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Everest - The Death Zone (NOVA)
starring: Narrated By Jodie Foster

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Availability: Usually ships in 4 to 6 weeks Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786305048978
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6305048975
Label: Wgbh Boston
Manufacturer: Wgbh Boston
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Wgbh Boston
Release Date: March 28, 2000
Running Time: 60 minutes
Studio: Wgbh Boston
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Sales Rank: 24308

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Editorial Review:

Description:
Climb all the way from Base Camp, through the Khumbu Icefall, up the precipitous Lhotse Face, into the Death Zone and on to the very pinnacle of the earth at 29,028 feet. Wind, cold, extreme dehydration and blinding solar radiation add to the misery. You'll witness first-hand why rational people can make astonishingly poor, and sometimes fatal decisions, on the world's highest peak. Narrated by Jodie Foster. From David Breashears, the Emmy Award-winning producer of the IMAX film.

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

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- NOVA - EVEREST: THE DEATH ZONE
FASCINATING, PLUS I ORDER FROM AMAZON FOR EVERYTHING I WANT THAT IS AVAILABLE. YOU'RE GREAT!

Rating:

- The Reality of going high
In a word for anyone planning on going high--ominous. The medical realities of making an attempt to climb higher than 8,000 metres are graphically illustrated in this excellent presentation.

Rating:

- Just ok
I guess I am jaded because I watched the IMAX Everest video (which seems to get the best reviews) first and can't help but compare them. Still this video had some good participants i.e. Ed Viestur's and such. Interesting view point but the testing didn't do much for me but provide information. Would have liked more extra's on dvd to. All in all ok.

Rating:

- NOVA - Everest: The Death Zone
Excellent DVD on Everest! Have read a lot of books on the Himalayan Mountains (especially Mt. Everest) and this gives you a beautiful view of the area and what it is like to climb in the Death Zone. A DVD you can watch many times!

Rating:

- Better than the Imax film
David Breashears was the director of photography on both this film and the Imax film made the year before. In my opinion, this film was more successful, at least as viewed on VHS on a medium-size old tv. That's probably because the equipment for Imax was so bulky and the filming process so cumbersome that just taking the footage was an accomplishment.

On this video, the purpose of the expedition was to study the effects of altitude on the human body, so it really focused in on the human aspect. As Breashears explains in his book High Exposure, the massive film size in Imax films requires that you not pull in close to a human face, because it will not make a good image when projected on a 7-story screen.

So in terms of home viewing, I really enjoyed this video and ... Read More

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