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Remnants of Everest: The 1996 Tragedy (2007)

Remnants of Everest: The 1996 Tragedy (2007)

Drama Documentary
Release Date: 2007, November 9
Directors: David Breashears
Countries: Canada, Nepal, New Zealand, United States of America
Cast: Rob Hall, Pemba Norbu Sherpa, Charlotte Fox, Anatoli Boukreev, Neal Beidleman, Lene Gammelgaard, Makalu Gau, Beck Weathers, Helen Wilton, Eric Knoff, Fred Coriell, Guillermo Benegas

Overview:

As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast-moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams on the slopes of Mount Everest. The climbers, exhausted from their ascent to the summit, were soon lost in the dark, in a ferocious blizzard, far from the safety of High Camp at 26,000 feet. This film tells the story of the five climbers who perished in this storm, marking the worst climbing tragedy in the history of Mount Everest. But most remarkably, it's the story of eleven climbers caught in the storm, and eyewitness accounts of their astonishing survival in the world's most unforgiving environment.

Keywords:

himalaya mountain range mountaineering alpinism mountain documentary mountain accident