# Everest : The Death Zone

In the wake of the 1996 disaster that took eight climbers in a single day, scientists follow a team of hikers to measure, for the first time ever, the toll high-altitude climbing takes on the heart, lungs, blood, and brain. 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : 4 3/4 in In the wake of the 1996 disaster that took eight climbers in a single day, scientists follow a team of hikers to measure, for the first time ever, the toll high-altitude climbing takes on the heart, lungs, blood, and brain Not rated Originally produced in 1998, and broadcast as an episode of the public television series, NOVA "This program includes language some may consider objectionable. Viewer discretion is advised."--Container "Special DVD features include: Chapter search; Closed-captioning; Link to Everest: The death zone website; Dolby sound"--Container A living hell -- Sea level testing -- Base camp -- Khumbu ice fall -- The death zone -- Camp Four -- Summit -- Descent -- Conclusion -- Special DVD features Editor, Jean Dunoyer ; director of photography, David Breashears ; camera, Edgar Boyles ; music by Mason Darling, Jeanine Cowen, Shane Koss Narrator, Jodie Foster DVD ; NTSC ; Dolby digital audio

- Kind: TV
- Year: 1999
- By: David Breashears (Television producer) (Television director) (Director of photography.), Liesl Clark (Television producer) (Television director), Paula S…
- Genres: Travel
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/EverestTheDeathZone)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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