To show how in awe he is of Mt. Everest, Breashears considers his first trip in 1979 a success–even though he fell far short of the peak.

Everest is inspired by true events in 1996, when two different climbing expeditions were faced with a life-and-death struggle for survival in their attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Mount Everest guide Jason Edwards says “Everest” movie is “as close as you could probably get to emulating what the summit looked like and would feel like without being there yourself.” ...

MOVIE REVIEW Even for those of us who keep our feet firmly at sea level, there’s something magically alluring about Mount Everest — that “prodigious white fang,” as climber George Mallory ...

Mount Everest is fascinating, even though I have no desire to ever climb a mountain. (It’s hard not to be fascinated by something that uses the term “Death Zone” in such a willy nilly way.) ...

While the terrors experienced by this movie’s characters may dissuade you from ever going to Mt. Everest yourself, you’ll be glad to have seen it. The Talented Cast Sells the Intensity ...

Though I remembered the story “Into Thin Air: Death on Everest” by journalist John Krakauer, two decades after the May 1996 disaster, I’d forgotten who died on the mountain, and why.