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Everest : the death zone

Breashears, David. (Added Author). Clark, Liesl. (Added Author). Foster, Jodie. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Added Author). Sveriges television. (Added Author).

A documentary on the toll that the ascent and descent of Mt. Everest can take on even experienced and trained mountain climbers. The cold, the lack of oxygen and the harrowing climb can cause permanent damage to the human body and brain. Scientists monitor a team of hikers to measure the effects.

1999
617.1027 Eve
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Subject
Mountaineering > Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Mountaineering > Physiological aspects.
Athletes > Training of.
Mountaineers > Health risk assessment.
Genre
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
  • ISBN: 1578071976
  • Physical Description 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher South Burlington, VT : WGBH Boston Video, [1999]

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General Note:
Disc label title.
Digital video disc (DVD)
Original copyright 1986, WGBH Educational Foundation.
Special features: chapter search, website link.
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Photography, David Breashears ; graphics, Kim Ducharme ; editor, Jean Dunoyer ... [et al.] ; James Rutenbeck ; narrator, Jodie Foster ; music, Mason Daring, Jeanine Cowen ; advisor, Tom Hornbein.
System Details Note:
NTSC.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Public performance rights.

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