EVEREST NORTH WALL Narrated by Robert Redford Running Time: 57 Minutes $24.95 / DVD or VHS |
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Join the American China-Everest 1982 Expedition as 16 men and one woman attempt an unclimbed north face route. Members include Marty Hoey, Dave Mahre, Jim Wickwire, and leader Lou Whittaker. Hoey, who had hoped to become the first American woman to stand on top of Mt. Everest, falls to her death in a freak accident, just 1500 feet from the summit.
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With original music by composer Alan Hovhaness, the film captures the exhilaration and the dangers of living life on the edge. EVEREST NORTH WALL is an engrossing story that embraces the human spirit.
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