Kangchenjunga

Doug Scott

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world and a notoriously difficult and dangerous mountain to climb. First climbed from the west in 1955 by a British team comprising Joe Brown, George Band, Tony Streather and Norman Hardie, it waited...

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Opening Credits

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Disclaimer

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Introduction

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1 The Kangchenjunga Massif

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2 The Peoples of Eastern Nepal and Sikkim

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3 Missionaries, Traders and Politicians

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4 Measuring the Heights

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5 The Expeditions of J.D. Hooker

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6 Artists, Writers and Photographers

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7 The Pioneers

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8 The Kabru Company

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9 Crowley and the Norwegians

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10 Kellas, Raeburn and Crawford

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11 Between the Wars I: British and American Expeditions

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12 Between the Wars II: the 1930 International Himalayan Expedition

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13 Between the Wars III: the German Expeditions

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14 War, Partition and Reconnaissance

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15 The First and Second Ascents

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16 The First Ascent without Supplementary Oxygen

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Closing Credits

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