KENYA HIMAL CHULI EXPEDITION 1955

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 352577).

Synopsis

The participants of and shots of the Kenya Himal Chuli expedition of 1955.

Shot of the Himal Chuli (Himalchuli Mountain) in Nepal. The Participants - John Howard and the photographer of the expedition Arthur Firmin and John Lane, David McDowell-Wilson, Bob Corkwell and Pat Nolan-Naylor. The expedition from Kenya. The mountain. Arrival by Dakhota (?). The loading of a truck with supplies. View of a town (Katmandu ?) from hotel. Washing clothes in a river. Street scenes in the town and people carrying wood. Expedition members talk to sherpas. Various shots of the expedition - walking through a village, ploughing and weaving, a rope bridge, camp by the river and shots of the mountain. Close up of a ladybird and rodent. Climbing the lower levels of the mountain in poor weather. Cloud over the mountain. A group shot of the expedition members, including women sherpas. More mountain shots and a general view of the mountain.

 

Titles

  • KENYA HIMAL CHULI EXPEDITION 1955 (Archive)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1955
Running Time:
21 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm Film
Colour:
Colour
Sound:
Silent
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
on-screen participant
CORKWELL, Bob
on-screen participant
FIRMIN, Arthur
on-screen participant
HOWARD, John
on-screen participant
LANE, John
on-screen participant
MCDOWELL-WILSON, David
on-screen participant
NOLAN-NAYLOR, Pat
Photography
FIRMIN, Arthur
 

Countries