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Mountaineering on Everest: everything you want to know
Mountaineering on Everest: everything you want to know
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
May 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When were the first attempts to summit Mount Everest? Did Mallory really say he wanted to climb it just “because it’s there”? How did climbing expeditions spark diplomatic crises in the 20th century – and what was the ‘Affair of the Dancing Lamas’? To mark the 70th anniversary of the first summit of Everest on 29 May 1953, Dr Jonathan Westaway answers listener questions on the history of Everest mountaineering.
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Released:
May 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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