Overview
An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.
DirectorDavid Breashears
WritersTim Cahill, Stephen Judson
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LanguageEnglish
Production companiesMacGillivray Freeman Films, IMAX, Arcturus Motion Pictures, Polartec, Miramax
Homepagehttp://www.everestfilm.com
TaglineTowering above everything you have seen before.
