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The 1982 Canadian Everest Expedition Collection File
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Mixed slides from Everest route and camps, expedition maps: set C

File contains title slides from a post-expedition slideshow and from various points on the Canadian Everest route including Base Camp, the Khumbu Icefall, the Western Cwm, Camps I, II, III, and the summit. Also includes Teleglobe sponsor photos and documentation of the avalanche and Khumbu Icefall accidents. Photographers attributed include Tim Auger, Stephen Bezruchka, Lloyd Gallagher, Bill March, Dave McNab, and Pat Morrow

Everest slide internegatives

File contains large format internegatives produced from original expedition slides, prepared by Programmed Communications Limited. Image subjects include team head shots, group team head shot photos, scenes with expedition supplies being carried in to Base Camp, expedition photos taken with sponsorship gear, images from Base Camp and other points on the mountain, and Pat Morrow summit photos. Photographers include John Amatt, Andy Bako, Jean Becq, Alan Burgess, Jim Elzinga, Lloyd Gallagher, Bill March, Pat Morrow, Bruce Patterson, Dave Read, Laurie Skreslet, and Bob Warren.

Expedition video footage

File contains extensive expedition footage from team members that was transferred to Type C videotapes by Programmed Communications Limited (PCL). Includes a wide variety of subjects such as the team’s hike to Everest Base Camp, the climbers on various parts of the mountain, interviews with team members, aerial footage of the mountain, and interviews with affiliates in Kathmandu. Each video reel was designated a letter of the alphabet, A-U. PCL migrated a complete set of the Type C tapes to VHS video cassettes and the Banff Centre's Mountain Culture department further migrated the original Video C reels to the DVD format. Additional copies of selected footage have also been transferred to DVcam (only Tapes C, F, G, N, K, O), Betacam (only Tapes G, H), and Betacam SP (only Tape H) formats.

1982 Everest Expedition interviews with team members and affiliates

Scope and Content: File includes interviews with former team leader George Kinnear and team members John Amatt (reporting from the field, regarding summit attempts, questions not audible), Tim Augur, Rusty Baillie, George Kinnear, Bill March, Pemba Tshering, Dwayne Congdon, Pat Morrow, Jim Elzinga, and Programmed Communications Limited representatives Lynn Muir and Brian Smith. Audio reels contain interview recordings with George Kinnear and John Amatt that have been edited down into segments for Air Canada 1982 Everest broadcast radio reports.

CBC Radio News Everest reports

File contains expedition audio reports from CBC broadcasters Russ Patrick and Ted Morris in Nepal, recorded September-October, 1982. These reports also include interview clips from team members. Some recordings contain multiple takes of the program and background sounds and commentary from the CBC control room.

Everest team pre-climb presentations and events

File contains scripted audio footage from pre-climb events including the Air Canada Everest Expedition farewell event in Toronto on July 15, 1982. Audio reel contains edited voice elements from John Amatt, Bill March, and Bobby Chettri that were incorporated into the presentation. File also contains audio footage from a 1982 Everest supplier showcase in Toronto, and an abridged history of Everest climbs incorporating Sir Edmund Hillary's best wishes to the Canadian team.

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