David Breashears dies; co-directed famed IMAX documentary about Mount Everest

Associated Press

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 confirmed. He was 68.

Breashears was found unresponsive at his home in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on March 14, Ellen Golbranson said. She said he died of natural causes but “the exact cause of death remains unknown at this time.”

Breashears summited Mount Everest five times...