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The Ascent of Kangchenjunga

The Ascent of Kangchenjunga

1955 Released
DocumentaryAdventure

Film of the 1955 British expedition to Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak, led by Charles Evans. The first ascent of Kangchenjunga was made on 25th May 1955 when Joe Brown and George Band stopped just short of the summit, a promise they had made to the Nepalese authorities in respect of local beliefs that it is a sacred place. Norman Hardie and Tony Streather summited the following day. At this time, Kangchenjunga was the world’s highest unclimbed peak.

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Joe Brown
Joe Brown
self
 Charles Evans
Charles Evans
self
 John Jackson
John Jackson
self
 Neil Mather
Neil Mather
self
 Tony Streather
Tony Streather
self
 George Band
George Band
self
 Tom MacKinnon
Tom MacKinnon
self
 Norman Hardie
Norman Hardie
self
 John Clegg
John Clegg
self

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