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 Transcript of "Lost on Everest"
 First broadcast January 18, 2000
 
 Transcript of "Everest—Into the Death Zone"
 First broadcast February 24, 1998
 
 Teacher's Guide to accompany "Everest—Into the
                      Death Zone"
 Includes
                    "The O2 Factor" Activity
 
 
 Maps
 Indian Subcontinent
 Nepal
 From Lukla to Base Camp
 From Base Camp to the Summit (South Side)
 
 
 Links
 Mount Everest
 http://www.mnteverest.net/
 
 
                    This site, available in French, Dutch, Spanish,
                      Portuguese and Italian provides live pictures from
                      Everest, links to related sites, information on current
                      expeditions, history, news, and a chat room. At their
                      store, you can find Everest commercial guides, books,
                      videos, and more.
                   Mountainzone
 http://www.mountainzone.com/
 
 
                    Mountainzone's Web site offers several live expeditions
                      to the world's most demanding peaks (often to Everest),
                      interviews with climbers, weather reports, mountain
                      photography, gear reviews, and an online store.
                   Everest News
 http://www.everestnews.com/
 
 
                    This site offers up-to-date Everest news, as well as a
                      discussion forum, facts and details about high-altitude
                      climbing, as well as book and gear information - a place
                      where "Everest climbers come for News."
                   MtEverest.Com
 http://www.mteverest.com/
 
 
                    This page offers a list of many of the Web sites devoted
                      to Mt. Everest and related items.
                   Everest@nationalgeographic.com
 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/everest/
 
 
                    National Geographic's site on Everest offers dispatches,
                      articles, and photos from several recent expeditions to
                      Everest. Included is news on the Millennium Expedition
                      which used GPS technology to obtain the most accurate
                      measurements of Everest to date.
                    
                   
 Everest Books
 First on Everest: The Mystery of Mallory & Irvine
                  by Tom Holzel and Audrey Salkeld. New York, 1986
 
 
 
                    The definitive book on the subject,
                      First on Everest closely explores the expeditions
                      of the 1920s and the mysterious disappearance George
                      Mallory and Sandy Irvine. Holzel and Salkeld meticulously
                      examine the clues as to whether it was indeed these two
                      men who first reached the summit of Everest.
                   High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and
                    Unforgiving Places by David Breashears, Simon and Schuster, 1999
 
 
 
                    David Breashears, a legendary climber and the creator of
                      the IMAX "Everest," tells his story. From his formative
                      years to the recent 1996 Everest disaster, Breashears
                      weaves tales of adventure with an exploration of the
                      deeper questions that surround the world of
                      climbing.
                   Into Thin Air : A Personal Account of the Mount Everest
                    Disaster
                  by Jon Krakauer. Anchor Books, 1998
 
 
 
                    A survivor's account of the tragic May 1996 Everest
                      expedition takes readers into the horrifying storm that
                      claimed the lives of 12 climbers.
                   Everest: The Best Writing and Pictures from Seventy Years
                    of Human Endeavour by Peter Gillman, Little, Brown and Co., 1993
 
 
 
                    Illustrated with spectacular photographs, this book
                      collects into one volume many of the compelling stories
                      surrounding Mount Everest.
                   Everest : Mountain Without Mercy by Broughton Coburn,
                  Tim Cahill (Introduction), David Breashears, David Breashears
                  (Afterword). Random House, 1997
 
 
 
                    This book recounts the harrowing May 1996 Everest
                      expedition led by filmmaker David Breashears. It features
                      scores of never-before-published images, including the
                      first taken from the top of the world in the spectacular
                      IMAX format.
                    
                   
 Credits
 Lauren Aguirre, Senior Producer
 Christine Chan, Intern
 Liesl Clark, Producer
 Kim Ducharme, Senior Designer
 Tyler Howe, Assistant Designer
 Brenden Kootsey, Technologist
 Albert Lee, Production Assistant
 Rob Meyer, Production Assistant
 
 
 Special Thanks
 Audrey Salkeld
 David Breashears
 Wongchu Sherpa, Peak Promotions
 John Borden, Peace River Studios
 Sean Condon
 Larry Johnson
 Jeanne-Marie Gilbert
 Steve Garfinkel
 Gill Rysieki
 Gary Neptune
 Sandra Noel
 Mrs. Scott Russell
 Virginia Grant
 Andrew North
 John Mallory
 David Taylor
 Tom Holzel
 Julie Steele
 Mike Esten
 Steve Conlon, Above the Clouds
 Al Read, GeoExpeditions
 Norbu Tenzing, American Himalayan Foundation
 Michele Harvey
 Matt Greenhalgh
 Peter Tyson
 Kate Churchill
 
 
 Alive on Everest (1997)
 Lauren Aguirre, Senior Producer
 Kate Churchill, Field Associate Producer
 Liesl Clark, Producer
 Farah Dastur, Intern
 Kim Ducharme, Designer
 Brenden Kootsey, Production Technologist
 Peter Pinch, Shockwave Programming
 Brad Puffer, Production Assistant
 Annie Valva, QuickTime VR Director of Technology
 
 Special Thanks: Apple Computer
 
 
 Everest Quest (1996)
 Lauren Aguirre, Senior Producer
 Liesl Clark, Producer
 Julia Whitney, Designer
 Chris Kilmer, Production Technologist
 
 
 
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