TV: "Everest 2" TV Series on the Discovery Channel
SECOND SEASON OF EVEREST: BEYOND THE LIMIT PREMIERES
ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL BEGINNING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007
Companion Four-Part Series AFTER THE CLIMB, Hosted by Phil Keoghan, Features
Round-Table Discussion with Everest Mountaineers --
-- Discovery’s Everest Website Wins 2007 Online Journalism Award --
(Silver Spring, Md.) – Discovery Channel sends its most advanced high-altitude cameras once again to the world’s tallest mountain to document an epic climb where ambition overrides agony, exhaustion -- and the chances of survival.
EVEREST 2: BEYOND THE LIMIT, the second season of Discovery Channel’s acclaimed series, documents the grueling April/May 2007 summit attempt by an international group of climbers.
 Airing in eight parts, the series makes its world premiere on Tuesday, October 30, at 10PM ET/PT, and airs every Tuesday at 10PM through Tuesday, December 18, 2007.
Its companion website www.discovery.com/everest received a 2007 “Online Journalism Award” this week for best use of digital media, and it brings visitors an intimate look at the dangers on the mountain through interactive Sherpa-cam video-players, games and webisodes.
New this year, beginning November 27 at 11PM ET/PT and airing following the last four episodes of the series, viewers can catch the world premiere of AFTER THE CLIMB, 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.
The 2007 climbing season was the busiest yet, as more climbers than ever before faced the extreme conditions on Everest in an attempt to fulfill a dream. Seven lost their lives, most did not reach the summit, and those who did will never be the same.
Returning climbers add to a new roster to Everest
 For EVEREST 2: BEYOND THE LIMIT, a 17-member production team followed an expedition of climbers and professional mountain guides, organized and led by New Zealander Russell Brice.
Throughout the eight-hour series, viewers go on a journey with the climbers, gaining a unique insight into the physical and mental strength needed to conquer Mount Everest. High-resolution Sherpa-cams give viewers a unique insight into the dangers of the mountain and what climbers go through for the chance to briefly stand on top of the world.
Returning this year are asthmatic Iron-Man competitor Mogens Jensen from Denmark, who once again tries to summit without supplemental oxygen, and Hollywood motorcycle enthusiast Tim Medvetz, who had to be talked into turning back last year only 350 feet below summit.
Joining them are several climbers new to EVEREST: BEYOND THE LIMIT, including Katsusuke Yanagisawa of Japan who, at 71 years old, wants to become the oldest man ever to summit Everest; Monica Piris, from England and the team’s high altitude doctor; Betsy Huelskamp, a Los Angeles-based journalist who interviewed Medvetz after his failed 2006 attempt and was inspired to try the climb herself; David Tait, attempting a world-first double traverse to raise money for a charity close to his heart; and Phurba Tashi, Himalayan Experience’s most experienced Sherpa who accompanies Tait. Other climbers include Rod Baber from England and California physician Fred Ziel.
Discovery Channel’s award-winning EVEREST: BEYOND THE LIMIT fan site, www.Discovery.com/Everest, will once again feature immersive Sherpa helmet-camera segments, this year with even greater functionality.
Watch online web cams of Everest
Visitors can also watch webisodes, meet the climbers through video profiles and interviews, explore Mount Everest through video clips from each camp and read exclusive journals from crew members who also risked their lives to tell the story of their fellow climbers.
EVEREST: BEYOND THE LIMIT is produced for Discovery Channel by Tigress Productions. Dick Colthurst is the executive producer for Tigress. Mark Allen is the executive producer for Discovery Channel.
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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
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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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