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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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