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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. 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
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.
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