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Sir Edmund Hillary and Reinhold Messner: King of the Mountain
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Man's relationship to mountain was forever changed by these two adventurers. Sir Edmund Hillary was the first person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. A generation later, Reinhold Messner became the first person to reach it solo, and without oxygen. They each tell remarkable stories here of what drove them to the top of the world, and how it felt to be there.
Released:
Nov 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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