简介：(Amazon.com)SurvivingEverest,producedbyNationalGeographic,billsitselfasa"collector'sedition"andisreallythreevideosinone.Thefirstsegmentofahalf-hour'slengthistitled"SurvivingEverest"andfeaturesinformativeinterviewswithmenwhohavemadeittothesummitandback.Theirinsightsintothehorrendousconditionsfacedbymountaineersontheworld'shighestpeakaremoving,andtheirexplanationsofparticularobstacles(suchasthetreacherousKhumbuIcefall)onthewayupthemountainaddmuchtoone'sunderstandingofthefeat.Thesecondpartofthevideo,lastingfornearlyanhour,istitled"ReturntoEverest"andisaprofileofSirEdmundHillary,whoin1953,alongwiththeSherpaguideTenzingNorgay,firstconqueredEverest.HillaryhasoftenreturnedtoNepal,andhisinvolvementhelpingtheSherpapeopleislovinglychronicled.ThefinalsegmentofthevideoisabriefinterviewwithHillarythatsurprisingly--consideringthehighproductionstandardsofNationalGeographicvideos--suffersfromanoddaudioprobleminwhichHillary'sthoughtfulanswersareveryclearbutthequestionsputtohimcanbarelybeheard.Allinall,thisisahighlyinformativetapeforthosewithageneralinterestinEverest,andthephotography,asbefitsaGeographicproduction,isneverlessthanspectacular.--RobertJ.McNamara ProductDescription SurvivingEverestincludesthehistoricone-hourprogramandinterviewwiththefirstmantoreachMt.Everest,SirEdmundHillary;plusabonushalf-hourprogramfeaturingfirst-handaccountsofthosewhoclimbthemountain;anadditionalexclusiveinterviewwithHillary;anassortmentofMt.Everest-relatedphotographsinthePhotoGallery;aMt.Everestmap;aninteractivetriviaquizandtrailersofotherrelatedNationalGeographicprograms.…