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2) Everest
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998?]
Description
Filmed during the infamous 1996 storm that claimed eight lives, Everest documents the filmmakers' harrowing rescue efforts to help the surviving members of the ill-fated group. The international team of climbers scale the world's tallest peak in this daring adventure of triumph and tragedy. Special features include "Making of Everest", extended Beck Weathers interview, deleted scenes, climber video journals, 3D Everest map, Titanica trailer, 5.0 surround....
3) Everest
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle...
4) Everest
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
A summit is a summit, and the truth is the truth. But the view from 8,848 meters isn't always so clear. Two men, seventy years apart, push for the top of Mount Everest, driven by forces beyond their control and something inside that says climb.
After eight successful summits, Mount Everest guide Neil Quinn is confident he can handle anything the mountain throws his way. But then disaster strikes steps from the top, leaving him with a lot of questions...
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Desperate to attract subscribers to his fledgling website, ex-adrenaline junkie Simon Newman undertakes two life-risking ventures, one in the notorious Cwm Pot caves and another scaling Everest, that force him to test the limits of his morality and wits in order to survive.
8) Abominable
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
Abominable takes audiences on an epic 2,000-mile adventure from the streets of Shanghai to the breathtaking Himalayan snowscapes. When teenage Yi encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin and Peng, name him "Everest" and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Features six of the most famous attempts to climb Mount Everest, discussing both those who made it to the summit, and those who did not. These gripping accounts of adventure and danger will mesmerize readers from cover to cover! Stunning illustrations and compelling text provide an up-close look at six famous ascents of the world?s highest mountain. Detailed chapters cover the enduring mystery of George Mallory?s death on Everest; Sir Edmund Hillary...
11) Sherpa
Publisher
Discovery
Pub. Date
©2016.
Description
Every year, Western mountain climbers make news ascending Mount Everest. The compelling stories of the Sherpas, the Nepalese guides who risk their lives to provide for their families, have remained a mystery, until now. This chronicles a fateful 2014 expedition and the tragic avalanche that spurred the Sherpas to make a stand for human rights and respect.
13) Blindsight
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
The gripping true-life adventure of six blind Tibetan teenagers on a climbing expedition up formidable Mount Everest.
17) Peak
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
18) Mountains
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to mountains. Includes a map, infographics, an activity, glossary, and index."--
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 17
Formats
Description
"By writing Into Thin Air, Krakauer may have hoped to exorcise some of his own demons and lay to rest some of the painful questions that still surround the event. He takes great pains to provide a balanced picture of the people and events he witnessed and gives due credit to the tireless and dedicated Sherpas. He also avoids blasting easy targets such as Sandy Pittman, the wealthy socialite who brought an espresso maker along on the expedition. Krakauer's...
20) Everest
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2011
Description
As part of a group of young climbers trying to climb Mount Everest, the reader must make decisions that will ensure survival and success in reaching the summit.
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