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Dying for Everest
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Dying for Everest

May 5, 2007
0h 53m
★ 6.6

Overview

On 15 May, 2006, double amputee Mark Inglis reached the summit of Mt Everest. It was a remarkable achievement and Inglis was feted by press and public alike. But only a few days later he was plunged into a storm of controversy when it was learned that he had passed an incapacitated climber, Englishman David Sharp, leaving him to a lonely end high in the Death Zone.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Making Movies
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Cast

Wayne Alexander

Wayne Alexander

Mark Inglis

Mark Inglis

Mark Whetu

Mark Whetu