The Ascent of Rakaposhi

The Ascent of Rakaposhi

Movie 1958-01-01 30m Documentary Adventure

Rakaposhi is one of the most famous mountains of the Karakoram range of Pakistan and is part of the Himalayas. The 25,550 feet mountain had resisted the attempts of six previous expeditions, starting with Lord Conway in 1892. This is the story of the British-Pakistani Forces expedition which conquered Rakaposhi in June, 1958. It was photographed by two of the expedition members. One of them, Captain Banks of the Royal Marines, finally reached the summit, together with Surgeon-Lieutenant Patey of the Royal Navy.

Status
Released
Released
1958-01-01
Runtime
30m
Studio
Gateway Film Productions
Language
English
Links
Letterboxd
Directors
Jimmy Mills Mike Banks
Cast
Mike Banks Mike Banks self, narrator John Sims John Sims self Tom Patey Tom Patey self, climber Jimmy Mills Jimmy Mills self
Dickie Grant Dickie Grant self
Warwick Deacock Warwick Deacock self
Sahib Shah Sahib Shah self Shah Khan Shah Khan self
Gerald Templer Gerald Templer self
Richard Brooke Richard Brooke self
Raja Mohammad Aslam Raja Mohammad Aslam self
Mohammad Ayub Khan Mohammad Ayub Khan self
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