2013-04-19

Mount Everest High Base Camp Installed LED Lighting

  RedBird LED Lighting was installed at 17,500 feet at Mount Everest High Base Camp. The installation was part of a study conducted by Xtreme Everest 2 that is studying health problems in hospital intensive care units. Xtreme Everest 2 is made up of intensive care doctors, nurses, and scientists. The group wanted to cost-effectively replicate the conditions of an intensive care unit at 17,500 feet elevation on the world's largest mountain.   The Xtreme Everest 2 location required rugged, energy efficient lighting that could perform well in extremely...
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