Inspiring Story of Tom Whittaker's Everest Ascent Scores Positive Booklist Review

The Janson Media DVD, The Tom Whittaker Story: One Step At A Time was recommended in a recent review by Booklist. The DVD tells the fascinating story of amputee Tom Whittaker, and his record breaking 1998 summit of Mount Everest, a feat many healthy experienced climbers have not been able to accomplish. The vivid footage of this documentary captures the sight and sounds of the inspiring story.

&'This fascinating documentary tracks the amazing efforts of 49-year-old amputee Whittaker, who is determined to be the first disabled person to reach the summit. Incredible footage of this journey combines with aerial stills, panoramic sweeps, and close-ups of Whittaker and others painstakingly navigating the infamously dangerous mountain. Viewers hear the rasping shallow breaths of oxygen-starved mountaineers slowly working their way up slopes, over dangerous mountain passes, and across vertical fissures. Despite battling a viral infection and dehydration, the courageous Whittaker ultimately succeeds.&' -Booklist

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