Dr. Kenneth Kamler recalls his harrowing experience on a climb towards the summit of Mt. Everest in 1996 when a lethal 2-day storm kicked up. The event, documented by writer Jon Krakauer in his bestselling book Into Thin Air, would lead to the deaths of eight climbers and leave several others -- including Kamler -- stranded and fighting for their lives. In this presentation, Kamler explores the effects of the disaster, the rescue, and the relentless drive of human survival. EG is the celebration of the American entertainment industry. Since 1984, Richard Saul Wurman has created extraordinary gatherings about learning and understanding. EG is a rich extension of these ideas - a conference that explores the attitude of understanding in music, film, television, radio, technology, advertising, gaming, interactivity and the web - The Entertainment Gathering Kenneth "Ken" Kamler is a microsurgeon and mountain climber. Kamler was chosen by New York Magazine as one of New York City's best doctors in 2002. He is a microsurgeon trained at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center who also practices extreme medicine in the most remote corners of the world. He has served as chief high altitude physician for the NASA-sponsored research in human physiological responses to extreme altitude. As covered in the book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, in May 1996, Kamler was at Camp III on Mount Everest preparing for a summit attempt when a ferocious storm engulfed three teams of climbers returning from the peak. As the only doctor on the mountain when the storm hit, he treated the survivors as they descended from Camp IV. A climber and doctor on many Everest expeditions, he has worked with National Geographic to carry out geological research and precision mapping using laser telescopes and global positioning satellite beacons. He appeared on ABC's Nightline in the first-ever live interview from Everest base camp. and has appeared many times on national television. Kamler lives in the New York City area.
La face nord de l'Eiger:Documentaire Joe simpson, rescapé d'un terrible accident de montagne en 1985, part sur les traces d'un autre alpiniste disparu en 1936 et s'interroge sur ce qui fait courir les pionniers de l'escalade. En mai 1985, dans la cordillère des Andes, l'alpiniste Joe Simpson est victime d'un grave accident dont il sort miraculeusement vivant - une aventure racontée dans le film La mort suspendue, réalisé par Kevin Macdonald en 2004. Aujourd'hui, Joe Simpson rechausse les crampons pour nous faire revivre l'histoire tragique d'un autre grimpeur, Tony Kurz, disparu, lui, dans l'ascension du mont Eiger, en 1936
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This two-part special follows a team of doctors conducting a series of groundbreaking experiments as they climb Everest, the world's highest peak. From their laboratory tents, pitched in -25°C conditions, the experts use their own bodies for medical tests. They push themselves to the limit to better understand the human body's behaviour in a low-oxygen environment.
Part 2 of ths documentary that follows a team of doctors conducting a series of groundbreaking experiments as they climb Everest, the world's highest peak.
Brave men dreaming of reaching the earths highest peak. On the altitude of the jumbo jets, will they make it to the top. With very little oxygen content, sub-zero temperatures and high winds, who will make it to the top? View the original file for the full version and high quality playback. It is located on the Download Options above, click "Original file". You don't have to download it to view it. It's best for people who don't watch on VeohTV or doesn't want to download to view the full version.
450 miles from the North Pole stands Horizontal Everest, the mountainous jewel of the remote north. It boasts the highest peaks of the Western Hemisphere, east of the Rockies. While many have climbed vertical Everest, only explorer Jerry Kobalenko has climbed Horizontal Everest. Using exclusive photography, Kobalenko shares this world of enchanted beauty as we travel over the frozen ocean for 50 hours under the midnight sun, uncovering the mysteries of the north.
Brave men dreaming of reaching the earths highest peak. On the altitude of the jumbo jets, will they make it to the top. With very little oxygen content, sub-zero temperatures and high winds, who will make it to the top? View the original file for the full version and high quality playback. It is located on the Download Options above, click "Original file". You don't have to download it to view it. It's best for people who don't watch on VeohTV or doesn't want to download to view the full version.
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K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
In "K2: Life and Death on the Worldâs Most Dangerous Mountain", Ed Viesturs explores the remarkable history of the mountain and of those who have attempted to conquer it. At the same time he probes K2âs most memorable sagas in an attempt to illustrate the lessons learned by confronting the fundamental questions raised by mountaineeringâquestions of risk, ambition, loyalty to oneâs teammates, self-sacrifice, and the price of glory. Viesturs knows the mountain firsthand. He and renowned alpinist Scott Fischer climbed it in 1992 and were nearly killed in an avalanche that sent them sliding to almost certain death.
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