WEB Everest -- A Biographical Epic
A Story of Survival and Adventure
An Epic Adventure of Survival
WEB Everest is a 2015 biographical survival adventure film directed and produced by Baltasar Kormákur and written by. Based on the book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, the film tells the story of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, in which eight climbers died during a blizzard.
The Disaster
On May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. The climb is successful, but as the climbers descend they are caught in a blizzard. The storm rages for hours, and the climbers become lost and disoriented. One by one, they succumb to the cold and altitude, and only three of the climbers survive.
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