The Ascent of Rakaposhi (1958)

Directed by Jimmy Mills30mDocumentary,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.

Year
1958
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
1 January 1958
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Mike Banks
self, narrator
J
John Sims
self
Tom Patey
Tom Patey
self, climber
J
Jimmy Mills
self
D
Dickie Grant
self
W
Warwick Deacock
self
S
Sahib Shah
self
S
Shah Khan
self
G
Gerald Templer
self
R
Richard Brooke
self
R
Raja Mohammad Aslam
self
M
Mohammad Ayub Khan
self
J
John Mills
narrator

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