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Documentary / Chronicle
Live from Mt. Everest - A man and his dream
Kanji Iwashita (1989)
A joint Japanese-Chinese-Nepalese expedition makes broadcast history in 1988 with live coverage of its crossover ascent from the North and South sides of the mountain, and then each descending the opposite face. The documentary reveals how an NTV television director and his team of TV technicians realized their dream of not only climbing Everest, but of producing a live transmission from the summit - the first direct tv show from the highest point on the planet.Live from Mt. Everest - A man and his dream
- 1989
- Japan
- 49 min
A joint Japanese-Chinese-Nepalese expedition makes broadcast history in 1988 with live coverage of its crossover ascent from the North and South sides of the mountain, and then each descending the opposite face. The documentary reveals how an NTV television director and his team of TV technicians realized their dream of not only climbing Everest, but of producing a live transmission from the summit - the first direct tv show from the highest point on the planet.Climbing locations
