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.
