Storm Over Everest

Overview

As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams high on the slopes of Mount Everest. The climbers, exhausted from their summit climb, were soon lost in darkness, in a fierce blizzard, far from the safety of High Camp at 26,000 feet. World-renowned climber and filmmaker David Breashears, who aided the rescue efforts back in 1996, now returns to Everest to tell the fuller story of what really happened on that legendary climb. Through remarkably intimate interviews with the climbers and Sherpas many who have never spoken before on American television Breashears sheds new light on the worst climbing tragedy in Mount Everest s history.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 13, 2008

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures,Working Title Films,PBS,WGBH,Arcturus Motion Pictures,GBH

Cast

Anatoli Boukreev,Lou Kasischke,Makalu Gau,Dorje Sherpa,Neal Beidleman,Charlotte Fox,Lene Gammelgaard,Mike Groom,Beck Weathers,Helen Wiltonand 2 more

Director

David Breashears

Writer

David Breashears

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1232310