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Discovery sets date for live Mount Everest jump

Let the countdown begin.

Discovery Channel announced Monday that Everest Jump Live will be broadcast on May 11, at 8 p.m., weather permitting.

The two-hour event will chronicle climber Joby Ogwyn’s journey to the top of Mount Everest and his planned leap from the summit in a winged suit equipped with cameras. Live!

NBC News’ Willie Geist will serve as host and will be joined by The Weather Channel’s meteorologist Jim Cantore, who will track the mountain’s highly unpredictable weather conditions. They’ll be based at a studio in New York.

Kyle Martino of NBC Sports and Chris Jacobs of Discovery and Velocity will deliver on-the-ground updates at Everest Base Camp.

Leading up to the event, Discovery is planning to air five nights of live programs from Everest titled Everest: Live From Base Camp at 11 p.m. ET and simulcast on Science Channel and Discovery en Español.

The May 11 live broadcast hopes to capture the global social media conversation of the jump in new ways by looking at real-time data and reporting on who’s watching, in what countries and what they’re saying to support Ogywn in his trek.

Live cameras will also be in place at Everest Base Camp that can be viewed 24/7 at EverestJumpLive.com;http://everestjumplive.com/.

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