Training for round the world expedition
- Title
- Training for round the world expedition
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1977
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- Duration
- 00:02:35
- Description
- Unidentified male speaker (poss. Sir Ranulph Fiennes) on Arctic and Greenland expeditions his team has completed as part of their training for their attempt to go around the world via both poles. He discusses the difficulties, hazards, injuries, equipment and what they achieved, and compares the group with famous polar explorers Wally Herbert, Guido Monzino and Fridtjof Nansen. Female interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Ranulph Fiennes?
- Keywords
- Mountaineering expeditions; Polar regions; Training; Arctic regions; Explorers; Greenland; Antarctic exploration; Ocean exploration; Wally Herbert; Guido Monzino; Fridtjof Nansen
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