Item Details
Everest [videorecording]: The Death Zone
a Nova Production by the WGBH Science Unit in association with Channel 4 ; produced and directed by David Breashers, Liesl Clark ; written by Liesl Clark
- Format
- Video; DVD
- Summary
- 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. Why do seemingly rational people make poor, sometimes fatal decisions as they approach the peak? and much more.
- Director
- David Breashers; Liesl Clark
- Performers
- Narrated by Jodie Foster.
- Release Date
- 1998
- Run Time
- 60 min.
- Language
- Closed-captioned
- Notes
- For specific features see interactive menu.
- Videodisc release of a 1998 production.
- Related Title
- Nova (Television program)
- ISBN
- 1578071976
- Credits
- Director of photography, David Breashers.
- Published
- Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, c1999.
- Publisher no.
- WG800 WGBH Boston Video
- Description
- 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- DVD.
- Technical Details
-
- Access in Virgo Classic
- Staff View
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Availability
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