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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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