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National Geographic's Return to Everest
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Product Details
- Starring: Return to Everest
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- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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- Binding: VHS Tape
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- EAN: 9786304475522
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- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
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- ISBN: 6304475527
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- Label: Nat'l Geographic Vid
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- Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Product Group: Video
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- Publisher: Nat'l Geographic Vid
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- Release Date: 1997-07-08
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- Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
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- Theatrical Release Date: 1989
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- Title: National Geographic's Return to Everest
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- UPC: 727994513773
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Avg Customer Rating: 
Product Description: Breathtaking cinematography and vintage footage focus on a small Sherpa village in Nepal where Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reunite to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their conquest of Mount Everest's summit. The first men to reach they summit, Sir Edmund and Norgay are also clearly friends. The genuine esteem between Sir Edmund and his family and residents of Kungbu, Nepal, is refreshing after the stories of numerous wealthy tourists' attempts to climb Everest, where Sherpas are mentioned in passing like colonial resources to be bought. One of the most remarkable features of this beautiful and educational video is the unusual insider perspective into the inner world of Sherpa culture, into the homes and families and monastic life of these high-altitude dwellers. Sir Edmund is a revered and popular figure in the Sherpa communities where he has devoted decades to constructing schools and empowering villagers. In addition to discussing the historic first conquest of Everest and the changes both the Hillary family and the Sherpa communities in Nepal have experienced in the last 30 years, this video is a rich cultural documentary of the Sherpa way of life. This video, part of the National Geographic video series, is like the triumphant other side of the Everest story for anyone who has enjoyed Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. --Tara Chace
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Customer Reviews
emotional biography of Hillary
This exquisite documentary tells the deeply emotional story of Sir Edmund Hillary's relationship with the Sherpas over the thirty years since his and Norday's ascent of Everest. Hillary supervised the construction of clinics, schools, and other improvements to Sherpa life and became very good friends with those he worked with. This is a story of giving, love, gratitude, and grief. Especially interesting to me were the religious ceremonies and pageants. I loved this video and will watch it repeatedly.
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Excellent
This was an excellent video. We loved it. The mountain is out of this world.
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Not even worth stealing
This video is a scam. Everest itself appears for roughly 30 seconds. The rest of the video shows Sherpa's drinking home brew and getting drunk with Sir Edmund. If the mountain is what interests you, stay away. If, however, you like to watch drunk Sherpa's and drunk aging icons, this is the video for you.
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