How did they get a huge IMAX camera to the top of Mt. Everest?
If you have read a book like “Into Thin Air,” then you know that climbing Mt. Everest is an amazing challenge. The lack of oxygen at the summit can be deadly. To make filming possible, the team working on the Everest film built their own camera, as described on this page. • The camera weighs only 42 pounds (19 kg) and uses plastics and synthetics both to reduce weight and improve the cold-weather performance. (The camera described in How IMAX Works is the 3-D camera, which is heavier. The Everest camera is 2-D.) • The film reels hold only 90 seconds of film each. • A special 6-pound (2.7-kg) lithium battery powers the camera. Mount Everest Image Gallery Filming on the mountain is still a
