Product Details

• Actors: Robert Laird, Mary Laird
• Directors: Robert Young
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: IronDoc Video Productions
• DVD Release Date: May 15, 2007
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001N3R8XA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #168,595 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description Making use of animated 3-D maps, the Khumbu Valley Blues takes you on three weeks of trekking and climbing in the Mt. Everest National Park. After a quick tour of Kathmandu, it s overland by bus to Jiri, then a helicopter ride to Lukla, where the adventure begins. The route takes us to Namche Baazar, then up the Gokyo Valley to the summit of Gokyo Ri at the foot of 8,000 meter Cho Oyu. After crossing the Ngozumba Glacier, a long day gets us over the 17,000 Cho La and to our next objective: the summit of Loboche East. The path then leads back into the Khumbu Valley and up to Kala Patar for the classic view of Mt. Everest, E.B.C., and the Khumbu Icefall. Heading back downvalley, we cross the 18,000 Kongma La and enter the Imja Valley to Island Peak base camp. Bad weather foils the Island Peak summit attempt. Now it's all downhill to Tyangboche Monastery, back through Namche Baazar, and finally our journey's end in Lukla.
Produced in 2007 from original footage shot in 2001 --IronDoc Video Productions

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Trekking to Everest Base Camp, June 28, 2009

By	Mick Bromley (Canada) - See all my reviews

As someone who has guided trekking and climbing expeditions in the Himalayas for 20 years, I would recommend the Khumbu Valley Blues DVD to anyone considering a visit to this region of Nepal.
The DVD gives an excellent overview of trekking in the Khumbu, Gokyo, and Imja Valleys, and the animated 3-D maps illustrate the geography of the trekking routes quite effectively.
Khumbu Valley Blues is not a high financed, professionally produced film, yet it's an entertaining program that provides a good feel for the Himalayan trekking experience.
Mick Bromley
B.C. Canada

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time, I returned it, May 10, 2009

By	Joseph Coolidge Shaw "where_is_it" (Mamaroneck, NY) - See all my reviews

Amateur video, shot by some old geezers with a camera during their trip to Everest Base Camp. They had no source of electricity to recharge their camera, hence the actual footage of the trip is reduced to 2 minute segments, generally of them talking inside a small tent. They had no special lenses or expertise so the beauty of the Himalayas, or any professional footage of the mountains or nature for that matter was totally lacking. A complete waste of time. I've made this trip myself and was looking forward to reliving some of the experience, and was bitterly disappointed with this ripoff. This is an amateur production, completely home made with one camera, too much talking in a tent and practically no visual splendor. Save your money.