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• Everest

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  Inspired by the incredible events surrounding the ill-fated 1996 attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain documented by Jon Krakauer in his 1996 book Into Thin Air. The film follows two different expeditions challenged beyond…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everest

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  Everest is a documentary film about the struggles involved in climbing Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak on Earth. It became the highest-grossing film made in the IMAX format. Everest was in production at the mountain during the 1996 Mount…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everest

  Mountain Without Mercy

  Coburn, Broughton, 1951-

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  David Breashears, the first American to scale Everest twice, was a veteran of nine previous Himalayan filmmaking expeditions when he agreed to lead what became his most challenging yet. Includes stunning IMAX photography from the 1996 expedition led…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mountain

  My Time on Everest

  Viesturs, Ed

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  In 2005, Viesturs became the first American, and 12th person overall, to summit all 14 mountains over 8,000 meters. He is the fifth climber to do it without supplemental oxygen. Viesturs was featured in David Breashears' documentary film Everest.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into Thin Air

  a Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

  Krakauer, Jon

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  The author describes his 1996 trek to Mt. Everest, a disastrous expedition that claimed the lives of eight climbers. Krakauer, a journalist for the adventure magazine Outside, moves between events that take place on the mountain and the unfolding…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Climb

  Tragic Ambitions on Everest

  Bukreev, Anatoliĭ Nikolaevich, 1958-1997

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  Boukreev became widely known as the lead climbing guide for the Mountain Madness expedition headed by Scott Fischer in May 1996. Boukreev rescued three climbers stranded in the disaster above 8000 m, and all six of the climbing clients on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Other Side of Everest

  Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm

  Dickinson, Matt

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  The story of the killer 1996 storm as experienced by a climbing team on the fearsome North Face, climbing to the summit from Tibet.

• Left for Dead

  My Journey Home From Everest

  Weathers, Beck

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  In May 1996, Weathers was one of eight clients being guided on Mount Everest by Rob Hall of Adventure Consultants. Weathers, who had recently had radial keratotomy surgery, soon discovered that he was blinded by the effects of high altitude and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everest

  a Trekker's Guide : 9 Treks in the Everest Region

  Reynolds, Kev

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  Everest : a trekker's guide : 9 treks in the Everest region

• The Call of Everest

  the History, Science, and Future of the World's Tallest Peak

  Anker, Conrad

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  The call of Everest : the history, science, and future of the world's tallest peak