Surviving Everest
By: National Geographic Society and WQED/Pittsburgh ; writer, Theodore Strauss, Jack McDonald ; producers, Theodore Strauss, Martin Dabney
Contributors: Flynn, John; Hillary, Edmund, Sir; National Geographic Society (U.S.); WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Edition: Standard [ver.]
Series: The ultimate National Geographic DVD collection
Publisher: Distributed by Warner Home Video
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Burbank, CA]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 59
Subjects: Mountaineers; Biography
Other titles: Return to Everest.
Description: A remarkable insider's look at what it takes to climb the highest, most dangerous mountain on Earth-- Mount Everest.
Notes: "Featuring Sir Edmund Hillary, the first to climb Mt. Everest"--Container front.

Videodisc release of the 1984 television program entitled Return to Everest.

Special features: Surviving Everest firsthand accounts ; Sir Edmund Hillary interview ; photo gallery ; Mount Everest locator map ; trivia quiz ; previews of additional National Geographic programs ; scene access.

Standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition.

Executive producers, Dennis B. Kane, Thomas Skinner ; music, Lyn Murray, George Romanis, David Spears ; photography/cinematography, Michael Dillon, Jeff Streich, John Davey ; editor, John Dabney.

Richard Kiley, John Flynn.

DVD ; Dolby digital English surround 5.1.

System requirements: Windows 95 or higher with DVD-ROM drive. Enhanced DVD-ROM features will not work on a Macintosh computer.

Closed-captioned.
Table of contents: title: Mountain crossroads; title: Reunions; title: Hillary's triumphs; title: Lending a hand; title: Personal tragedy; title: Sacred rituals; title: Fate of Mt. Everest; title: Anniversary party; title: Enduring legacy.