Feature Film: "Storm Over Everest" now Online!
The full "Storm
Over Everest" video is now Online; it portrays the
infamous 1996 disaster on Mt. Everest that claimed the lives of
Scott Fisher and Rob Hall. This is a much watch for
mountaineering fans. Thanks go to Tianshu for alerting me to
the Online version. Full screen mode
is awesome!
David Breashears recreates the tragic circumstances
that resulted in eight deaths on Everest in May 1996. Breashears
was on Everest, shooting an IMAX film, and his firsthand experience of
the deadly storm that swept up from the Bay of Bengal allows him to
acutely simulate its violent intensity. The fascination of the
film, however, lies not in the scenes of howling gales and stranded
climbers-we already know those details from the many books and articles
published over the past decade-but in its wholly objective tone.
The film tells the story in the words of those who survived the tragedy,
their versions of events related simply and frankly without accusation
or judgment. Dr. Beck Weathers, Makalu Gau and Charlotte Fox are
especially eloquent. After years of acrimony, the time was ripe to
bring closure and equilibrium to the subject.
Featured Extreme Video:
Dean Potter and the New Sport of
Baselining - 4/24/2008
Walking between canyon walls along a taut rope with
only a parachute for protection, climber Dean Potter is pioneering
the new extreme sport of baselining. Click
here
to see this video (04:58 min).
Notes: Please feel free to recommend
your own favorite video for the "Featured Video" (link and
description please).
YouTube Climbing Videos
and
Google Video Climbing Videos
are good sources for ideas.
