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  1. Sussex University students on pilgrimage to Kashmir (1977)

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    Interview

    Sussex University anthropology students are interviewed about their plan to study pilgrimages by doing a real pilgrimage - in this case, the annual journey to the Amarnath cave in Kashmir to see the...

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  2. Glacier Retreat expedition (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with an unidentified member of Chelsea College about a planned hydro-biological expedition to look at life in areas left by retreating glaciers in Glacier Bay, Alaska. The speaker describes the...

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  3. Chris Bonington on K2 expedition (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Climber Chris Bonington talks about his next expedition. He intends to climb the second highest peak in the world, K2 in the Himalayas. Male interviewer not identified.

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  4. Sir John Hunt on fundraising appeal (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Founder of the Mount Everest Foundation, Sir John Hunt, talks about his appeal to raise money on the 25th anniversary of his Everest conquest. Male interviewer not identified.

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  5. Bonington on death of Nick Escort (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Mountain climber and explorer Chris Bonington describes the events that led up to the death of fellow explorer Nick Escort while climbing K2 in the Himalayas. Bonington explains why mountain climbers such as...

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  6. Chris Bonington on mountaineering expeditions (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    British climber Chris Bonington on receiving 40,000 pounds in funding for the Mount Everest Foundation to finance future expeditions, the new smaller and riskier style of expeditions, challenges still there...

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  7. Our kind of town (1979)

    Genre
    Interview; Jingle

    Our Kind of Town, presented by Greg Strange. In this edition explorer Oliver Shepard is interviewed about his involvement, together with Charles Burton and leader Ranulph Fiennes, in the pending Transglobe...

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  8. American backed Titanic venture (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Telephone interview with a Texas oilman (not identified - poss. Jack Grimm) on the venture to recover the wreck of the liner The Titanic from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Female intreviewer not identified.

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  9. Chris Bonington on testing new equipment (1981)

    Genre
    Interview

    Mountaineer Chris Bonington talks about testing new sleeping bags for his expedition to Mount Kongur in China. Interviewer not heard.

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  10. Mount Everest expedition (1982)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on an expedition to climb Mount Everest from a new route in Tibet, led by British mountaineer Chris Bonington. Includes interviews with expedition members: Chris Bonington, Dr Charles Clarke, Peter...

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