David Breashears, an avid climber who summited Mount Everest and made an IMAX documentary about it, has died at age 68. Breashears was discovered useless at his dwelling in Massachusetts on Thursday, his enterprise supervisor informed the Related Press. A precise explanation for demise was not given. Breashears was the primary particular person to ship stay pictures from the summit of the world’s highest peak in 1983, and two years later grew to become the primary U.S. citizen to summit twice, in keeping with his web site. In 1986, whereas filming his documentary concerning the mountain, he and his workforce stopped to assist different climbers when a lethal blizzard, which killed 8 individuals, struck on Could 10. “He mixed his ardour for climbing and pictures to grow to be one of many world’s most admired journey filmmakers,” his household stated in an announcement. After releasing his documentary, Breashears began a nonprofit known as GlacierWorks to focus on the consequences of local weather change on the Himalayas by way of a mix of inventive visuals and science. He summited Everest a complete of 5 instances all through his life.Learn it at Related Press