Discovery Channel Turning Scrapped Everest Jump Into Avalanche Documentary

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Discovery Channel Turning Scrapped Everest Jump Into Avalanche Documentary
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Discovery Channel is repurposing its scuttled live jump from Mount Everest as a documentary special after the deadliest single incident ever recorded on Everest killed at least 16, including 13 Nepalese Sherpas, last week (http://mashable.com/2014/04/22/mount-everest-sherpas-quit/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=). The documentary will focus on the avalanche, Discovery confirmed to Mashable.

A crew producing the jump special was at the base camp on Friday when the avalanche swept the Sherpas off the mountain

SEE ALSO: Everest Sherpas Pack Up for the Season After Deadly Avalanche (http://mashable.com/2014/04/22/mount-everest-sherpas-quit/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)

High-altitude climber and wing-suit explorer Joby Ogwyn had planned a jump from the summit on May 11, for which a NBC crew was shooting advance footage for a five-night special. But in the wake of the tragedy, the jump special was scrapped. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/22/discovery-channel-turning-scrapped-everest-jump-into-avalanche-documentary/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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