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At 6 a.m. on Nov. 16, Erin Hamilton received a phone call. Luckily, it was not an emergency, but it was a call that would change her life nonetheless.

On the other end of the line was David Breashears, a well-known documentary filmmaker. Breashears invited Hamilton, a CSU senior and English major, to Nepal to work on his production team for his second documentary film on Mt. Everest, and he needed an answer by 6 p.m. that day. Hamilton had just 12 hours to arrange missing school and finals and decide if the trip of a lifetime could become a possibility.

Breashears is best known for his IMAX piece, �??Everest,�?� which he co-directed, co-produced and photographed in 1996; in 1985 he was also the first American to reach the summit of Mt. Everest twice. Hamilton met him in 2001 at the Telluride MountainFilm Festival - Breashears was on the board of directors and Hamilton was stage managing. Hamilton received exceptional reviews for her work, impressing Breashears, and he wanted to get her involved in his projects.

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