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The Summit Day by Liesl Clark "On summit day, you get into this mantra, you're in a cocoon. Every bit of focus and concentration and drive and ambition one has goes into putting the next foot in front of the other."—David Breashears  It's another restless night at 21,500 feet on Everest as the wind rustles the tents and awakens the climbers at Camp 2. Expedition leader David Breashears, nonetheless, knows his team is still feeling strong and that they have a good chance of making a bid for the summit—weather pending. Most of the other expeditions on the mountain have left for home, after the tragic storm that hit Everest last week and claimed the lives of 8 climbers.  The progress of the
climb for this expedition and their making of an IMAX/IWERKS large format film
was abruptly halted when the team jumped in to help rescue climbers caught in
the storm. But they are now back on the mountain, hoping to out-smart the
elements and have their own chance at reaching the highest point on earth.Continue Photos: (1) Liesl Clark; (2) courtesy Robert Schauer. Lost on Everest | High Exposure | Climb | History & Culture | Earth, Wind, & Ice E-mail | Previous Expeditions | Resources | Site Map | Everest Home Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated November 2000 |
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