A 5 part adventure series, The North Face Expeditions follows the world's premier mountaineers, skiers and climbers around the globe. From the deserts of Africa to the summits of the Himalayas, you'll see these extreme athletes tackle some of the toughest terrain and push their personal and physical limits. Hosted by Sting, the series features music from his CD 'Brand New Day'
Contains:
Madagascar. A Womans First Ascent
Himalaya. Descending India,
Shishapangma. A Celebration of life.
The attempt at a ski descent results in the death of Alex Lowe. An attempt at skiing an 8,000 meter peak ends in tragedy. While getting acclimatized, Conrad Anker, Dave Bridges, and Alex Lowe are engulfed in an avalanche below the peak of Shishapangma. Alex and Dave are lost, but Conrad miraculously survives. This film is both a celebration and a memorial of these men who risked their lives while pursuing their passion for climbing and life.
EVEREST AT THE MILLENNIUM DVD By: Pete Athans Pete Athans measures Everest's new height on 6th time to the top. From the North Face. Returning to Everest for his 13th expedition, world renowned mountaineer Pete Athans attempts to be the first Westerner ever to summit Everest for a 6th time. In collaboration with National Geographic Scientific Council and The Boston Museum of Science, Pete and The North Face Team, equipped with a GPS measuring device, make their ascent in a bid not to simply shatter a record but to measure the exact height of the tallest peak in the world. GREAT TRANGO TOWER DVD ALEX LOWE Alex Lowe, Jared Ogden & Mark Synott create a new NW Face route. Also, An all woman rock climbing team ascends an unclimbed big wall. MADAGASCAR - Quickly becoming the destination spot for big wall rock climbing is the southern tip of Africa. Here world-renowned climber Lynn Hill and her all-star women's team attempt a new route. GREAT TRANGO - The 20,600-foot Great Trango-Tower has never been summitted from its northwest face, Climbers Alex Lowe, Jare Ogden, and Mark Synnott brave weather, exhaustion and rockfall to claim the prize of this mile-high first ascent. Hosted by Sting and featuring music from his cd 'Brand New Day'. DVD HIMALAYA DESCENDING INDIA NORTH FACE DVD Climbers and extreme boarders ascend the Indian Himalaya. Description: Some say that among the Himalayan peaks in northern India awaits the best extreme skiing on earth. World-class extreme skiers and boarders Rick Armstrong, Jeremy Nobis and Hilaree Nelson went to find out. Their goal is to climb the 6,000 meter peak Deo Tibba, the highest peak in the range, and attempt a once-in-a-lifetime extreme skiing descent. For each of them, Deo Tibba would pose great challenges including altitude, skiing a technical line off a big mountain, and the imposing weather inherent in such high places. LYNN HILL IN MADAGASCAR NORTH FACE DVD with LYNN HILL and Beth Rodden An all woman rock climbing team ascends an unclimbed big wall. MADAGASCAR - Quickly becoming the destination spot for big wall rock climbing is the southern tip of Africa. World-renowned climber Lynn Hill and her all-star women's team attempt a new route. All 3 DVDS are in Original shrink wrap, have not been soild, viewed or rented before. All DVDS os are can be viewed in the USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, UK and Asia. Postage for one item will be charged.
Pete Athans measures Everest's new height on 6th time to the top. From the North Face. Returning to Everest for his 13th expedition, world renowned mountaineer Pete Athans attempts to be the first Westerner ever to summit Everest for a 6th time. In collaboration with National Geographic Scientific Council and The Boston Museum of Science, Pete and The North Face Team, equipped with a GPS measuring device, make their ascent in a bid not to simply shatter a record but to measure the exact height of the tallest peak in the world.
GREAT TRANGO TOWER DVD
Alex Lowe, Jared Ogden & Mark Synott create a new NW Face route. Also, An all woman rock climbing team ascends an unclimbed big wall. MADAGASCAR - Quickly becoming the destination spot for big wall rock climbing is the southern tip of Africa. Here world-renowned climber Lynn Hill and her all-star women's team attempt a new route. GREAT TRANGO - The 20,600-foot Great Trango-Tower has never been summitted from its northwest face, Climbers Alex Lowe, Jare Ogden, and Mark Synnott brave weather, exhaustion and rockfall to claim the prize of this mile-high first ascent. Hosted by Sting and featuring music from his cd 'Brand New Day'. DVD
Climbers and extreme boarders ascend the Indian Himalaya. Description: Some say that among the Himalayan peaks in northern India awaits the best extreme skiing on earth. World-class extreme skiers and boarders Rick Armstrong, Jeremy Nobis and Hilaree Nelson went to find out. Their goal is to climb the 6,000 meter peak Deo Tibba, the highest peak in the range, and attempt a once-in-a-lifetime extreme skiing descent. For each of them, Deo Tibba would pose great challenges including altitude, skiing a technical line off a big mountain, and the imposing weather inherent in such high places.
LYNN HILL IN MADAGASCAR NORTH FACE DVD with LYNN HILL and Beth Rodden An all woman rock climbing team ascends an unclimbed big wall. MADAGASCAR - Quickly becoming the destination spot for big wall rock climbing is the southern tip of Africa. World-renowned climber Lynn Hill and her all-star women's team attempt a new route. All 3 DVDS are in Original shrink wrap, have not been soild, viewed or rented before. All DVDS os are can be viewed in the USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, UK and Asia. Postage for one item will be charged.
An all woman rock climbing team ascends an unclimbed big wall. MADAGASCAR - Quickly becoming the destination spot for big wall rock climbing is the southern tip of Africa. World-renowned climber Lynn Hill and her all-star women's team attempt a new route.
All 3 DVDS are in Original shrink wrap, have not been soild, viewed or rented before. All DVDS os are can be viewed in the USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, UK and Asia. Postage for one item will be charged.
