The Ascent of Kangchenjunga

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The Ascent of Kangchenjunga (1955)

Documentary, Adventure

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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Cast

Joe Brown self
C
Charles Evans self
J
John Jackson self
N
Neil Mather self
T
Tony Streather self George Band self
T
Tom MacKinnon self
N
Norman Hardie self
J
John Clegg self

Crew

Producer
David Attenborough

Details

Release date
1955-01-01
Genres
Documentary, Adventure
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English