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  1. The Ice Mountain

    Date released
    10 Dec 1956
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1436
    NoS ID
    021360
    Story no
    6 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ice Mountain. DESCRIPTION: Camels were used by a group of Soviet and Chinese mountaineers climbing the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia. The object was to conquer the Muztag-Ata, Father...

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  2. Into Thin Air (2005)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Sports science

    This programme looks at the physical and mental effects that high altitude has on the body of climbers. Tim Malyon investigates the psychological drive, the physiological consequences and the payoffs of...

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  3. Poet Ape: A Plagiarist Among the Playwrights (2012 Audio)

    Series
    The Shakespeare Underground

    Allan Armstrong interviews Dr. Sabrina Feldman, author of The Apocryphal William Shakespeare. This episode looks at works that satirised the work of Shakespeare, labelling him as a social-climbing...

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  4. Jan Scott on Nick Estcourt’s death (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Jan Scott on the death of Nick Estcourt on K2 whilst climbing with her husband, Doug Scott. She speaks about what happened, the risks involved with climbing and whether she would stop her...

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  5. Mountain climber (1982)

    A Reading man is off to Pakistan to climb some of the highest and most dangerous mountains in the world. Stephen Brodrick is part of a climbing expedition attempting to scale several peaks in the western...

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  6. Bonington on climbing Everest (1975)

    Genre
    Interview

    British climber Chris Bonington describes his team’s performance on his recent climb of Everest. He also lost a man on the expedition, and explains the risks.

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  7. Hamish McInnes on climbing Everest (1975)

    Genre
    Interview

    Mountaineer Hamish McInnes is interviewed prior to attempting to climb Mount Everest. He discusses the expedition, family reactions, and past expeditions with his team. Male interviewer not identified.

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  8. Hill Climbing Thrills at Shelsley Walsh

    Date released
    16 Jul 1931
    Series name
    Pathe Super Sound Gazette
    Issue no
    31/57
    NoS ID
    089245
    Story no
    8 / 9
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Severest test of speed, nerves and skill - the British event in the hill-climbing championship of Europe.

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  9. Great Hill Climbing Handicap for Cars

    Date released
    30 Mar 1939
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    39/26
    NoS ID
    096993
    Story no
    10 / 16
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Drivers in the Fairfield Hill Climbing Handicap at Cape Town have quite a few anxious moments with the twists and turns in the road, apart from a wind which is blowing at sixty miles an hour.

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  10. Rebecca Stephens family and friends on her success on Everest (1993)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Peter Deeley reports and interviews mother Jane Stephens and climber Harry Taylor about Rebecca Stephens – the first British woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest today. Includes comment from UK...

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