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NAT GEO STAGES A MONUMENTAL CLIMB

Fifty years after man conquered Everest, National Geographic Channel is taking viewers along as a second generation of climbers attempt to reach the summit. In Surviving Everest, scheduled to premiere April 27, the sons of legendary climbers Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first to reach Everest's peak, are joined by the son of Dr. Barry Bishop, the first American to get to the top, in a new expedition. Cameras capture both the breathtaking beauty at the top of the world and the terrifying danger from high winds, extreme cold and sheer drops, creating a real-life cliff-hanger filled with wonders and insights for the …