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Tomorrow night PBS's Frontline heads Into Thin Air. Many have heard of or read Jonathan Krakuer's book Into Thin Air; his account of the tragic circumstances during the 1996 commerical expeditions on Mount Everest. Now watch FRONTLINE "Storm Over Everest," a David Breashears film, on air and online beginning May 13. David Breashears, film maker and mountain climber was on Everest that year filming another documentary. Now he returns to those hours and days leading up to the storm that took so many lives. Expect fresh interviews with many participants and stunning footage from the top of the world.

Questions involving the 96 expedition(s) still swirl today especially with the ever expanding role of commerical climbing expeditions who often essentially drag clients up the mountain.