Everest - The Hardest Way (1989)

Documentary on John Hawkridge, who has suffered cerebral palsy since birth, and despite his immense difficulties with walking has a great passion for mountaineering. Chris Bonington narrates this film about John's attempt to climb 19,000 feet up Everest in the Himalaya.

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Chris Bonington

self (narrator)

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John Hawkridge

self

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