The Conquest of Everest

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Countryman Films
The Conquest of Everest
four cans of 35mm (unexamined) film, the cans labelled 'COUNTRYMAN FILMS LTD ... "THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST" 35mm. Colour Show Copy (With Optical Sound) Number of Reels: 8 REEL 1A', '... REEL: 4A', '... S/C "THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST" REELS 4 CANS 4 REEL 3', 'EVEREST COM PRINT, FROM BERLIN S/C. N/G (AIR)'
with one can of 16mm Eastmancolour Positive labelled 'TENSING COUNTRY Copy No 3 COUNTRYMAN FILMS' (5)

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拍品专文

Apparently vintage reels from the official film of the successful British Everest expedition, 1953, including part(?) of Reels 1 (Rl.1 Almost simultaneous with the coronation comes the news that Everest has been climbed. The Expedition returning from the mountains to Katmandu. Tensing carried in state through the streets (222-233). Hunt, Hilary (sic) and Tensing on balcony cheered by crowds. Background work to the Expedition, map of Everest in Himalayas. Film of previous unsuccessful expeditions, 1922 and 1924 (400-587). Graves of climbers who died. Results of other reconnaissance expeditions. 1952, Hunt told to form Expedition. Preparing and testing equipment. Pugh testing oxygen apparatus in decompression chamber at Farnborough (772).; 4 (Rl.4 Acclimatisation period, practising using oxygen equipment. A monastery, monk turning prayer wheels. Plan of attack on Everest. On the mountain. The Khumbu Glacier - selecting site for base camp. Setting up the tents. Hillary, Lowe and Band set out to make route over ice-fall to get supplies to planned Camp 4 (887).), and Tensing's Country (1955).