Now THIS Is Cool

05/20/2009

Our first Everest team reached the summit early this morning and we have Sherpa Cam footage beamed straight from the summit to your computer in record time.

These videos were sent to us by Keith Cowing two to three hours max after summit. Discovery Channel along with the Everest climbers and crew members are proud to present what is probably the first and only footage of a successful summit attempt so close to the actual climb.

Summit Team Arrives

Astronaut Scott Parazynski, Dawes Eddy and Ed Wardle arrive at the summit of Mt. Everest on May 20th at approximately 4:00 a.m. Nepal time.

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Scott's Summit

Sherpa Cams catch astronaut Scott Parazynski posing with one of the banners he carried to the summit of Everest on May 20, 2009.

Summit Sunrise

See what Wednesday, May 20th, looks like from the top of the world.

View From the Roof of the World

Sherpa Cams catch climbers departing the summit of Mt. Everest on May 20. Notice the very thin track and precipitous drop.

Comments

[Dan]

Amazing and intriguing video. Thanks for taking the rest of us at sea level along for the trip! Congrats to all!!!

[MAC VD MERWE]

amazing -the climb as well as the footage--congratulations--the greatest feelimg---thanx to all who took part and made it possible for me a 77 year old fellow who read and heard all from the beginning ,now to witness this actual wonder.

[شات]

nice
thanks

[cool videos]

This is really nice, cool. I loved it and i enjoyed with this.

[Gil Stewart]

Great series,It ment even more to me as I spent 30 days in the everest region in Jan comeing in from Lhasa.
I would love to be a behind the scenes guy in one of these adventures. I am a trained Food and beverage person, catering in extreme places.GOT JOB ? :o)

[Jim]

Congratulations on your achievement!

On the summit video there appears to be a small mountain of banners from many previous visitors. Is it the custom for everyone to leave a memento?