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* {{Documentary}}: For obvious reasons.
* ChallengeSeeker: Why Ed Viesturs climbed Everest without bottled oxygen.
** Why people climb Everest in the first place.

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* {{Documentary}}: For obvious reasons.
The filmmakers initially intended to document Ed Viesturs's attempt at summitting Mt. Everest, after he'd previously scaled it part of the way. Due to the circumstances that unfolded on May 10, they also ended up getting a firsthand account of the 1996 disaster that claimed eight lives, the worst loss of life in a single event on Everest until 2014.
* ChallengeSeeker: Why Ed Viesturs climbed Everest without bottled oxygen.
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The reason that so many people climb want to scale Everest in the first place.place; some, like Ed Viesturs even go so far as to climb without bottled oxygen, which is both much more difficult and very dangerous at the extremely high altitudes that Everest reaches.



* HostileWeather: The deadly snowstorm of May 10-11, 1996.
* IveComeTooFar: Why several climbers did not abandon their summit bid on May 10.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Why the IMAX Team was not trying to summit on May 10.

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* HostileWeather: Everest and other mountains that reach extreme heights are known for unpredictable and inhospitable weather conditions at the peak, with high-speed winds and temperatures that drop extremely fast. The deadly snowstorm of May 10-11, 1996.
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1996 is a very tragic example, as it claimed the lives of several climbers that the IMAX team were friendly with.
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IveComeTooFar: Why several climbers did not abandon their summit bid on May 10.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Why the IMAX Team was not trying to summit on May 10.
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* NeverFoundTheBody: The fate of [[spoiler:Andy Harris and Doug Hansen]], both from Rob Hall's expedition.



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* ScalingTheSummit: The entire purpose of coming to Everest.

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* ScalingTheSummit: The entire purpose documentary follows some of coming the many mountaineers and researchers who flock to Everest. Mt. Everest every year in order to try reaching the very peak of the mountain, as well as their various personal reasons for doing so.



* SnowedIn: The problem faced by the unfortunate climbers.

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* UnreliableNarrator: A moment of levity following Ed's struggle to reach the summit and the tragic results of the May 10 blizzard features Ed in his voiceover saying that he calmly contacted his fiancee at base camp to tell her he'd made it, immediately followed by the recording of him gleefully whooping over the radio during the actual call.
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Since this is a documentary, NRLEP.


* AnyoneCanDie: This has been true during the entire history of climbing Everest.
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* HeroicLineage: Jamling Norgay, one of the IMAX climbers, is the son of Tenzing Norgay, the first man (along with New Zealander Edmund Hillary) to summit Everest.

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* HeroicLineage: Jamling Norgay, one of the IMAX climbers, is the son of Tenzing Norgay, the first man (along with New Zealander Edmund Hillary) to summit Everest. He is the 10th member of his family to climb Mount Everest.
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** Araceli Segarra became the first Spanish woman to summit Everest as part of the IMAX expedition. She also enjoys randonee skiing, rock climbing, and ice climbing.

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** [[http://www.unitedathletes.com/english/interviews/araceli_segarra.php Araceli Segarra Segarra]] became the first Spanish woman to summit Everest as part of the IMAX expedition. She also enjoys randonee skiing, rock climbing, and ice climbing.
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** Araceli Segarra became the first Spanish woman to summit Everest as part of the IMAX expedition. She enjoys randonee skiing, rock climbing, and ice climbing.

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** Araceli Segarra became the first Spanish woman to summit Everest as part of the IMAX expedition. She also enjoys randonee skiing, rock climbing, and ice climbing.
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** Araceli Segarra became the first Spanish woman to summit Everest while part of the IMAX expedition. She enjoys randonee skiing, rock climbing, and ice climbing.
** Sumiyo Tsuzuki made a third summit attempt on Everest during this production. She had to turn back at the South Summit because of a cracked rib.

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** Araceli Segarra became the first Spanish woman to summit Everest while as part of the IMAX expedition. She enjoys randonee skiing, rock climbing, and ice climbing.
** Sumiyo Tsuzuki made a third summit attempt on Everest during this production.as part of the IMAX expedition. She had to turn back at the South Summit because of a cracked rib.

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* PassionateSportsGirl: Araceli Segarra, the first Spanish woman to summit Everest. Also enjoys randonee skiing, rock climbing, and ice climbing.

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** Sumiyo Tsuzuki made a third summit attempt on Everest during this production. She had to turn back at the South Summit because of a cracked rib.
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* PassionateSportsGirl: Araceli Segarra, the first Spanish woman to summit Everest. Also enjoys randonee skiing, rock climbing, and ice climbing.
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''Everest'' is a 1998 theatrically released IMAX documentary, directed by David Breashears, Stephen Judson and Greg [=MacGillivray=], and narrated by Creator/LiamNeeson. It depicted the real life struggles faced by mountain climbers when climbing the eponymous Mount Everest, on the borders of Nepal and the People's Republic of China.

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''Everest'' is a 1998 theatrically released IMAX documentary, directed by David Breashears, Stephen Judson and Greg [=MacGillivray=], and narrated by Creator/LiamNeeson. It depicted depicts the real life struggles faced by mountain climbers when climbing the eponymous Mount Everest, on the borders of Nepal and the People's Republic of China.



In 2006 David Breashears directed a documentary detailing the events of the tragedy for PBS Frontline called [[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/everest/ Storm Over Everest]]. It includes interviews with survivors, still pictures and footage taken during the 1996 IMAX expedition and reenactments of the events on the mountain during the storm.

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In 2006 David Breashears directed a documentary detailing the events of the tragedy disaster for PBS Frontline called [[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/everest/ Storm Over Everest]]. It includes interviews with survivors, still pictures and footage taken during the 1996 IMAX expedition and reenactments of the events on the mountain during the storm.

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''Everest'' is a 1998 theatrically released IMAX documentary, directed by David Breashears, Stephen Judson and Greg [=MacGillivray=]. Narrated by Creator/LiamNeeson. It depicted the real life struggles faced by mountain climbers when climbing the eponymous Mount Everest, on the borders of Nepal and the People's Republic of China.

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''Everest'' is a 1998 theatrically released IMAX documentary, directed by David Breashears, Stephen Judson and Greg [=MacGillivray=]. Narrated [=MacGillivray=], and narrated by Creator/LiamNeeson. It depicted the real life struggles faced by mountain climbers when climbing the eponymous Mount Everest, on the borders of Nepal and the People's Republic of China.



A made for TV movie was created in 1997 called [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118949/ Into Thin Air: Death on Everest]] which was based on John Krakauer's book [[http://www.jonkrakauer.com/books/into-thin-air-tr Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster]]. In 2015 a [[Film/{{Everest|2015}} film with the same name as the IMAX film]] dramatizing the same events came out.

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A made In 2006 David Breashears directed a documentary detailing the events of the tragedy for TV movie was created in 1997 PBS Frontline called [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118949/ Into Thin Air: Death on Everest]] which was based on John Krakauer's book [[http://www.jonkrakauer.com/books/into-thin-air-tr Into Thin Air: A Personal Account pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/everest/ Storm Over Everest]]. It includes interviews with survivors, still pictures and footage taken during the 1996 IMAX expedition and reenactments of the Mt. Everest Disaster]]. events on the mountain during the storm.

In 2015 a [[Film/{{Everest|2015}} film came out with the same name as the IMAX film]] dramatizing which dramatized the same events came out. of the tragedy.
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In 2015 a [[Film/{{Everest|2015}} film with the same name dramatizing the same events]] came out.

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A made for TV movie was created in 1997 called [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118949/ Into Thin Air: Death on Everest]] which was based on John Krakauer's book [[http://www.jonkrakauer.com/books/into-thin-air-tr Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster]]. In 2015 a [[Film/{{Everest|2015}} film with the same name as the IMAX film]] dramatizing the same events]] events came out.
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* HeroicBystander: In plural. As the events unfolded of the [[Film/{{Everest|2015}} May 10, 1996 Everest disaster]], the IMAX team (who had decided to postpone their summit bid) helped search for lost climbers, gave equipment to those who needed it, and were part of the group who helped Beck Weathers to Camp Two where he and 'Makalu' Gau Ming-ho were rescued by helicopter (Gau's story is not mentioned in the documentary). Ed Viesturs also tried to encourage Rob Hall by radio to start climbing down, to no avail.

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* HeroicBystander: In plural. As the events unfolded of the [[Film/{{Everest|2015}} May 10, 1996 Everest disaster]], the IMAX team (who had decided to postpone their summit bid) helped search for lost climbers, gave equipment to those who needed it, and were part of the group who helped Beck Weathers to Camp Two where he and 'Makalu' Gau Ming-ho were rescued by helicopter (Gau's story is not mentioned in the documentary). Ed Viesturs also tried to encourage Rob Hall [[spoiler:Rob Hall]] by radio to start climbing down, to no avail.
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* {{Determinator}}: Beck Weathers. Left for dead in the storm, he eventually walked into Camp Four despite being severely frostbitten and was rescued. Also, every single Sherpa guide, especially the ones who had to carry the camera equipment and Roger Bilham's geology equipment.

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* {{Determinator}}: Beck Weathers.[[spoiler:Beck Weathers]]. Left for dead in the storm, he eventually walked into Camp Four despite being severely frostbitten and was rescued. Also, every single Sherpa guide, especially the ones who had to carry the camera equipment and Roger Bilham's geology equipment.



* NeverFoundTheBody: The fate of Andy Harris and Doug Hansen, both from Rob Hall's expedition.

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* NeverFoundTheBody: The fate of Andy [[spoiler:Andy Harris and Doug Hansen, Hansen]], both from Rob Hall's expedition.

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