EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS
EVEREST 2: BEYOND THE LIMIT AND AFTER THE CLIMB
The eight-part, Discxovery Channel, limited-run series EVEREST 2: BEYOND THE LIMIT premieres Tuesday, October 30, at 10 PM (ET/PT) and airs through Tuesday, December 18. A four-part companion series, AFTER THE CLIMB premieres Tuesdays at 11 PM (ET/PT) beginning November 27, 2007
EVEREST 2: BEYOND THE LIMIT Episode Schedule
EPISODE 1: DREAM CHASERS
Tuesday, October 30, 10-11 PM (ET/PT)
Everest has killed more than 200 people, yet nothing will stop amateur climbers from risking their lives to conquer it. Discovery Channel returns to Everest for another climbing season with legendary expedition leader Russell Brice and a new team of daring men and women. High resolution cameras capture the action as the climbers and an elite team of Sherpas attempt an early summit. Back at camp, Russell realizes that he’ll have his work cut out for him in preparing this year’s team for the climb of their lives. Meanwhile the climbers realize the true dangers that lie ahead when they witness two professional climbers fighting for their lives in the Death Zone.
EPISODE 2: ON THE ROPES
Tuesday, November 6, 10-11 PM (ET/PT)
Russell Brice's team of amateur climbers faces their first big test. He's set a five hour deadline for them to climb 2000 feet to the first high camp, perched atop a punishing ice cliff. The climbers set off for Camp One, but almost immediately, British climber Rod Baber is in trouble. He's struck by a crippling headache which could be the first warning sign of Acute Mountain Sickness or even cerebral edema - a swelling of the brain that can kill within minutes. Los Angeles journalist Betsy Huelskamp is also struggling to make the deadline. Meanwhile, two climbers from Kazakhstan, who the team saw fighting for their lives in the Death Zone, are still missing.
EPISODE 3: JUDGEMENT DAY
Tuesday, November 13, 10-11 PM (ET/PT)
The team is at 24,500 feet - higher than anywhere outside the Himalayas - but the sun is beating down and it's incredibly hot. Even the fittest climbers are struggling with dehydration and exhaustion as they try to reach Camp Two. Only one climber makes Russell's deadline and there are serious questions about who'll be allowed to try for the summit. Tim Medvetz is told by Russell to: "Get your s**t together man", and ordered to stop being so arrogant. Mogens, who is determined to summit without bottled oxygen, faces some hard truths when Russell tells him: "I don't think you can make it without oxygen." Betsy Huelskamp's summit dreams are left hanging by a thread after Russell's guides turn her around just below the Death Zone.
EPISODE 4: WORLD RECORD
Tuesday, November 20, 10-11 PM (ET/PT)
The training and the acclimatization climbs are over. The expedition leaves Base Camp heading for the summit, as the death toll for this year’s climbing season continues to grow. High above the rest of the team, David Tait and Phurba Tashi are within hours of the summit, but even if they make it, they're only a quarter of the way through their extraordinary world record, double traverse attempt. Neither of them has ever been on the south side of Everest, where they will fall into the shadow of the mountain – radio silence – and be on their own.
EPISODE 5: LONG WAY DOWN
Tuesday, November 27, 10-11 PM (ET/PT)
Word comes from the south side that the two team members attempting a double traverse, David Tait and Phurba Tashi, have been spotted making their way down toward the highest camp and relative safety. But their world record attempt may be over. Russell Brice gives a pre-summit pep talk to the team, and reiterates how dangerous the climb will be and how he won't tolerate anyone disobeying his orders. As Team One sets off for the summit, Tim Medvetz is last out of camp and taking his time on the first leg to Camp One. When Tim eventually arrives there, Russell threatens to throw him off the team.
EPISODE 6: THE DEATH ZONE
Tuesday, December 4, 10-11 PM (ET/PT)
Team One fights their way to Camp 4 inside the Death Zone at 27,500 feet, where their bodies are slowly dying from lack of oxygen. As they arrive they're met with the sight of a dead climber lying in the snow. Meanwhile, as Team Two gets ready to leave Advance Base Camp, an Irish mountaineer with excruciatingly painful snow blindness is brought to see expedition doctor Monica Piris. Asthmatic Mogens Jensen has made it to Camp 2, but suffers a bad asthma attack during the climb. He must determine whether or not he’ll continue his pursuit of a summit without supplemental oxygen.
EPISODE 7: BREAKING POINT
Tuesday, December 11, 10-11 PM (ET/PT)
Five miles high in the Death Zone, Team One sets off for the summit at midnight in minus 30 degrees. Before the sun rises, Tim Medvetz falls and snaps two bones in his left hand. Any accident in the Death Zone is potentially fatal, but Tim has decided not to radio expedition leader Russell Brice because he knows he'll be ordered to turn around. He's now gambling with his life - hoping he can make it up and down with only one good hand. British climber Rod Baber is hoping to make the world’s first mobile phone call from the summit, while Californian doctor Fred Ziel continues to forge ahead.
EPISODE 8: NOW OR NEVER
Tuesday, December 18, 10-11 PM (ET/PT)
Conditions are uncharacteristically perfect as Team Two attempts early morning summits. Asthmatic Mogens Jensen and 71-year-old Katsusuke Yanagisawa ascend toward the summit. Even for those who do make it to the highest point on Earth, it's not over yet; 80 percent of deaths happen on the descent, and dangers lurk ahead. Tim Medvetz is still struggling with his badly broken hand, which is so swollen he can't remove his glove. An anchor for the safety ropes gives way, leaving Mogens dangling perilously over an 8,000 foot drop.
AFTER THE CLIMB
Tuesdays at 11 PM ET/PT beginning November 27
Hosted by Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race), this four-part series features amateur climbers from the 2007 climb, joined by an illustrious pantheon of Everest mountaineers, for a candid conversation about climbing the mother of all mountains, their individual climb experiences, their motivations and concerns about attempting something so dangerous, whether technology and willpower are enough in the face of the power of nature, whether any of them could survive without the Sherpas, and more.
2007 EMOL.org TV Entertainment Magazine. All rights reserved.
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 EVEREST 2:
BEYOND THE LIMIT
Tuesday, October 30, at 10PM ET/PT, and airs every Tuesday at 10PM through Tuesday, December 18. 2007 on the Discovery Channel. Web Site: www.discovery.com/everes
"Everest" DVDs from the Discovery Channel
Relive a breathtaking journey to the top of the world with this exhilarating program that took Imax theater goers to the summit of Mount Everest! Filmed during the infamous 1996 storm that claimed eight lives, this film traces the filmmaker's harrowing rescue efforts to help surviving members of this ill-fated group. Join an international team of climbers as they scale the world's tallest peak and witness the perils of skin-blistering cold, violent blizzards with wind-chill of minus 100 degrees – air so thin it numbs the mind. Get a birds-eye view of creaking icefalls and gaping chasms, up dangerous, towering cliffs and into the danger zone of oxygen-thin altitude.Features:"Making of Everest"Extended Beck Weathers interviewDeleted scenesClimber video journals3D Everest map5.0 surround soundNarrated my Liam Neeson with music by George Harrison, Everest chronicles a rich, dramatic story and a daring adventure of triumph and tragedy.
Become part of the action in this gripping documentary that highlights the struggles, triumphs, highs and lows of climbers who attempt to trek the world's tallest peak. Then, enjoy behind-the-scenes bonus footage as you experience Everest like never before! Summit DreamsClimbers arrive at Everest Base Camp and quickly learn the dangers of the mountain. They painfully push their bodies to acclimate to the extreme altitude four miles above sea level.The GatekeeperHundreds of more climbers arrive at Everest Base Camp and discover the harsh realities of the mountain. With acceptable weather fast approaching, an expedition leader pushes both his Sherpas and climbers even harder to reach the summit in time.To the SummitRussell splits the expedition into two teams for a five-day summit assault. The first team sets off in good spirits. However, on the climb from Camp One to Camp Two, Brett begins to struggle – leaving many wondering if he'll fail on his second attempt.Into the Death ZoneTwo teams are trapped at high altitude by strong winds and extreme cold. When the weather relents, Mogens voyages higher without the aid of bottled oxygen as the rest of her team frantically races up the mountain before time and air expire. Mutiny on the Mountain: As several climbers reach the summit, the crowd atop the mountain forces many to join another line to descend. As Mark begins to climb higher, two struggling climbers disobey their leader's orders to turn back. The Final Cost: With the summit just feet away, frostbite and Summit Fever threaten several struggling climbers from reaching the top. At the culmination of this daring journey, climbers offer their final reflections on the expedition and the cost of climbing Everest.
Everest DVDs
from Amazon.com
Experience Everest as it's never been before in this harrowing trek to touch the roof of the world. With unusually severe weather and heartbreaking circumstances, this expedition up the world's tallest peak becomes fraught with unexpected perils, leading to an emotional journey full of fear, hardship, exhaustion, disappointment and unforgettable triumphs. Boasting a crew of climbers each with something to prove, this expedition includes the first-ever double amputee to aim for the summit, an asthmatic climber ascending without bottled oxygen and a motorcyclist embracing life once again after a near-fatal traffic accident. Stunningly captured with high-definition cameras, each episode of this special DVD edition includes additional footage not seen in the original broadcast, plus behind-the-scenes moments you won't want to miss!
Featuring:
Summit Dreams: At Everest Base Camp, newly arrived climbers struggle to acclimate to the Himalayas' extreme altitude. A cameraman collapses with intense stomach pains and is rushed down the mountain.
The Gatekeeper: After they learn of a Sherpa's death from altitude sickness, expedition members struggle to prepare themselves for a climb that will be the ultimate test of their mental and physical capabilities.
To the Summit: The expedition is divided into two teams for the five-day summit assault. The expedition leader warns the group that he will withdraw the Sherpas if any of the climbers disobey his rules.
Into the Death Zone: The expedition is trapped in a high-altitude camp by unexpectedly high winds and is further delayed by a human traffic jam when slower climbers are encountered.
Mutiny on the Mountain: Climbers must deal with one of the coldest days ever remembered on the mountain and get caught in another group's descent lines.
The Final Cost: With the summit just 350 feet above them, struggling climbers, dangerously weak from serious frostbite and insufficient oxygen, are fiercely determined to reach Everest's pinnacle.
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Studio: Discovery Channel
• DVD Release Date: October 16, 2007
• Run Time: 287 minutes
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.
• Actors: Liam Neeson, Lhakpa Dorji, Dorje Sherpa, Ed Viesturs, Muktu Lhakpa Sherpa
• Directors: David Breashears, Stephen Judson
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, NTSC
• Language: English
• Studio: Miramax
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