Tom Hardy is in early talks to star in Doug Liman's "Everest", an adaptation of Jeffrey Archer's historical novel "Paths of Glory", at Sony Pictures says Deadline. Archer's book deals with the mystery of George Mallory's ascent of Mount Everest. The mountain climber made several attempts to be the first to reach the summit. However Mallory and … [Read more...]
Latest Canadian to scale Everest comes home to Vancouver
May 26, 2012 by
The latest Canadian to scale the world's tallest mountain has returned home to Vancouver. Thirty-one-year old Steve Curtis calls his experience "harrowing." "I imagined it would beautiful, but I didn't have a clue how beautiful it would be. I think there are a few places people can go on Earth that they can see the curvature of the Earth, and to … [Read more...]
UBC trekking to heights of Everest
March 3, 2012 by
This April, two-dozen scientists from around the world will ascend more than 5,000 metres to Mount Everest’s Pyramid laboratory as part of a UBC-led project to study the effects of oxygen deprivation on human health. The team will spend six weeks performing experiments at high altitudes, each aimed at illuminating a different aspect of hypoxia, a … [Read more...]
Doug Liman To Climb Sony’s “Everest”
October 1, 2011 by
"The Bourne Identity" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" director Doug Liman has joined "Everest", an adaptation of Jeffrey Archer's historical novel "Paths of Glory", at Sony Pictures says Deadline. Archer's book deals with the mystery of George Mallory's 1924 ascent of Mount Everest. The mountain climber made several attempts to reach the peak, but he and … [Read more...]
