David Breashears, a mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest, has died, his business manager confirmed Saturday.

MARBLEHEAD, Mass. — David Breashears, a mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest, has died, his business manager has ...

David Breashears, a mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest, has died, his business manager confirmed Saturday.

Everest five times, died at his Massachusetts home on Thursday. He was 68 and no cause has been determined. Breashears co-directed and co-produced a 1998 Imax documentary for Universal ...

Mr. Breashears, the co-director and cinematographer of “Everest,” one of the most viewed IMAX documentaries in history, died Thursday at his home in Marblehead. He was 68. The Associated Press ...

“I trained very hard and trained well, physically and mentally,” he said of his climb, which was documented in the 1998 IMAX film “Everest.” “I prepared for this climb all my life.

Upon reaching the summit of the mountain, he and his team became the first people to record IMAX film images from Earth’s highest point. “Everest,” a documentary following their expedition ...