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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- Released
Keywords
- mountaineering
- mountain expedition
- first ascent
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Top Cast
Joe Brown as self
Charles Evans as self
John Jackson as self
Neil Mather as self
Tony Streather as self
George Band as self
Tom MacKinnon as self
Norman Hardie as self
Top Crew
David Attenborough · Producer
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