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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9781578072194 Feature: 60 minutes in length Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 1578072190 Label: Wgbh Boston Languages: Manufacturer: Wgbh Boston Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Wgbh Boston Release Date: November 14, 2000 Running Time: 60 minutes Studio: Wgbh Boston Theatrical Release Date: January 18, 2000 Features:
Editorial Review: Product Description: George Mallory and Andrew Irvine set off to scale Mt. Everest in 1924 and never returned. In Lost on Everest by Nova, join the search for Mallory's remains 75 years later and discover what new clues his body and personal belongings offer to the mystery. Amazon.com: In 1924 British "gentleman climbers" George Mallory and Andrew Irvine attempted to reach the top of the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest (28 years before the successful expedition of Sir Edmund Hillary). Mallory and Irvine were last spotted 1,000 feet from the summit, at which point they vanished, never to be seen again. Seventy-five years later, a nephew of a member of the 1924 expedition sponsored a search for the bodies of Mallory and Irvine, hoping to prove that they had been the first to conquer Everest. The PBS documentary series Nova was there to record this exciting quest. We follow the searchers as they brave the world's harshest climbing and weather conditions. Their efforts are amply rewarded when they find Mallory's frozen remains, the name tag on his clothing still intact, a moment of discovery that's thrilling to witness. Archival footage of the 1924 expedition provides a fascinating counterpoint as the viewer is struck by how incredibly underdressed and ill prepared the 1920s climbers were compared to today's trekkers, with their high-tech clothing and equipment. Also engrossing is the analysis of the clues surrounding the body, in the attempt to settle the question Did Mallory and Irvine actually attain the summit, or not? --Laura Mirsky Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Rumble And TootVolcano's Deadly Warning is a near excellent entry in PBS's long-running and usually sterling NOVA series. USGS scientist Bernard Chouet's hypothesis concerning long-period seismic events as a reliable precursor for the prediction of explosive volcanic events is the focal point of the video. Folks who have read Stanley William's book 'Surviving Galeras' and/or Victoria Bruce's book 'No Apparent Danger' should already be familiar with the issues surrounding Chouet's hypothesis. I was worried that ... Read More Rating:  - Watch itNova needs to add more extras and to put out more of thier videos in the DVD format. Enjoyable, educational, and balanced. The searchers, with a discreet camera following them, walk about an area where climbers who fall off Everest seem to collect. I understand the need to be respectful, but I think it would be more (for a lack of a better word) 'scary' to see what the stakes of climbing Everest often are. Do I give away the ending? They find Mallory expecting to find Irvine, but do they find the answer? ... Read More Rating: - We will never know.What a mystery. Did Mallory & Irvin summit before Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953? We will probably never know, so its up to the viewer to come to his or her own conclusion. This video has great information and detailed maps of where clues were left behind. Everest has always been a passion of mine and this video is an important part of my collection as far as the history of the mountain goes.The climbers on this expidition are on a mission to find the bodies of Mallory and Irvin and search a mountain were ... Read More Rating: - Did Mallory and Irvine Summit first?Great video of the search for the remains of Mallory and Irvine in an attempt to discover whether their expedition was a success! The viewer shares in the search and in the emotion of the discovery of Everest's secrets from the Mallory and Irvine expedition. The bits of information on the equipment and dress used by Mallory and Irvine is fascinating. The photos of the original expedition are also great. The graphics diagraming the route used by Mallory to climb Everest are good, too, although I would ... Read More Rating: - LOST AND FOUND...ON EVEREST!This Nova presentation is a first rate documentary which explores the mystery of the disappearance of Mallory and Irvine, chronicling their 1924 Everest summit attempt and the present day efforts made to find them on Everest. Archival footage of the 1924 Everest British Expedition, along with a montage of vintage photographs of these early gentleman explorers, as well as extracts from personal letters sent by Mallory to his wife, are interposed with modern day footage of Everest in order to frame the story. ... Read More |
