Age: 37
Doug is climbing this year with Mountain Madness.
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By Doug Pierson on April 18, 2008 2:51 AM | Comments (5)
A Note from the Co-producer
Thanks for checking in on Doug’s adventures and challenges on Mount Everest. Just three days ago, Doug wrote me an e-mail to let me know that there were rumors circulating that the Nepalese Army or police were en route to Everest Base Camp. The rumors were that someone had been posting political statements regarding the Chinese Olympic Torch relay and that the government was going to confiscate satellite communication devices. He promised that he would be writing, but he might have to wait until a later date to send his posts.
News has since reached the climbing world that indeed an information blackout has begun to be enforced by the Nepalese Army. One climbing news site mentions a general clamp down on the information sent from Base Camp at the request of the Chinese government as well as a close monitoring of the climbing progress. It seems that communication will be severely restricted until the Chinese summit Mount Everest from the north carrying the Olympic Torch.
In any event, as soon as I know more, I will update. While waiting for further word from Doug, I’ll take the opportunity to post some general entries he’s sent introducing some of his fellow teammates and climbers.
Callie Taintor Wiser
Co-producer, Storm Over Everest
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I visited with Doug and the Climbers at Base camp a week ago, as part of the Mountain Madness Trekking team.
Am monitoring your PBS.org site as news develops on Base Camp satcomm. black-out and related climbing experiences from Doug and Team.
Also enjoyed the preview for the upcoming May 13 airing of Storm Over Everest!
PS. I kept a personal journal of my trek to everest base camp. Nothing nearly like summiting.. but similar personal observations perhaps of chilling, lonely, physically challenging personal thoughts as we made it to top of Kala Patthar at 5643m over 10 days.
First of all ,I would like to adorn with heart-felt congratulation to Mr David Breashears for his couragious and most valuable FILM production-STORM OVER EVEREST"Eventhough I have not happened to go through indepth dimention of the FILM but casting view and E-view cards generously proves that this film definitely can soar a wonderful and delightful glimpse to the entire world from the COCKPIT of the MT EVEREST.
Chandi Prasad Dahal
Irving ,TX.USA
is there a dvd of the climb?
advise cost etc
When will this be broadcast again - I read 'Into Thin Air' and thoroughly enjoy any/all follow up stories from this book. Also, how do I see the IMAX footage? Is it carried by the U.S. Library? Thanks for all the diligent work put into these climbs.
keep me posted on anything new -iam a climber myself -and wish the best- god bless j