Nova. Great peaks

Foster, Jodie. (Added Author). Kissel, Jeremiah. (Added Author). Ross, Neil. (Added Author). Schreiber, Liev. (Added Author). Breashears, David. (Added Author). Clark, Liesl. (Added Author). Thomson, Hugh. (Added Author). Clark, Liesl. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit. (Added Author).

Summary: Everest, the death zone: Examines the possibility that the rigors of an ascent of Everest can cause permanent, damaging changes to the human brain and body. Follows a team of climbers, under close monitoring by scientists, during an expedition to the summit of Everest and back again. Volcano above the clouds: A geologist explores Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Deadly ascent: A NOVA investigation of deaths at high altitudes, looking at mountain rescues, emergency medical evacuations, and science experiments performed on Mt. McKinley in Alaska's Denali National Park. Descent into the ice: A team of glacionauts goes deep inside the glaciers surrounding western Europe's Mont Blanc, to study their inner workings and assess the risk of deadly mudslides. Mountain of ice: Follows a group of scientists and adventurers who attempt to scale Vinson Massif, Antarctica's highest peak, comparing their experiences to those of explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen in 1911.

Record details

ISBN: 159375633X (set)
Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (ca. 280 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
DVD
Edition: Standard and widescreen formats.
Publisher: [South Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Everest, the death zone originally produced as an episode of the television program Nova in 1998. Volcano above the clouds originally produced as an episode of the television program Nova in 2003. Deadly ascent originally produced as an episode of the television program Nova in 2006. Descent into the ice originally produced as an episode of the television program Nova in 2003. Mountain of ice originally produced as an episode of the television program Nova in 2003.
Formatted Contents Note:	Everest, the death zone / produced and directed by David Breashears and Liesl Clark ; written by Liesl Clark -- Volcano above the clouds / written, produced and directed by Hugh Thomson -- Deadly ascent / produced by Liesl Clark and Gary Glassman ; written and directed by Liesl Clark -- Descent into the ice / written, produced and directed by Liesl Clark -- Mountain of ice / written, produced and directed by Liesl Clark.
Participant or Performer Note:	Mountain of ice narrated by: Liev Schreiber. Descent into the ice narrated by: Jeremiah Kissel. Deadly ascent narrated by: Neil Ross. Volcano above the clouds narrated by: Jeremiah Kissel. Everest, the death zone narrated by: Jodie Foster.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	Soundtrack in English. Closed-captioned. Audio-described. (Deadly ascent, Descent into the ice, Mountain of ice)