Discovery.com takes you up Mount Everest
Cory Bergman December 7th, 2006
This is unbelievably cool. As part of the Discovery show, “Everest: Beyond the Limit,” three sherpas were rigged with mini cameras and satellite transmitters as they climbed the mountain. Two photographers shot video as well. When it was all over, they synchronized the five video feeds, together with audio, and posted it on Discovery.com in an innovative player that lets you experience the climb in real time. You can select any of the three feeds and watch them side-by-side. You can select which audio sources to listen to — which is mostly radio transmissions and heavy breathing (the camera on the left is stereo left, and vice versa.) And then you can drag through the timeline and select different hours of the day to watch. Extremely well done. (Thanks, Jeff!)
So far, one of my favorite moments is hour 7, 45:45, on the Ken Cam. (Make sure you have the audio up). Now THAT’S cold.
7 Comments Add your own
1. Will | December 8th, 2006 at 12:52 am
Yea, it’s an amazing show… I actually took a shot at it myself, but only got up to the 1st Base Camp. I knew I wouldn’t get far. I’m just not insane… my life is more important than that achievement.
Will
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2. Mindy McAdams | December 10th, 2006 at 9:00 am
This Web presentation is amazing. I have never seen anything so scary — it’s riveting.
3. Doug | December 20th, 2006 at 8:34 am
It is amazing show. For those of us who made it to the base camp 1, the show brought back good memories and reminded me the special bond among those who took a shot. It reminds us to respect the mountain and also gives an unique prospective of our daily life. It is a excellent show, despite the controversies behind the filming of a dying climber. Like Russ said, it is not anyone’s job to die along with someone else’s ambition. Existence is a harsh reality at that altitude. It would be like trying to stage a rescue of the Apollo 13 crews. Any way, excellent show….
4. K L | December 20th, 2006 at 10:08 am
My family & I have watched this every Tuesday evening. The drive and desire of the climbers is amazing. We truly enjoyed watching and learning. It just makes you wonder how they did it years ago without all the exceptional gear and teamwork the Russell’s team had orchestrated. Thank you for sharing…
5. Alok Saraswat | January 5th, 2007 at 3:08 am
i m extremely exited&wanna go on mount everest .
6. eddie gray | December 13th, 2007 at 5:58 am
disappionted that the show played tim as a hero.
the frist year he ran out of gas near the top and a sherpa
had to drag his bullshitting butt out the mountain.
the second year hurts his hand and places his team
in harms way. lies about it. a sherpa and guide have to push his butt to the top. again more of his bullshit.
then has to be double roped to get off the mountain
but now claims to be a expert..
the only honest one is the english man who wanted
to be the frist to transverse everest.. but realized that it would be a sherpa that did it not him.
also thin air ,,,it is 21 % o2 on the top just as at sea level.. the partial pressure is less at the top. so it is light air not thin air
7. MOJO | January 18th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Wow, thanks for the excellent information!
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