Background
David Finlay Breashears was born on December 20, 1955. He is a son of a U.S. Army officer.
David Breashears
David Breashears in the Khumbu Icefall.
David Breashears and the performer of the Beck Weathers, Josh Brolin.
David Breashears on location in Italy helping film the recreation of the 1996 Everest disaster.
David Breashears and Ang Phula Sherpa.
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For generations of adventurers, from Mallory to Hilary, Norgay to Krakauer, Mount Everest and the world's greatest peaks have provided the ultimate testing ground. But as the public's fascination with mountaineering reaches an all-time high, the question remains - why climb? In High Exposure, legendary rock climber. mountaineer and film-maker, David Breashears, answers with a captivating and intimate look at his life.
https://www.amazon.com/High-Exposure-David-Breashears/dp/1841953903/?tag=2022091-20
1999
David Finlay Breashears was born on December 20, 1955. He is a son of a U.S. Army officer.
David Breashears started his career as a teacher of rock climbing at the University of Colorado and gained a reputation as a climbing fanatic. His first break came when he was hired as a rope rigger for a PBS documentary on Yosemite's Half Dome. In 1983, Breashears transmitted the first live pictures from the summit of Mount Everest, and in 1985, he became the first American to reach its summit more than once. Breashears has made eight expeditions to Everest, reaching the summit five times.
He has also worked on feature films including Cliffhanger (1993) and Seven Years in Tibet (1997), as well as David Lee Roth's "Just Like Paradise" music video and numerous documentaries, such as the award-winning TV documentary Red Flag over Tibet (October 20, 1989). He directed, starred, and produced the acclaimed IMAX film Everest (1998), and contributed still photos to the best selling book Everest: Mountain Without Mercy (1977). He also directed and produced the Nova television program, Everest (1998), in which he and fellow mountaineer Ed Viesturs climbed Everest while undergoing physical and mental tests to record the effects of altitude on humans. Additionally, Breashears directed the IMAX film Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa (2000) for the National Geographic Society, which documented the climbing of the world's largest freestanding mountain in Tanzania by an expedition of seven climbers.
He is the author of several books, including an autobiography, High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places (1999). Breashears is a director of Destination Himalaya, a travel firm specializing in adventure travel to Himalayan countries. In 2007, Breashears founded GlacierWorks, a non-profit company that uses science, art, and adventure to raise awareness about climate change in the Greater Himalaya.
Breashears is an accomplished, highly sought-after professional speaker who has delivered his presentations throughout North America, Canada, Europe, and Asia. His lectures are closely tied to his ascent of Mount Everest in 1996 as expedition leader and co-director of the IMAX film team. He conducts quarterly lectures each year on leadership, planning and team building at the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France; widely recognized among the world's top-tier business schools as the most innovative and influential.
David Breashears is known as an American mountaineer, filmmaker, who is famous for the film Everest (1998) — which became the highest-grossing IMAX documentary. He is the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest more than once. He has received four Emmy awards for achievement in cinematography.
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1999David Breashears was married to fellow adventurer Veronique Choa in the late 1980s. They have since divorced.
