Liesl Harvard, Andrew Firstbrook, P. L.
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[United States] : WGBH Boston Video, [2007]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) Asia > Mount Everest. Great Britain. Mount Everest Expedition > (1997) Mount Everest Expedition > (1924) Mount Everest Expedition > (1976) Mountaineering > Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) Mountaineering accidents > Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) Mountaineers > Great Britain > Biography. Mountaineering. Mountaineering accidents. Mountaineers. Mallory, George, > 1886-1924. Irvine, Andrew, > 1902-1924. Anker, Conrad. Television programs. Educational television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Educational > Television series.
Genre:	Biography. Television programs. Educational television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Educational Television series.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	Discover the world's largest mountain and the highest peak in the world. "Everest, the death zone": 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. "Everest, the mystery of Mallory and Irvine": The story of the early attempts on Mt. Everest and an exploration of the mystery surrounding the disappearance of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine just below the summit in 1924. "Lost on Everest": In May 1999, when Conrad Anker and his team accomplished their mission on Everest to discover the frozen body of George Mallory, legendary British mountaineer, their work had only just begun. Was there physical evidence to prove that Mallory reached the summit of Mount Everest 29 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay? The film reveals the clues to this mystery offered by Mallory's body, clothes and personal belongings and offers archival film footage of Mallory's expeditions.
Note:	Title from container. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CQ9 D0080233 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:	9781593757649 1593757646
System Details:	DVD, region 1, full screen or letterbox presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.
Participant or Performer:	Everest, the death zone narrated by Jodie Foster. Everest, the mystery of Mallory and Irvine narrated by Breashears. Lost on Everest narrated by Rebecca de Mornay.
Event Details:	Three episodes of the television program Nova, originally produced in 1987, 1998 and 1999.