Beck Weathers is an American pathologist from Texas who survived the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. His story was covered in Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air (1997), its film adaptation Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997), and the films Everest (1998) and Everest (2015).

Mar 16, 2025 · Beck Weathers Underwent Several Amputations After His Remarkable Survival. Beck Weathers charted an incredible journey during his Mount Everest expedition as one of Robert Hall’s eight clients. The Texan climber—who was professionally a pathologist—got his start in the sport in 1986.

Jan 26, 2024 · Beck Weathers ⁣is ⁣a survivor ⁣of the 1996 Mount ‌Everest disaster, which claimed the lives of several climbers. His ‌harrowing⁣ experience on the ⁢world’s highest peak has⁤ garnered significant attention, and there⁤ are valuable lessons⁣ to …

Sep 18, 2015 · Beck Weathers is a pathologist living in Dallas. The film “Everest” recounts a 1996 attempt to scale the world’s tallest peak. Eight mountain climbers died. Beck Weathers survived, but...

Nov 4, 2019 · On the night of May 10, 1996, Beck Weathers huddled with 10 other climbers on an exposed stretch of Mount Everest, 26,000 feet above sea level. A blizzard churned the air into a slurry of...

May 1, 2000 · Beck Weathers was plucked off Mount Everest. His return to Dallas was painful in every sense: He was physically debilitated and a stranger to his wife and children. Angry, relieved, and...

Beck Weathers A pathologist from Dallas, Weathers had been a serious climber for close to 10 years; prior to the 1996 Everest expedition, he had summited six of the seven continents' highest...

Sep 13, 2005 · What Weathers knows is that, one bitter day in May two years ago, he came out of a coma after 16 hours on the side of Mount Everest, buried in snow, his boots frozen on his feet, his...

An accomplished pathologist and amateur climber on an expedition to summit the world’s tallest peak, Dr. Weathers was caught in one of the most devastating storms in Mt. Everest’s history and presumed dead.

Jan 30, 2015 · It tells story of the disastrous 1996 expedition where eight people were caught in a blizzard and died. One man, who survived against all odds, lives in Dallas. Dr. Beck Weathers was left for...