
The Ascent of Kangchenjunga
0.0(0)1955—1
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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- English
- mountaineering
- mountain expedition
- first ascent
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United KingdomGB
- TVday & month of release unknown1 Jan 1955
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The Ascent of Kangchenjunga was released on 1 January 1955.
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