IMAX screen big enough for Everest documentary By TYLER McLEOD -- Calgary Sun The IMAX screen has finally met its match. Even for the overwhelming capabilities of an IMAX screen, Mt. Everest is a tall order. Film-maker David Breashears, however, has a towering accomplishment in Everest. Audiences will never get closer to experiencing the summit of Earth's highest point without actually joining an expedition. Everest follows three climbers on their journey to an altitude of 8,848 metres. One is Ed Viesturs, who has climbed 10 of the world's 14 highest peaks without an oxygen tank; the second is Araceli Segarra, the first Spanish woman to reach the summit; and the third climber -- the heart of the story -- is Jamling Tenzing Norgay, whose father was the first to scale Everest with Edmund Hillary. Of course, there is no mention of Breashears himself during the film's 43 minutes -- a feat of modesty almost as amazing as the trip itself. For it was he who made this stunning footage possible -- the logistics of which are almost incomprehensible. Anyone who's taken the IMAX tour knows IMAX equipment isn't something you want strapped to your back when creeping across a bottomless ice chasm. It's a dangerous mission without the extra distractions, as evidenced by the May 10, 1996 tragedy. This Everest expedition made headlines when another party attempted the summit at that time was caught in a storm on the mountain. The blizzard killed eight climbers and footage of the storm puts us in the middle of the drama. Everest is more than drama, of course. The documentary covers all emotions and is certain to fascinate all. The film visits the cliffs of Baja, the mountains of Utah and Buddhist temples of Nepal. Narrated by Liam Neeson, Everest is certainly one of the most ambitious IMAX features to date. DP.