Everest Simulation
Introductory Video Storyboard
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Mount Everest
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At 29,028 feet, or 5 miles above
sea level, Mount Everest is the
highest point on Earth.
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Thousands have tried to conquer
the ascent to its summit.
Hundreds have died trying.
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Its upper reaches are hostile to
human life. Winds routinely reach
hurricane force, temperatures
induce frostbite, and only 30% of
sea-level oxygen is available for
breathing. Weather patterns can
change in an instant, inducing
blinding whiteout conditions.
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Preparation
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JAMES CLARKE AUDIO
On the physical side, I trained for approximately a year
prior, around 1,000 hours worth of physical training,
roughly 20 hours per – roughly 20 hours per week.
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Everest expedition has a tremendous amount of equipment.
The packing list is four pages long. And to give you some
examples, you bring three different sleeping bags. You
bring multiple sets of gloves. You bring different boots for
the approach hike, and then for the climbing on the
mountain. You bring all kinds of gear.
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VIDEO OF JAMES CLARKE
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KEY: James Clarke, amateur mountaineer who has successfully
summited the world’s seven highest mountains
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The Expedition Begins
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Situated between Nepal and Tibet,
just reaching Everest is a
challenge. Your journey begins in
Kathmandu, the capitol of Nepal.
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JAMES CLARKE AUDIO
On a personal level, I had approximately 140 pounds of
checked baggage to go all the way to Kathmandu. And
then we also, in addition to this, had the equipment that the
team would need, basically the common gear. Things like
ropes and tents and food. Our expedition encompassed
four – I’m sorry, our expedition encompassed eight paying
clients, four guides, 55 Sherpa support team, and 120 yaks.
And to base camp, we carried – or the yak train carried –
four and a half tons of supplies and gear.
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The trip from Kathmandu to base camp took approximately
two weeks. We took large Soviet-era helicopters to a
town called Namche Bazaar which is in the Solo
Khumbu region, basically in the foothills below
Everest. This town lies at approximately 8,000 feet,
and it itself is a three or four day walk up from the
nearest road. But to save time, we choppered all the
way to Namche Bazaar. We then spent
approximately a week there, acclimatizing to a 8,000
foot altitude, and just doing some day hikes around
the town. And then afterwards, we spent
approximately one week hiking upwards to base
camp, gaining, on average, 1,000 feet a day.
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VIDEO OF JAMES CLARKE
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While roads now exist to Base
Camp, many climbers use this
initial hike as part of the
acclimation process.
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TITLE SCREEN:
Base Camp
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JAMES CLARKE AUDIO
The base camp itself is located at 17,500 feet, and it’s
roughly 35 miles from Namche Bazaar…
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Everest base camp on the Nepalese side lies at the bottom
of the Khumbu Icefall, so it’s there because that is as
far as you can go before the technical components of
the climb begin. And it’s also located where a yak
train can reach base camp to drop off gear…
Base camp is home, for the next seven and a half weeks.
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JAMES CLARKE AUDIO
Acclimatization is one of the most critical elements of high
altitude mountaineering. And it’s based around the
principle or the fact that our bodies are simply not designed
to operate, you know, for any sustained period of time, let
alone to operate effectively, at high altitude. So the higher
you go, the more time you have to spend just letting your
body adapt to the altitude itself.
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TITLE SCREEN:
The Climb
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There are 4 camps above Base
Camp used by climbers on their
ascent to the summit of Mount
Everest. Your Sherpas will ascend
ahead of you in order to prepare
these camps for your arrival.
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Camp 1 is located at 19,500 feet
above sea level. To reach it, you’ll
need to traverse the Khumbu
Icefall – a dangerous area of giant
glacial ice boulders and
treacherous crevasses.
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Next you’ll climb to Camp 2,
located at over 21,000 feet.
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Camp 3, at over 24,500 feet,
already has only half of the oxygen
available at sea level. This is the
last stop before the “Death Zone” –
where climate and altitude make it
unsafe for climbers to stay for
extended durations.
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Your health is adversely affected as
your body begins retreating into
survival mode. You burn 1215,000 calories a day hiking at this
altitude, yet your body is rarely
hungry since your digestive system
is already beginning to shut down.
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Camp 4, at 26,000 feet, is the final
resting area before mounting the
summit attempt. You are at twice
the height of the tallest peak in the
American Rockies.
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CLARKE AUDIO
The summit push occurs after reaching Camp IV, which is
at 26,000 feet. And, at that point, you’re hoping to have an
immediate weather window to launch what will be a 20-24
hour round trip under most circumstances, sometimes it can
be done a bit more quickly, but a 20-24 hour round trip to
the summit itself. The summit is approximately 3,000 feet
higher than Camp IV. And what occurs is that teams
generally will launch from Camp IV late at night.
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CLARKE AUDIO
High up on the mountain, the going is exceptionally slow.
You’re breathing between eight and 12 times, deep breath
for every step. Or you could take one or two steps, but no
more than one or two strides, and then you’re breathing
eight to 12 times. Which sounds impossible until you
experience it, but that is the absolute truth. Breathing is
just – breathing becomes the preponderance of your entire
existence. And so to even walk the length of a room can
take five minutes. And it’s quite remarkable.
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CLARKE VIDEO
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CLARKE AUDIO
You don’t actually see the summit until you’re within the
last couple hundred meters of it. And happily, at that point
then, it’s very – the gradient is not bad at all. The Hillary
Step, which is quite vertical – roughly equivalent to a 5.7
rock climb, is the last and the most difficult technical
portion. Once you’re over that, the slope is quite gradual.
But you still don’t see the summit until probably – yeah,
less than 200 meters. And then it’s still – even though –
last 200 meters take about 20 minutes to cover.
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With skill, teamwork, and luck you
will reach the summit. You are 5
miles above sea level, at 29,028
feet.
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You have a few short minutes to
take in the view from the top of the
world.
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But reaching the summit is not the
end of the line. The descent is
treacherous, and even under the
best conditions oxygen and
daylight are in short supply. 80%
of accidents occur during the
descent of the mountain.
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JAMES CLARKE AUDIO
They don’t call it an expedition for nothing. I left my
house in Southern California on the 27th of March, 2003,
and didn’t return until the 7th of June. So it was essentially
a nine and a half week trip, door to door. Of that time,
approximately seven and a half weeks were spent on the
mountain. For me, as someone who is a – you know, a
serious amateur climber, this was my – going to be my one
chance to be in the Superbowl. And so I was very, very
excited about it.
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VIDEO OF JAMES CLARKE
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Are you ready to meet your team
and begin your journey? Everest
awaits.
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Photographs by James Clarke
www.seejamesclimb.com
c 2007
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MISCELLANEOUS PEOPLE SHOTS
THAT MIGHT BE GOOD TO SHOW
DURING ‘DECIDE’ PHASE, ETC.
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