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Deadly Ascent

  • Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Adult
  • Subjects: Medicine, Life Science
  • Produced By: WGBH
  • Year: 2006
  • Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • Running Time: 56m
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Each year, more than 1,000 mountain climbers venture to Denali National Park in Alaska and attempt to reach Mt. McKinley's summit, the highest point in North America. In an exploration of extreme medical science, NOVA ascends to the top of Denali to try to solve the mystery of high altitude deaths on one of the most dangerous mountains on earth. Deadly Ascent chronicles daring mountain rescues, emergency medical evacuations, and cutting-edge science experiments as a team of researchers, doctors, and mountaineering experts employing the latest NASA technology investigate the lethal diseases attacking climbers all over the world.

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